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John Grisham·1996·Director: Joel Schumacher
61%
Faithfulness
4.2
Book Rating
3.8
Movie Rating
Platform: Apple TV+
Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson
The Book
A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal thriller and debut novel by American author John Grisham. The novel was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press eventually gave it a 5,000-copy printing. When Doubleday published The Firm, Wynwood released a trade paperback of A Time to Kill, which became a bestseller.
The Film
When Tonya Hailey, an innocent little African-American girl is raped and beaten by 2 beer-guzzling rednecks, the town of Clanton, Mississippi is shocked. Her father Carl Lee Hailey is outraged, and figuring he could not see those boys set free, decides to take justice into his own hands and kills them in the court house, in front of numerous witnesses. Now it's up to Jake Brigance to get Carl Lee off the hook. He has people that help him, but he is up against tough D.A. Rufus Buckley. Will he be able to prove that a black man can get a fair trial in Mississippi?
Key Differences
{"Character development differs","Ending modified for film","Subplots removed"}
Our Verdict
Read the book firstThe adaptation captures the essence of the story.
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