Story Line
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
“A simple man. A difficult choice.”
Top Cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
Linda Wheatley
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Rating
7.5/ 10
Release Date
1996-08-30
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (2)
Wuchak
6/10
•12/31/2019***When a murderer is the likable protagonist, mmm-hmm***
A simple, slow, seemingly pensive man (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from a mental hospital in central Arkansas after 30 years and gets a job fixing lawnmowers. He makes friends with a bo...
Filipe Manuel Neto
9/10
•4/14/2024**A film full of challenges, to which Billy Bob Thornton, in his greatest work, responded categorically.**
I didn't really know what I was going to find when I decided to watch this film, and I'm happy about that: it's a really good, convincing an...