The Apostle 1997  PG-13, 148 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Duvall
Cast: Robert Duvall, Farrah Fawcett, Miranda Richardson, Todd Allen, June Carter Cash, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Joe Shaver, John Beasley, Walton Goggins, Rick Dial
Saintly preacher Eulis "Sonny" Dewey (Robert Duvall) is so upset by learning that his wife Jessie (Farrah Fawcett) is having an affair that he bashes her lover, Horace (Todd Allen), and leaves town. He heads for Louisiana under the alias of "The Apostle" and works as a media preacher with plans to build a new church. Duvall received a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
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Sling Blade 1996  R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Rick Dial, Brent Briscoe, Christine Renee Ward, Sarah Boss, Kathy Sue Brown, Mickey Jones, Bruce Hampton
Retarded 11-year-old Karl had killed his mother and her lover with a sling blade when misunderstanding their sexual encounter and was institutionalized. Now, 25 years later, Karl (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from the institution and is at loose ends. He opts to move into the dysfunctional household of his new friend, young Frank Wheatley (Lucas Black), where he views actions of family members through an outsider's perspective. Billy Bob Thornton received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and won an Oscar for Best Screenplay.
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| 1. The Apostle (1997)
2. Sling Blade (1996)
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