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The Frighteners

R
Movie
1996
1h 50m
English
Horror, Comedy
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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7.2
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The Frighteners (1996) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
59

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Michael J Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Bartlett
Jim Fyfe
Stuart
Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
Julianna McCarthy
Old Lady Bradley
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Magda Rees-Jones
Angela Bloomfield
Debra Bannister
Desmond Kelly
Harry Sinclair
Jonathan Blick
Steve Bayliss
John Leigh
Bryce Campbell
Ken Blackburn
Dr. Kamins
Directed By: Peter Jackson
Written By: Peter Jackson (Screenplay), Fran Walsh (Screenplay)

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great_vc says...
9 years ago
Very entertaining movie, i good combination of horror and black comedy. Nice visuals for that era.
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
4 weeks ago
A ghost is looking for the serial killer world record.
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sage020 says...
one year 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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Roswellgeek says...
2 months ago
This is exactly like the fever dream I thought this was when I was explaining it to my husband. We put it in google and low and behold it was an actual movie! Suspend your belief and just have fun. Don’t take it too seriously.
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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
6 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  3 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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