De wat simpele Carl Childers komt eindelijk vrij uit de instelling waar hij sinds zijn twaalfde verbleef wegens moord met een handzeis op zijn moeder en haar minnaar. Carl gaat terug naar zijn geboortestad en sluit vriendschap met Frank en zijn moeder Linda.
Nee, helaas is Sling Blade nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Billy Bob Thornton | Director |
| Sound | Daniel Lanois | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Hughes Winborne | Editor |
| Production | Larry Meistrich | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Barry Markowitz | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Screenplay |
| Production | Brandon Rosser | Producer |
| Production | David L. Bushell | Producer |
| Directing | Amber Ayub | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Traci Kirshbaum | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doug Hall | Costume Design |
| Crew | Laura Seymann | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Todd Jameson Saettele | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daron McAfee | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | W.M. Halle | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Biscoe | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Warbin | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sarah Tackett | Casting |
| Art | Clark Hunter | Production Design |
| Production | Robert Salerno | Production Manager |
| Art | Dwayne Grady | Property Master |
| Art | Max Biscoe | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jacob Alsbrook | Leadman |
| Art | Joe Arnold | Set Dresser |
| Art | Carlton Rude | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Joe Cuzan | Swing |
| Production | Sheryl Glubok | Assistant Location Manager |
