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.
The Frighteners has generally received positive reviews.
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The Frighteners was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 546 reviews, giving The Frighteners (1996) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 75%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Frighteners than critics were.
With a score of 67%, The Frighteners is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like The Ghost and the Darkness, Courage Under Fire and Talk to Me.
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