Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Nicky Katt, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Spacey, Beth Grant, Samuel L. Jackson, Mike Pniewski, Tim Monich, Doug Hutchison, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bullock, Octavia Spencer, Andy Stahl, Chris Cooper, M. Emmet Walsh, Kurtwood Smith, Ashley Judd, John Diehl, Patrick McGoohan, Rebecca Koon, Anthony Heald, Tim Parati, Leonard L. Thomas, Matthew McConaughey, Benjamin Mouton, Kiefer Sutherland, Brenda Fricker, Alexandra Kyle, Charles S. Dutton, Steve Coulter, Terry Loughlin, Wayne Dehart, Byron Jennings, Jonathan Hadary, Joe Seneca, James M. Crumley Jr., Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly, Tonea Stewart, Darrin Mitchell, LaConte McGrew, Devin Lloyd, Mark W. Johnson, Thomas Merdis, Joe Bullen, Lorraine Middleton, Graham Timbes, Patrick Sutton, Greg Lauren, Danny Nelson, Elizabeth Omilami, Lukas Cain, Stacy Rae Toyon, Helen E. Floyd, David Brian Williams, Jim Ritchie, Perry Ritchie, Mike McLaren, Brance H. Beamon, Mildred J. Gilbreath, Will Crapps, David U. Hodges, Maggie Wade Dixon, Russell Hambline, Robert Chapman, Robert R. Bell Jr., Tommy McCullough, Ryk St. Vincent, Bettina Rose, Linda Calvin Johnson, Terrance Freeman, Alice Julius-Scott, William Truly Jr., Walter L. Hutchins, Jerry Hunt, Howard Ballou, Todd Demers, Stephanie Strickland, Kim Hendrix, Rob Jay, Sherri Hilton, Jackie Stewart, Rosebud Dixon-Green
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Reviews
90
The New York Times
If the film doesn't add up to a cogent legal argument, neither does it have trouble delivering 2 hours and 20 minutes' worth of sturdy, highly charged drama.
75
A Time to Kill, based on the first novel by John Grisham, is a skillfully constructed morality play that pushes all the right buttons and arrives at all the right conclusions.
75
ReelViews
Then again, it's worth noting that this Hollywood production is actually saying something, rather than just churning out eye-popping special effects while relying on a regurgitated plot.
75
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.
67
To its credit, A Time to Kill allows the debate to snake through the entire movie, engagingly pitting characters and speeches against each other, creating a dramatic forum for ethical debate uncommon in most commercial American films.
