Is The Frighteners scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Frighteners violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Frighteners easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Frighteners end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Frighteners sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Frighteners

Name: The Frighteners
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Released: 1996
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs

No rest for the wicked.

Directed by Peter Jackson

Produced by WingNut Films, Universal Pictures

1996110 min7.0 / 10

A darkly comedic supernatural mystery that balances genuine scares with irreverent humor, following a con-man exorcist drawn into a real haunting while navigating romance and murder.

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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Questions people ask

Is The Frighteners scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Frighteners violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Frighteners easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Frighteners end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Frighteners sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.