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.
| Editing | Hughes Winborne | Editor |
| Directing | Billy Bob Thornton | Director |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Screenplay |
| Production | Larry Meistrich | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Barry Markowitz | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Theatre Play |
| Production | Brandon Rosser | Producer |
| Production | David L. Bushell | Producer |
| Sound | Daniel Lanois | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Warbin | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | W.M. Halle | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Sarah Tackett | Casting |
| Art | Clark Hunter | Production Design |
| Directing | Amber Ayub | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Traci Kirshbaum | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Laura Seymann | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Robert Salerno | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doug Hall | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Biscoe | Key Hair Stylist |
| Directing | Todd Jameson Saettele | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daron McAfee | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Dwayne Grady | Property Master |
| Art | Jacob Alsbrook | Leadman |
| Art | Joe Arnold | Set Dresser |
| Art | Joe Cuzan | Swing |
| Art | Carlton Rude | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Max Biscoe | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Sheryl Glubok | Assistant Location Manager |
