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Oct 12, 2024 · Joel Schumacher’s second John Grisham adaptation (following 1994’s The Client) is this stirring courtroom epic, with heartbroken father Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) at its core. After the brutal rape and near murder of his 10-year-old daughter, Carl Lee kills the two rapists and stands trial for double homicide.
1 day ago · A Time to Kill, set in the racially charged atmosphere of Mississippi, follows defense attorney Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) as he takes on the seemingly impossible task of defending a black man, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson), who has killed two white men who raped his daughter.
Oct 13, 2024 · While leaving town at night, Roark (one of Brigance's accomplices) is pulled over for speeding. With hints of drunkenness from Roark, the officer has her step out of her car - without license, insurance, or proof of registration. Immediately after, she is beaten to a pulp by the officer with the aid of a Klansman.
Oct 5, 2024 · Had to watch in three parts over the course of the day, the movie was so wonderfully dense. Definitely worth a few rewatches. Love this era of movies so much
Oct 11, 2024 · A Time to Kill. Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey. 26 votes. Adapted from John Grisham's best-selling novel, A Time to Kill tackles the complex issues surrounding race, justice, and capital punishment in the Deep South.
Oct 26, 2024 · A Time to Kill is a novel by John Grisham, published in 1989, and adapted into a film in 1996. The story centers on Carl Lee Hailey, a black father who takes the law into his own hands by killing the white men who brutally raped his young daughter.
Oct 19, 2024 · “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. It begins with the brutal rape of a 10-year-old black girl by two rednecks in a pickup truck.
