To Kill a Mockingbird
A father must expose his children to a small town's outraged passions… and can only protect them with his love.
1962 • 129 min • Drama
Synopsis
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 80 Audience · 2907 · 40%
In 1930s Alabama, young Scout and Jem learn about justice and prejudice when their lawyer father defends a Black man falsely accused of a crime. They also uncover truths about their reclusive neighbor, Boo Radley.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Discussions of racial injustice and prejudice
- A legal trial with intense themes
- Characters face unfair treatment
What it models well
- Standing up for what is right
- Compassion and empathy
- Family bonds and integrity
- Facing injustice with courage
Talk about it after
- Understanding historical racism
- The power of empathy and perspective
- Defining justice and fairness
- Overcoming fear of the unknown
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Top billed cast
Director: Robert Mulligan • Crew: Horton Foote
Trailers & clips
What Gregory Peck Wrote On His 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Script!
Sneaking Into Mr. Radley's House - Full Scene
TCM 60th Anniversary
Gregory Peck on Making TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | Spotlight Cinema
Atticus Finch Confronts A Mob Outside the Jailhouse
Atticus Finch's Closing Argument
Actor Jeff Daniels on "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedGregory Peck is small-town lawyer "Atticus Finch" who is drafted in on a seemingly routine case defending a black man "Tom Robinson" (Brock Peters), accused of raping a young white girl. I say routine, because no-one in their town of "Maycomb" doubts the verdict the jury will return.…
Recommended**A striking, culturally relevant and indisputably important film.** It is not very rare to see that an actor's career, however prolific it may be, ends up being especially remembered thanks to his participation in a very small set of films, or even for his participation in a single film.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThe part Gregory Peck played in this was reportedly his most favorite role. And he does a marvelous job of it too, as Atticus Finch, the Southern lawyer who agrees to take on the case of a black man falsely accused of rape. The story, from Harper Lee's classic novel, is in itself wonderful.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersIf you like children's story, you would love this movie about how the world is shaped from their eyes. If you don't ... you may find some entertainment in the picture of Southern US and the racial fight that was taking place at the time ...
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