The Frighteners
The Frighteners
“ No rest for the wicked. ”
CINEMA1996-07-19
DIGITAL2017-08-05
RegionNZ / US
Runtime110 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Michael J. Fox stars in Peter Jackson’s wildly inventive, darkly funny supernatural thriller featuring pioneering 1990s CGI specters.”
Storyline
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 killi...
DIRECTOR / Director
Peter Jackson
KEYWORDS
daughtersmall townmothersheriffjudgefuneralwidowfbiarchitectsupernaturalpoltergeisthellcon manblack humorloversmurderscamserial killergrim reaperreporterdoctorcar accidentinvestigatorwidowerthreatpsychoticrecluseghostgraveyardmultiple murderarmy sergeanthauntedplayfulhilarious
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