‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Star’s 149-Minute Legal Thriller Officially Leaves Netflix
*A Time to Kill*, the 1996 legal thriller starring Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock, is due to leave Netflix in the UK on 5 November. Its removal comes as John Grisham adaptations are drawing renewed attention, including the recent return of *The Rainmaker*.
Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film follows a young lawyer defending a Black father accused of murdering two men who raped his daughter. It also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt and Donald Sutherland; the film earned more than $150 million worldwide on a reported $40 million budget and has a 66% Rotten Tomatoes score.
In short
- *A Time to Kill* leaves UK Netflix on 5 November.
- The 1996 film stars McConaughey, Bullock and Samuel L. Jackson.
- It made over $150 million worldwide on a reported $40 million budget.
Explained simply
A Time to Kill is a 1996 courtroom drama based on a novel by John Grisham, an American writer known for legal thrillers. It stars Matthew McConaughey as a young lawyer in Mississippi who defends a Black father accused of killing two men who raped his daughter.
The case puts questions of violence, race and justice at the centre of the story. Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and other prominent actors also appear, while the film’s connection to Grisham’s work helps explain renewed interest in screen adaptations such as The Rainmaker.