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Sling Blade
1996
· Movie
· 135 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #364
- IMDb #348
- Google retired #216
- Rotten Tomatoes #161
- Metacritic #354
- Letterboxd #720
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #331
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #327
- Metacritic Critics #405
- Metacritic Audience #541
- Criticker #346
- Kinopoisk #838
- AlloCiné #1974
- Trakt #516
Every rating
67–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the most agreed on films →A intellectually disabled man is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has spent most of his life after committing a violent childhood crime. He returns to his small hometown and befriends a young boy and his mother. He finds a simple peace with them, but must confront the mother’s abusive boyfriend, who threatens their newfound stability.
Details
- Director
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Writer
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Based on
- a work by Billy Bob Thornton
- Studio
- Miramax, The Shooting Gallery
- Released
- 30 August 1996
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $34.1M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →3 major awards won · 13 wins from 23 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1996 | Best First Feature | Winner | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1996 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Actor | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1996 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall, James Hampton, John Ritter, Billy Bob Thornton, J. T. Walsh, and Dwight Yoakam | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1996 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1996 | Best New Filmmaker | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996 | Best Actor | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
| Best Actor | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall, James Hampton, John Ritter, Billy Bob Thornton, J. T. Walsh, and Dwight Yoakam | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Best Director | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Ritter | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Lucas Black | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Jury Award | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Achievement in Filmmaking | Billy Bob Thornton | Winner |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Lucas Black | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Lucas Black | Winner |
YoungStar Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film | Lucas Black | Winner |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Daniel Lanois | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Filmmaker | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |