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      Frank the Bastard

      Released Jul 24, 2015 1h 52m Mystery & Thriller List
      10% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 50+ Ratings Audience Score After returning to her hometown in Maine, a writer (Rachel Miner) encounters a shady land developer (William Sadler) and his mysterious son (Andy Comeau). Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member No need to travel to Maine when I can watch Frank the Bastard. Captures small town mentality. Cast is great. Faces in close with gothic lighting create brilliant portraits. Love the age range from very old to even older auntie. Lots of good dialogue too. The fire mystery is at the center and who started it. Will we ever know? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought it was very interesting and much better than much of the films I slog through on a regular basis. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Contrary to its title, Frank the Bastard is a plot-driven thriller, thick with ambiguities but slow in their unravelling. Characters are muddy and poorly developed. Despite its social and ecological undercurrents, it fails to leave strong impressions. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Andrew Barker Variety Brad Coley's slow-paced thriller has a decent cast, but can't draw the viewer into its convoluted, overstuffed mystery. Jul 24, 2015 Full Review Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times A complex, engrossing mystery that holds up in repeated viewings. Jul 23, 2015 Full Review Helen T. Verongos New York Times Complex and possessed of an otherworldly serenity, Frank gets too little screen time; developing his character further might have redeemed this movie. Jul 23, 2015 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher [L]ike a would-be supernatural thriller that forgot the magic and the chills. Overlong, overcomplicated, and yet undernourished. Or undernoirish. Nov 1, 2020 Full Review Matt Donato We Got This Covered Don't let its title fool you - Frank The Bastard is a dull, sluggish watch that's as exciting as visiting Maine is in real life. Rated: 4/10 Jul 31, 2015 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Dreary New England noir soap about a woman uncovering family secrets is like a would-be supernatural thriller that forgot the magic and the chills. Jul 25, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis After returning to her hometown in Maine, a writer (Rachel Miner) encounters a shady land developer (William Sadler) and his mysterious son (Andy Comeau).
      Director
      Brad Coley
      Screenwriter
      Brad Coley
      Distributor
      Paladin
      Production Co
      Big Indie Pictures
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 24, 2015, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 5, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 52m