# A Time to Kill (1996)

> A principled Mississippi defense lawyer risks everything to secure a fair trial for a grieving father who answered racial violence with courthouse murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1090

## Facts

- Runtime: 149 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Ashley Judd, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117913/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, angry, earnest, courtroom thriller night, serious movie night

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of justice and morality unfolds in a racially charged courtroom drama.

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