Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, 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, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Directed by Billy Bob Thornton
arkansas
repair shop
southern
death threat
religious art
father figure
intellectual disability
Rank
#21 in 1996·#1705 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
Linda Wheatley
James Hampton
Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
Rick Dial
Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe
Scooter Hodges
Bruce Hampton
Morris
Vic Chesnutt
Terence
Crew
Billy Bob Thornton
Director
Billy Bob Thornton
Screenplay
Daniel Lanois
Original Music Composer
Hughes Winborne
Editor
Billy Bob Thornton
Theatre Play
Robert Salerno
Production Manager
Popular Reviews
157 reviews
Lilah NL
10.0★ · 04/03/26
“He lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in“. Oh how I wish I could watch this for the first time again.
“He lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in“. Oh how I wish I could watch this for the first time again.
tara
9.0★ · 03/21/26
doyle: what'cha doin' with that lawn mower blade, karl? karl: i aim to kill you with it.
i need to sit on a porch and stare into nothing for a while after this.
doyle: what'cha doin' with that lawn mower blade, karl? karl: i aim to kill you with it.
i need to sit on a porch and stare into nothing for a while after this.
Brianni Morales
9.0★ · 03/15/26
Why is this not streaming anywhere??
Why is this not streaming anywhere??
BS
8.0★ · 03/13/26
very compelling story very attention grabbing and entertaining
very compelling story very attention grabbing and entertaining
