Rick Dial

Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam

Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.

Secondhand Lions

Tim McCanlies

Michael Caine, Robert Duvall

The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.

The Apostle

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall, Farrah Fawcett

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

Crazy Heart

Scott Cooper

Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell

When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.

Bernie

Richard Linklater

Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

The General's Daughter

Simon West

John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe

When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell's life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.

Crackerjack

Bryan Coley

Wes Murphy, Bethany Anne Lind

In this southern fairy tale narrated by Jeff Foxworthy, loveable loser, Bill "Crackerjack" Bailey IV, inadvertently commits himself to a softball-obsessed men's ministry following the news that his girlfriend is pregnant and expects him to grow-up. Faced with losing his true love or confronting impending fatherhood, Crackerjack does what any man would do... Play ball!

The Last Ride

Harry Thomason

Kaley Cuoco, Ray McKinnon

The final days of Hank Williams.

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton

A 14-part documentary that explores the life and career of Billy Bob Thornton, chronicling his journey that led him to work on Sling Blade. The piece features plenty of interview snippets with cast, crew, friends, and family; clips from other Thornton films; the origins of the Karl Childers character; how Sling Blade shaped his career; and more.