 | Cate Blanchett als Annie Wilson |
 | Giovanni Ribisi als Buddy Cole |
 | Keanu Reeves als Donnie Barksdale |
 | Katie Holmes als Jessica King |
 | Greg Kinnear als Wayne Collins |
 | Hilary Swank als Valerie Barksdale |
 | Michael Jeter als Gerald Weems |
 | Kim Dickens als Linda |
 | Gary Cole als David Duncan |
 | Rosemary Harris als Annie's Granny |
 | J.K. Simmons als Sheriff Pearl Johnson |
 | Chelcie Ross als Kenneth King |
 | John Beasley als Albert Hawkins |
 | Lynnsee Provence als Mike Wilson |
| Hunter McGilvray als Miller Wilson |
| Nathan Lee Lewis als Cornelius |
| Benjamin Peacock als Tommy |
| Alex Lee als Paul Dean |
| Clay James als Stanley |
| David Brannen als Ben Wilson |
 | Russell Durham Comegys als Ben Sr. |
| Janell McLeod als Mrs. Francis |
| Robby Preddy als Lady #2 |
| Lucky Lawrence als Member of The Souvenirs Band / Handsome Man at Bar |
| Mo als Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| Boots Kutz als Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| Buck Edwards als Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| D.J. Pawlak als Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| Kipp Chambers als Boy at Dance |
| Dallas Johnson als Dallas |
 | Stuart Greer als Officer Huggins |
| Jeff Bragg als Jed Barksdale |
 | Danny Elfman als Tommy Lee Ballard |
| S.D. Stephens als Deputy on Shore |
| Samuel E. Parlin Jr. als Deputy in Boat |
| Ed Reddick als Judge |
 | Rebecca Koon als Buddy's Mother |
 | Erik Cord als Buddy's Father |
| Yvetta Young als Family Friend (uncredited) |
| Sam Edens als Member of Barksdale Clan (uncredited) |
 | Earl Maddox als Barksdale (uncredited) |
| Shawn McBride als Courtroom Gallery (uncredited) |
| Ray Wineteer als Juror (uncredited) |
| Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Tom Rosenberg | Producer |
| Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Screenplay |
| Gary Lucchesi | Producer |
| Richard S. Wright | Producer |
| James McQuaide | Post Production Supervisor |
| Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Vern Hyde | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sam Raimi | Director |
| Bob Murawski | Editor |
| Neil Spisak | Production Design |
| Grant Curtis | Producer |
| Grant Curtis | Associate Producer |
| Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sean Daniel | Executive Producer |
| James Jacks | Producer |
| Chad Stahelski | Stunts |
| Robert Tapert | Executive Producer |
| Paul Flinchbaugh | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Andy Potvin | Dolby Consultant |
| Jamie Anderson | Director of Photography |
| Ted Tannebaum | Executive Producer |
| Martin Lasowitz | Property Master |
| Tom Epperson | Screenplay |
| Marthe Pineau | Set Decoration |
| Syd Dutton | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Fumi Mashimo | Animation |
| Gregory Goodman | Executive Producer |
| Gregory Goodman | Unit Production Manager |
| Carla Meyer | Dialect Coach |
| Eric Heffron | First Assistant Director |
| Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Kimaree Long | Dialogue Editor |
| James Moriana | Foley |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley |
| Greg Zimmerman | Foley Recordist |
| Mark Stefanich | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kerry Ann Carmean | Sound Effects Editor |
| Chris Innis | Music Editor |
| Melissa Moseley | Still Photographer |
| David Morton | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Michael Rafferty | First Assistant Editor |
| Morag Ross | Makeup Artist |
| Steven Ritzi | Stunts |
| Tanya Noel Hill | Music Editor |
| C. Scott Baker | Assistant Art Director |
| Melissa Sherwood Hofmann | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| James M. Churchman | Stunts |
| Lauren Stephens | Dialogue Editor |
| Mark Allen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Brad Sherman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Jeffrey Schlatter | Construction Coordinator |
| Mark Choi | ADR Editor |
| Peter Donen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Kelly Cabral | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Erin Fite | Art Department Coordinator |
| Gloria Ann 'Twinkle' Groover | Greensman |
| David Becton | Greensman |
| Andy Krish | Leadman |
| Robert Batha | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Billy Clevenger | Camera Operator |
| Monty Rowan | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Hope Slepak | Costume Supervisor |
| Paul Hart | First Assistant Editor |
| Cindy Parker | Transportation Coordinator |
| Gina Cascino | Location Manager |
| Leigh Oblinger | Unit Publicist |
| Brandon Sebek | Stunts |
| Kelly Oxford | ADR Editor |
| Emanuel Millar | Hair Designer |
| Mary Courtney | Production Supervisor |
| Ed Novick | Production Sound Mixer |
| Valerie Davidson | Foley Editor |
| C. Douglas Cameron | Boom Operator |
| William D. Wynn | Dolly Grip |
| David L. Merrill | First Company Grip |
| Bac DeLorme | Second Assistant Director |
| Christina Ritzi | Stunts |
| Winnie Cheng | Post Production Coordinator |
