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A Time to Kill (1996) | Ranked Top 11% · CriticCrunch

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A Time to Kill

Movie1996·149 min

A Time to Kill

Directed by Joel Schumacher

Crime Drama Thriller

A crime drama film directed by Joel Schumacher.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 11%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

3K ratings

About A Time to Kill

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: social injustice, redemption, corruption power, legal, sexual violence, american regional, small town, mentor student, colleagues, underdog, everyman, trial courtroom, cat and mouse, corruption

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Details

Director: Joel Schumacher
Language: English

Cast

Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson

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How A Time to Kill Ranks

All movies

Top 11%

1990s movies

Top 11%

Crime movies

Top 9%

1990s Crime movies

Top 16%

★Joel Schumacher films#3 of 22

Top 11% All movies.

the vibe

A Time to Kill Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriousbroadearnest

gritty

tense

What it's about

trial courtroomcat & mousesocial injusticeredemptioncorruption powerunderdogeverymanmentor studentcolleagueslegalsexual violencecorruptionamerican regionalsmall town

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty