The Frighteners
Taste attributes: comedyhorrorfantasyjournalisticmonster/alien/supernaturaldetectivemafia/gangsterfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossyencloseddeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"No Rest for the Wicked."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and dark: a small-scale horror comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
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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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- WingNut Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
