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For Frank Bannister (Michael J Fox), death is a great way to make a living: ridding haunted houses of their unwelcome "guests". But he's in cahoots with the very ghosts he promises to evict! It's the perfect scam..until frank finds himself at the centre of a dark mystery. A diabolical spirit is on a murderous rampage, and the .. Read more

Starring	Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Jeffrey Combs, John Astin
Director	Peter Jackson
Genres	Comedy, Horror

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- An odd horror movie that mixes jokes and shocks in a special-effects extravaganza; at its best it is unsettling, but it too often borders on the incoherent.
- 30122
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  micheal j slik foxy boy.
  
  micheal j fox straight out of back to the future boot camp.the performance given by the fox was slick,and sexy in a macabre way of course.
  
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  - a different micheal fan
  - forfar,scotland
  - 11 Jun 2005 at 21:14
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- - 0
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  A bit of a mess
  
  A bit of a mess really.
  
  Should be good...Peter Jackson, Michael J, comedy, horror, ok story, state of the art (at the time) special effects...
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- - JayLow
  - 66 reviews
  - 14 Dec 2011 at 18:05
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  The Frighteners
  
  Great if you like Ghostbusters but not if you prefer your supernatural stories without the comic element. Michael J Fox is on fine form.
  
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  - Hailsham
  - 22 Feb 2011 at 18:39
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  - 0
  Michael J. Faux
  
  Michael J. Fox turns in a stellar performance as ghost hunting fraud Frank Bannister in Peter Jackson's enjoyable horror romp The Frighteners.
  
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- - PJshadow
  - 194 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 03 Jan 2011 at 14:03
- - 2
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  A funny film, mixed with the suspense of horror.
  
  I watched the Frighteners on TV, and found it quite good and entertaining, due to its very good special effects, very sinister characters, great performances ... read more »
  
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- - Danny The Lad
  - Tyrone, Northern Ireland
  - 26 Sep 2010 at 13:25
- - 1
  - 0
  Old fashioned Horror
  
  A great old school horror film - easy watching, not gory like modern horrors.
  
  Classic horror film, with an unexpected twist.
  
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  - Manchester
  - 15 Aug 2010 at 23:08
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  Luckily for us there really is No Rest For The Wicked.
  
  I hadn't even heard of Peter Jackson before Lord Of The Rings. I became an instant fan after seeing the 1st film of the trilogy but then started changing my... read more »
  
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  - H0LLIE
  - 198 reviews
  - UK
  - 21 Jul 2010 at 20:00
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  If you like Ghostbusters you'll like this
  
  Really liked this film and so did my kids. Michael J Fox gives a great performance in a film that is a kind of cross between Ghostbusters and Poltergeist. It&#... read more »
  
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- - eightiesboy
  - 1 review
  - Northants
  - 17 Jul 2010 at 22:10
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  A comedy horror with a top-notch director
  
  It should have been clear from the quality of this albeit ludicrous tale that Peter Jackson was destined for great things. The movie feels a little ... read more »
  
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  - Sezzle
  - 49 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 07 Feb 2010 at 20:12
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  Odd
  
  Is it a comedy? Is it a thriller? Is it supposed to be scary? Who knows? One thing it is, is...s**t, waste of a rental.
  
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  - Milton Keynes
  - 14 Sep 2009 at 18:29
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  Frighteners
  
  Its alright, nothing special, but watchable
  
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- - chez40
  - 13 reviews
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  - 13 Sep 2009 at 20:18
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- - 9
  - 2
  micheal j slik foxy boy.
  
  micheal j fox straight out of back to the future boot camp.the performance given by the fox was slick,and sexy in a macabre way of course.
  
  this film ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 113281
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a different micheal fan
  - forfar,scotland
  - 11 Jun 2005 at 21:14
- - 8
  - 2
  The worst and most pointless film I have ever watched in my life!!!
  
  unless you like stupid pointless films I would seriously avoid this one - There is nothing to it and the acting is POOR!!! - You will thank me
  
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- - shannon2008
  - 7 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Sep 2008 at 16:48
- - 5
  - 0
  Didn't have a Ghost of a Chance
  
  A strange little one this, made between the gory excess of Brain Dead and Bad Taste and the Rings trilogy, which almost seem more like a cultural happening than... read more »
  
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- - Ewen Robertson
  - London, England
  - 11 May 2005 at 17:54
- - 5
  - 1
  Great entertainment, but not as good as some of Jackson's other films.
  
  I really enjoyed this film. The plot was reasonably original and unpredictable with a number of interesting twists (sort of a cross between Ghostbusters and ... read more »
  
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- - Phil
  - Saffron Walden, England
  - 05 Oct 2004 at 10:31
- - 5
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) had pretty much given up on life since his wife died in a freak car accident. He was an up and coming architect before the ... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 10 May 2005 at 23:16
- - 5
  - 3
  Frighteners or Pants?
  
  Dated effects - taken straight from Terminator 2; completely unbelievable characters - more like the 3 Stooges; the comedy value questionable - just didn't ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cornwall, UK
  - 25 Sep 2006 at 20:22
- - 4
  - 2
  Another classic from the 90s
  
  Michael J. Fox stars in his usual semi-funny style, the script is o.k., the plot is a bit thin, but it does make for a rather entertaining 1 hour 45mins, it is ... read more »
  
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- - fordprefect11
  - South Yorkshire
  - 11 Mar 2004 at 21:18
- - 2
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  If you want to watch a...
  
  If you want to watch a Peter Jackson trilogy, forget LORD OF THE RINGS, and get Frighteners, Bad Taste and Braindead. Watch all 3 together if you can. This film... read more »
  
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- - Adrian#68
  - BLACKTOFT
  - 27 Apr 2004 at 15:51
- - 2
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  Mr Jackson - A sign of things to come
  
  A pre-LOTR Peter Jackson hollywood big-budget movie. Overtones of Ghostbusters (complete with ectoplasm) with a hint of Jackson's darker imagery.
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- - Amberspell
  - West Glamorgan
  - 13 Jan 2006 at 13:34
- - 2
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  unwatchable!
  
  the size of the viewable picture screen on this dvd is so narrow and thin the movie is just not watchable.. played it on a few players with the same result.. ... read more »
  
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  - LINCOLN
  - 10 Sep 2008 at 21:01

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- The Frighteners - Blu-ray
  
  For Frank Bannister (Michael J Fox), death is a great way to make a living: ridding haunted houses of their unwelcome "guests". But he's in cahoots with the very ghosts he promises to evict! It's the perfect scam..until frank finds himself at the centre of a dark mystery. A diabolical spirit is on ...

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  When his hometown is struck by a series of mysterious deaths that appears to be the work of a malicious supernatural killer, a psychic private investigator (Michael J. Fox) who is able to communicate with the dead attempts to get to the bottom of things and put a stop to the murders. But even with ...

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- The Frighteners
  
  For Frank Bannister (Michael J Fox), death is a great way to make a living: ridding haunted houses of their unwelcome "guests". But he's in cahoots with the very ghosts he promises to evict! It's the perfect scam..until frank finds himself at the centre of a dark mystery. A diabolical spirit is on ...