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A Time to Kill

Experience a time you'll never forget.

7.4(3,133)19962h 29m12

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

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Status
Released
Budget
$40M
Box office
$152.3M
Language
English
  • sniper
  • rape
  • court
  • jurors
  • ku klux klan
  • mississippi river
  • forgiveness
  • blackmail
  • attempted murder
  • trial
  • murder
  • lawyer

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • PhysicalBlu-ray28 Feb 2014
  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR24 Jul 1996
    • PhysicalR10 Feb 2009
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1513 Sept 1996
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • TV13 Dec 2012
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM15 Aug 1996
  • CanadaCA

    • PhysicalBlu-ray1 Aug 2011
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical12 Sept 1996
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical186 Nov 1996
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical149 Aug 1996
    • Physical16 mj.gov.br - Swen do Brasil30 Apr 2003
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical29 Nov 1996
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+21 Nov 1996
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1525 Oct 1996

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A Time to Kill was released on 24 July 1996.

Audience reviews

2
  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    6/16/2023

    7/10

    **It's a good movie, but I've seen better courtroom dramas.** I saw this film not long ago and was very impressed with its quality. I didn't know, however, that it was based on a novel by John Grisham (I've never read it, and I have doubts if it was translated into Portuguese), and based very lightly on the emotional testimony of a young girl victim of rape. It should be noted, moreover, and by mere curiosity, tha…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/27/2023

    7/10

    The opening scenes of this movie are the sort that stay with you for ever: the brutal assault and murder of a young girl by two rednecks in Mississippi. Before their trial, they are gunned down in the courthouse by the girl's bereft father "Carl Lee Hailey" (Samuel L. Jackson) and it falls to "Brigance" (Matthew McConaughey) to defend the man in a state riddled with institutional and communal bigotry. Kevin Spacey is…

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