A man returns home after being released from a psychiatric hospital, where he’d been confined since age 12 for murdering his mother and her lover. Sling Blade featuring Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, and Lucas Black is streaming on Netflix starting Friday, November 1, 2019. The movie is directed by Billy Bob Thornton.
| Netflix release date | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
| Time | 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT |
| Stream | Netflix |
| Starring | Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, and Lucas Black |
| Genre | Drama |
| Rating | R |
Reviews
Sling Blade is a drama movie with a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb audience rating of 8.0 (100,325 votes).
| IMDb | 8.0 |
| RottenTomatoes | 97% |
| MetaCritic | 84 |
Parental Rating
Here is what parents to know – Sling Blade parental rating is R. An R (Restricted) content rating means anyone under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian. TV-MA and R are about equivalent ratings content-wise.
Trailer
Watch Sling Blade trailer below to get you excited for the release.
You can view the Netflix’s Sling Blade official page. Be sure to check out all of the new releases coming to Netflix in November 2019.