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The Frighteners(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-07-18
69%
1595 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
No rest for the wicked.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
New Zealand,
United States of America
Budget: $30,000,000.00
Revenue: $29,359,216.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Frighteners
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
Chi McBride
Cyrus
Jim Fyfe
Stuart
Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
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