Boasting top-notch special effects and exuberant direction from Peter Jackson, The Frighteners is visually striking but tonally uneven.
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Peter Jackson
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Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Dr. Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
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Director -
Peter Jackson -
Producer -
Jamie Selkirk , Peter Jackson -
Screenwriter -
Fran Walsh , Peter Jackson -
Distributor -
MCA/Universal Pictures [us] -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures , WingNut Films -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Fantasy , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 19, 1996, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 8, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.5M -
Runtime -
1h 49m -
Sound Mix -
Stereo , DTS , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)