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The Frighteners (1996)

R 07/18/1996 Horror, Comedy 1h 50m
69%
User
Score
7.1/10
66%
52/100

No rest for the wicked.

Overview

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

Peter Jackson

Director

Fran Walsh

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Frank Bannister

Trini Alvarado

Trini Alvarado

Lucy Lynskey

Peter Dobson

Peter Dobson

Ray Lynskey

John Astin

John Astin

The Judge

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Milton Dammers

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Patricia Bradley

Jake Busey

Jake Busey

Johnny Bartlett

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Cyrus

Jim Fyfe

Jim Fyfe

Stuart

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Media

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on December 25, 2018

When a man's jawbone drops off it's time to reassess the situation.

Peter Jackson's The Frighteners is an odd blend of outright comedy and supernatural thriller, if able to get onside with that then there's a whole lot to enjoy. Plot essential has Michael J. Fox as a psychic who really can see dead people, so much so in fact that he has befriended three ghosts and makes a living out of setting up hauntings and charging people to exorcise the spirits. However, things turn decidedly deadly when he encounters a grim reaper like spirit that is killing people and putting a number on their foreheads. It seems there is a serial killing spirit on the loose.

Frank Bannister (Fox) is grieving from the death of his wife and he has become a conman, this is an interesting characterisation for Fox...

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A review by Gimly

Written on June 18, 2020

Has maybe not aged flawlessly, but it's very silly and very involved in a good kind of way. Kind of feels like a spoof but I'm honestly not sure what of, so I think that it's maybe just a light toned take on some pretty dark subject matter. It's been about 20 years since I last watched The Frighteners and I think I could probably go about that long before I watch it again, but I still do think it's worthwhile.

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._...

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