A Time to Kill

1996 · 149 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 188,793 VOTES · DIR. Joel Schumacher

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,978 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:03 Yeah! Go, buddy, go!
00:08:28 So unless there's another redneck asshole with a yellow truck...
00:16:05 Don't stand on ceremony, come on in.
00:24:36 ...even if he is black.
00:29:05 Yea, though I walk...
00:33:50 ...cannot oppose a request until one is made.
00:38:57 How do you know this?
00:45:08 What I’m saying, fellas...
00:51:50 Lord have mercy, Jake, you had a responsibility.
00:56:47 Pleasure, Mr. Brigance.
01:02:12 She would.
01:08:03 I guess that...
01:13:53 That's why you brought me to this diner in this black neighborhood.
01:19:20 I’m here to say...
01:26:07 All the other cases I’ve worked on were only paper defendants.
01:33:35 If you would, can you please identify this weapon?
01:40:29 Yes, sir.
01:45:18 Mr. Brigance has gone to great effort to prove to this jury...
01:51:12 Be still, bitch!
01:57:56 Answer the question, yes or no.
02:03:44 Beaten...
02:10:44 It’s how you's raised.
02:15:43 ...while I tell it.
07:00:00 in litigation expenses.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,978
Dialogue density13.3 lines / min
First line00:01:03
Final line07:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJoel Schumacher
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40,000,000
Revenue$152,266,007
IMDb votes188,793