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A Time to Kill

1996·2h 29m·R
DramaCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
208,201 votes
Metascore
53
Metacritic

A young Mississippi lawyer defends a black man who killed the two white men that raped his preteen daughter.

A Time to Kill is a 1996 drama crime movie directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 208,201 votes and runs 2h 29m.

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Director
Joel Schumacher
Stars
Sandra Bullock
Samuel L. Jackson
Matthew McConaughey
Kevin Spacey
Details
1996-07-24
149 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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