- Release Date: 1996
- Runtime: 149 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey ... see all
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Plot: A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
User Reviews
One of the greatest court movies evar
Nov 10, 2008
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Nov 10, 2008oinkoinkboinkboink - yahoo.com
The battle of the races has always been unsettling. It's a good movie, set in Mississippi, and shows the darker side of America, the land of the free. Perhaps the whole point is to say freedom isn't free.... Full review
A Time to Kill rules...
Apr 03, 2008
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Apr 03, 2008ericbischoff2 - yahoo.com
A Time to Kill tells the story of a black man (Samuel L. Jackson) who exacutes the two men who raped and narly killed is daughter and now he is on trail for his life. His only way out is his... Full review
A riveting, powerful legal drama
Apr 01, 2008
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Apr 01, 2008ministerofencouragement - yahoo.com
I have seen nearly all of the films that have been adapted from John Grisham's novels. "A Time To Kill" is, by a long shot, the best one. Samuel L. Jackson plays Carl Lee Hailey, a black man in Mississippi, whose... Full review
times change
Mar 24, 2008
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Mar 24, 2008consistantsusan350 - yahoo.com
although this movie may have been true of the time its still terrible to believe that anybody could treat another human being the way that the little girl was treated. i nearly threw up watching those scenes. the truth is that... Full review
Education and Action PACKED!!
Nov 27, 2007
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Nov 27, 2007kdawg17059 - yahoo.com
This was an awesome movie! Not only does it have a stellar cast, but the powerful message it sends is hands down one of the best I've seen. A lot of people don't realize the hate some people have today -... Full review
The best yet
Nov 26, 2007
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Nov 26, 2007snuggles1605 - yahoo.com
A Time to Kill is a very educational movie it's real and it's the truth. this movie explains how the kkk not only terriozed blacks but the whites who helped the black. The movie over all deserves a grammy and a... Full review
Great Night Out
Nov 23, 2007
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Nov 23, 2007rob_1525 - yahoo.com
This movie was a very entertaining, exciting, and cinematic film. I enjoyed every frame of this movie. It may not follow the original scrip as well, but otherwise it makes "300" pale in comparison. You never knew where the movie would... Full review
just a clinic on story telling
Nov 18, 2007
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Nov 18, 2007feej76 - yahoo.com
This movie is simply superb. Stellar cast of top notch acting talent. An ensemble that meshes so well it is just breathtaking.A powerful and moving story. The bottom line - this movie is a ride worth taking as often as possible... Full review
Schumacher History Drek
Aug 09, 2007
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Aug 09, 2007coolidge1000 - yahoo.com
After three good films, Schumacher screws up again. The always awful Sandra Bullock, who's top billed dispite having little more than a glorified cameo, completly sinks film. Brenda Fricker is annoying. The acting by the above mentioned is so bad, it... Full review
GREAT
Jun 27, 2007
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Jun 27, 2007anielsen07 - yahoo.com
This movie is moving. Samuel L Jackson will always be one of my favorite actors. I have liked almost every movie he has been in, Keifer is WONDERFUL! He can play a bad guy even better than the good guy.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Nov 03, 2009USA TODAY
The story is grim....He plays best in the long game of novel writing..... ... Full Review
| May 19, 2009Box Office Prophets
the studios apparently failed to entice Spacey to leading man roles.....More importantly for Spacey, the film garnered enough Oscar goodwill in general (granted, not for him) to keep his profile high.....The 100%-superior-to-Titanic L.A. Confidential was released with the type of strong cast....Powered by critical praise for the 1940s crime noir homage and the stellar direction.... ... Full Review
| Aug 01, 2008Boxoffice Magazine
Simply stated, "A Time to Kill" is bad.
Heat's" Ashley Judd gives the worst performance of her young career.
... Full Review
| Mar 29, 2002The Onion A.V. Club
A Time to Kill embodies all that is wrong with Hollywood attempts to address important issues, raising questions of race and justice but refusing to deal with them on anything but the most simplified, manipulative moral terms.
Despite this, there's not a weak performance among the principals, particularly Jackson and Kevin Spacey, as usual.
... Full Review
| Jan 03, 1997San Francisco Chronicle
However, ``A Time to Kill'' not only fails to teach us anything about racism or the Klan, but also suggests that bigotry can be recognized by nostril-flaring bogeyman stereotypes.
Joel Schumacher, the director of ``Falling Down,'' ``The Client'' and ``Batman Forever,'' has a strong feel for this kind of glossy pop entertainment and a way of integrating social issues without sacrificing narrative drive.
... Full Review
News
McConaughey to become a dad again
bbc.co.uk –
2009-06-23
On his website, the star said: "We pulled off the greatest miracle in the world one more time. Camilla and I are expecting our second child." ... Full Article
A Time to Kill Movie Review
associatedcontent.com –
2009-04-13
I must begin by saying, John Grisham is absolutely one of my top 5 favorite authors and I had already read "A Time To Kill" prior to learning there would be a film. ... Full Article
A Time to Kill - Short Review
associatedcontent.com –
2008-12-05
Samuel L. Jackson won favorite supporting actor, 1997, Blockbuster, Entertainment award, won image award category best supporting actor in a motion picture. Is there ever a time when Killing is justified? ... Full Article
The Pelican Brief and A Time to Kill Are Sentenced to Blu-ray on February 10th
movieweb.com –
2008-11-26
Two legal thrillers based off novels by John Grisham can be experienced in 1080p this February.The Pelican Brief and A Time To Kill will both be released on Blu-ray on February 10. ... Full Article
Fame surprised Matthew
canoe.ca –
2000-04-15
That's what the press agents, studio heads and magazine editors claimed. McConaughey just considered himself a good ol', laidback Texas boy. "I never went in search of fame. ... Full Article

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