Sling Blade
Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalheavyintricateemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
"A simple man. A difficult choice."
Boxlist takeA fresh, heavy drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
Karl Childers is a mentally disabled man who has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Miramax
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
