The Frighteners (1996)
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No rest for the wicked.
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.
- Released: 1996-07-19
- Genres: Horror, Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 50m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,826 votes
Directed by Peter Jackson.
Top cast
- Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister
- Trini Alvarado as Lucy Lynskey
- Peter Dobson as Ray Lynskey
- John Astin as The Judge
- Jeffrey Combs as Milton Dammers
- Dee Wallace as Patricia Bradley
- Jake Busey as Johnny Bartlett
- Chi McBride as Cyrus
- Jim Fyfe as Stuart
- Troy Evans as Sheriff Perry
Where to watch The Frighteners
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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