A Time to Kill

1996 film directed by Joel Schumacher
Movie film Q498867
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A Time to Kill

Summary

A Time to Kill is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79,727 views/month, #545 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Time to Kill's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Time to Kill was directed by Joel Schumacher[4].
  • Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay for A Time to Kill[5].
  • A Time to Kill's composer is recorded as Elliot Goldenthal[6].
  • A Time to Kill's genre is crime film[7].
  • A Time to Kill's genre is trial film[8].
  • A Time to Kill's genre is drama film[9].
  • A Time to Kill's genre is thriller film[10].
  • A Time to Kill's genre is vigilante film[11].
  • A Time to Kill's based on is recorded as A Time to Kill[12].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Sandra Bullock[13].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Samuel L. Jackson[14].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Matthew McConaughey[15].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Kevin Spacey[16].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Ashley Judd[17].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Donald Sutherland[18].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Oliver Platt[19].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Kiefer Sutherland[20].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Charles S. Dutton[21].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Chris Cooper[22].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Patrick McGoohan[23].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Brenda Fricker[24].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Kurtwood Smith[25].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Nicky Katt[26].
  • A cast member of A Time to Kill was Doug Hutchison[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1996-08-20[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 48fbda99-505c-471e-a5c7-906cedf79bea[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on A Time to Kill was Elliot Goldenthal[32]. Producers include Arnon Milchan[33] and John Grisham[34]. It was directed by Joel Schumacher[4]. Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Sandra Bullock[13], Samuel L. Jackson[14], Matthew McConaughey[15], Kevin Spacey[16], Ashley Judd[17], and Donald Sutherland[18].

Publication

Publication dates include July 24, 1996[35], November 7, 1996[36], and September 13, 1996[37]. The original language of A Time to Kill was English[38]. Genres include crime film[7], trial film[8], drama film[9], thriller film[10], and vigilante film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[39].

Subject and Themes

A Time to Kill's main subject is capital punishment[40].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[41], 53/100[42], and 66%[43].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Time to Kill's after a work by is recorded as John Grisham[44].

Why It Matters

A Time to Kill ranks in the top 0.58% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79,727 views/month, #545 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 19294443
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 19294443, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302051604|A Time to Kill (#302051604)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (f"
  2. 14d ago · Mullanur · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 18+
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  3. 15d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bechdel test movie list id → 11249
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  4. 23d ago · CameoJewel · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 37013
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10688]]: 37013, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322259899|A Time to Kill (#322259899)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8402|Personality Databa"
  5. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 117913
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  6. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 3142
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  7. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 34616
    Official website → http://www.timetokill.com
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  8. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1996 film directed by Joel Schumacher
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  9. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 946
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  10. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1996-07-24T00:00:00Z, +1996-11-07T00:00:00Z, +1996-09-13T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Akiva Goldsman
    Duration → {'amount': '+143'}
    Mpa film rating → R
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