A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill is a 1996 film adaptation of John Grisham's 1989 legal thriller novel of the same name. Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Ashley Judd, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Spacey and Patrick McGoohan. Set in Canton, Mississippi, the film revolves around the rape of a young girl and the arrest of the rapists and their subsequen... More

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  • Jul 24, 1996

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R (USA)

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  • 2 h 29 min

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Also known as:

  • A Time to Kill,
  • Die Jury

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Directed by

Joel Schumacher

Joel T. Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Schumacher was born in New York City, the son of Marian (née Kantor) and Francis Schumacher. His mother was a Swedish Jew, and his father was a Baptist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who died when Joel...

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  • Experience a time you'll never forget.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Jul 24, 1996
  • Aug 22, 1997
  • Nov 3, 2009
  • Mar 26, 1997
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  • 2 h 29 min

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film Nominees

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Winners

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Note
  • 945
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200

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Adapted From

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal suspense thriller by John Grisham. Grisham's first novel, it was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press eventually gave it a modest 5,000-copy printing. After The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and The Client became bestsellers, interest in A Time to Kill grew;...

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