A Time to Kill (1996)
- Starring:
- Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joel Schumacher
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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My RatingSynopsis of A Time to Kill
Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) takes the law into his own hands after the legal system fails to adequately punish the men who brutally raped and beat his daughter, leaving her for dead. Normally, a distraught father could count on some judicial sympathy in those circumstances. Unfortunately, Carl and his daughter are black, and the assailants are white, and all the events take place in the South. Indeed, so inflammatory is the situation, that the local KKK (led by Kiefer Sutherland) becomes popular again. When Hailey chooses novice lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) to handle his defense, it begins to look like a certainty that Carl will hang, and Jake's career (and perhaps his life) will come to a premature end. Despite the efforts of the NAACP and local black leaders to persuade Carl to choose some of their high-powered legal help, he remains loyal to Jake, who had helped his brother with a legal problem before the story begins. Jake eventually takes this case seriously enough to seek help from his old law-school professor (Donald Sutherland). When death threats force his family to leave town, Jake even accepts the help of pushy young know-it-all lawyer Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock). ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 150 mins
Complete Cast of A Time to Kill
- Matthew McConaughey - Jake Brigance
- Sandra Bullock - Ellen Roark
- Brenda Fricker - Ethel Twitty
- Chris Cooper - Deputy Looney
- Charles S. Dutton - Sheriff Ozzie Walls
- Mark W. Johnson - Hastings
- M. Emmet Walsh - Defense Psychologist
- Kiefer Sutherland - Freddie Cobb
- Tonea Stewart - Gwen Hailey
- Joe Seneca - Rev. Isaiah Street
- Tim Parati - Winston
- Greg Lauren - Buckley's Asst.
- Andy Stahl - Juror
- Anthony Heald - Dr. Rodeheaver
- Ashley Judd - Carla Brigance
- Terry Loughlin - Jury Foreman
- Samuel L. Jackson - Carl Lee Hailey
- Kevin Spacey - Rufus Buckley
- Oliver Platt - Harry Rex Vonner
- John Diehl - Tim Nunley
- Beth Grant - Cora Cobb
- Patrick McGoohan - Judge Omar Noose
- Graham Timbes - Male Juror
- Donald Sutherland - Lucien Wilbanks
- Kurtwood Smith - Stump Sisson
- Rae'Ven Larrymore-Kelly - Tonya Hailey
- Alexandra Kyle - Hannah
- Byron Jennings - Brent Musgrove
- Jonathan Hadary - Norman Reinfield
- Doug Hutchison - Pete Willard
- Nicky Katt - Billy Ray Cobb
- Benjamin Mouton - KKK militant
- Director(s):
- Joel Schumacher
- Writer(s):
- Akiva Goldsman
- Producer(s):
- Arnon Milchan, John Grisham, Michael Nathanson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Violence)
- Categories:
- Drama
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