Sling Blade

In the poignant and unflinching drama "Sling Blade," Billy Bob Thornton shines as Karl Childers, a developmentally disabled man who has spent 30 years in a mental hospital after murdering his mother and her lover with a sling blade. Released into the outside world, Karl finds work at a small repair shop and befriends a young boy and his mother, but faces resistance from the boy's abusive boyfriend. As Karl navigates this new world, he must confront his troubled past and learn to assert himself, leading to a shocking confrontation that ultimately forces him back into custody.