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Experience a time you'll never forget.
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.
A Time to Kill
1996 Directed by Joel Schumacher
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Matthew McConaughey Sandra Bullock Samuel L. Jackson Kevin Spacey Ashley Judd Donald Sutherland Oliver Platt Charles S. Dutton Brenda Fricker Kiefer Sutherland Patrick McGoohan Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly Tonea Stewart John Diehl Chris Cooper Nicky Katt Doug Hutchison Kurtwood Smith Tim Parati Beth Grant Anthony Heald M. Emmet Walsh Octavia Spencer Darrin Mitchell LaConte McGrew Devin Lloyd Mark W. Johnson Joe Seneca Thomas Merdis Show All…
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Alternative Titles
Non coupable, Aeg tappa, On aika tappaa, Vrijeme ubijanja, Metas zudyti, Tid for hevn, Vremea razbunarii, Cas za ubijanje, Tiempo de matar, Time to Kill, A, Čas zabiť, Die Jury, Tempo de Matar
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Close your eyes...now imagine Joel Schumacher's sweat-drenched courtroom drama as the wettest, most insane, and most pro-death penalty movie of the 1990s. The entire message of this piece of liberal agitprop is that rape and racism are the worst evils imaginable and that extrajudicial murder, provided you're reasonably sure of the guilt of the parties in question, is justice.
It's probably deliberate, but this movie can't decide if it's set in 1996 or 1906. A complete travesty on so many levels, but also deliriously entertaining, it feels like it was made by aliens who learned about morality, the legal system and the American South through radio and tv signals that made it to deep space.
Probably my favorite scene is…
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"now imagine she's white."
honestly, i am truly shocked that a time to kill isn't discussed more often. matthew mcconaughey gives his career-best performance in this film, along with a stunning performance by samuel l. jackson who, without a doubt, will absolutely break your heart. there are also two really great supporting acts from sandra bullock and oliver platt, both of whom i love dearly!
the first half really grabs you by the throat and throttles you, while the second half of the film slows down and segues into a raw and tense courtroom drama (one of my favorite sub-genres) that will have you on the edge of your seat until the satisfying conclusion. a time to kill is, in my opinion, an essential viewing—until human beings are able to fully see each other as equals, justice will never be fairly served.
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While it sometimes gets a bit too heavy handed for its own good, it is still a very good courtroom drama and maybe the best Grisham adaptation yet.
It manages to capture the sultry South of America fantastically. It has an oppressive, sticky feel to it that reflects and accompanies the proceedings really well.
Schumacher directs his wonderful cast really well and paces his film perfectly. Given the subject matter, he has done really well to not turn this into a cliched, cheesy affair.
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A Time to Kill really doesn't shy away from its difficult subject matter and brutal narrative. Adapted from a John Grisham novel, the story is engaging and it never drags. A stacked cast with strong performances especially from Matthew McConaughey and Samuel L. Jackson. Overall, brilliant direction and a great Courtroom drama.
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A full cast in "A Time to Kill",
Including McConaughey and Samuel L.
With both Sutherlands,
Which may have been planned,
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Everyone should calm down on the Schumacher hate, seriously, it's just misleading and it's borderline slandering.
Case in point, John Grisham's adaptation of A Time To Kill is an engrossing film from beginning to end. The chemistry between all the leads, including McCaughey and Jackson is touching and really elevates the material up to an eleven.
I'm big Grisham fan and the movie does a great job adapting the book in a way, that even though there's a sense of cheesiness here and there, by the end you find yourself invested on the story and the whole trial. The play between the humor and the drama it's greatly done.
Technically speaking, Schumacher uses enough take to give us a sense…
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Growing up, I saw all three of the "major" John Grisham adaptations (THE FIRM, THE CLIENT, A TIME TO KILL) at the Movies at Midway - Dewey Beach, Delaware's premier junky multiplex - during separate summers. I only bring this up because it makes sense that Joel Schumacher would ostensibly make his own TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD out of Grisham's dopey beach read: a "can't we all get along" bit of late 80s racial exploitation that's the epitome of a white savior narrative. Schumacher being Schumacher, everyone involved in the trial of a vengeful, machine gun toting father of a ten-year-old rape victim is super hot and drenched in glistening sweat, while the tensions between Clanton, Mississippi's white and black…
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The most interesting thing about A Time to Kill is how, despite taking place in the present day, it seems to situate racism outside of the world of its views. It takes place in a small, anonymous Mississippi town. It has a Black sheriff, yes, but its presentation is that of an anachronism, a place removed from the full tide of liberal progress. If the villains of the film are atavistic racists with vicious instincts — from snarling Klansmen to a white juror who doesn’t hesitate to use racial slurs — it is because, the film says, Mississippi is a backward place where the raw bigotry of the past still holds sway.
This sense is hammered home by the aesthetic of the…
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A Time To Kill.
Wow, what a phenomenal movie to watch. Especially with everything that has been going on lately. All I have to say is Matthew McConaughey deserves all the awards for one scene in particular. I couldn’t breathe the whole time during that. The actors and the story was perfect. If you have the time, this is a great film to watch especially if you like law movies. 10/10.
“Now imagine she’s white”
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An impactful legal courtroom drama, which is kept engaging, majorly due to its solid casting and outstanding performances from Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock and Kevin Spacey. The story decisions might not be that convincing, but it’s perfectly paced and one of the solid Grisham novel adaptations.