The Frighteners

Movie

1996

1h 50m

English

Horror, Comedy

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7.2

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The Frighteners

Movie

1996

1h 50m

English

Horror, Comedy

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Rent From $2.49

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.

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Cast

Frank Bannister

Lucy Lynskey

Ray Lynskey

The Judge

Milton Dammers

Patricia Bradley

Johnny Bartlett

Cyrus

Stuart

Sheriff Perry

Old Lady Bradley

Hiles

Magda Rees-Jones

Debra Bannister

Harry Sinclair

Steve Bayliss

Deputy

Deputy

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Bryce Campbell

Dr. Kamins

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Written By: Peter Jackson (Screenplay), Fran Walsh (Screenplay)

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great_vc says...

8 years ago

Very entertaining movie, i good combination of horror and black comedy. Nice visuals for that era.

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sage020 says...

8 months ago

I still remember seeing this one in the theater so many years ago. Still holds up relatively well despite the aged FX. There are some plot points and comedy that are a bit weak but overall it’s a good watch that doesn’t really feel like it drags along.

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The_Argentinian says...

12 months ago

If you had told me this was directed by Sam Reimi, I would believe it. The first half is a lot of fun but then the main plot kicks in and it starts to drag. There's a great 90 minutes movie here. Also, there's no one quiet like Michael Fox today. His charisma and star power makes anything watchable.

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Keldian says...

4 months ago

No more comedy or horror than a Ghostbusters installment for what it's worth, mostly just... goofy. Well directed film but the VFX look dated even for the time (one year older _Casper_'s CGI was a grade above), the script is quite boneheaded, plus many themes are kind of knocked off of Ghost (1990). The "Nazi" FBI agent feels extraneous and his long monologues get annoying fast.

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Gimly

4 years ago

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 Frightene More

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John Chard

5 years ago

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 de More

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Whitsbrain

6/10 2 years ago

"The Frighteners" should have been named "The Murderers". Its about a mass murderer and there's nothing incredibly frightening at all in the movie. There are lots of ghosts but they're mostly outrageous characters who just happen to be able to walk through walls and possess other typical ghostly s More

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