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.
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Movie1996·149 min
A Time to Kill
Directed by Joel Schumacher
A crime drama film directed by Joel Schumacher.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 12%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.4/10
3K ratings
About A Time to Kill
- 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