The Frighteners
Movie • 1996 • Comedy
ReportOnce 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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Does a pet die?
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There is a ghost dog that is treated like a pet, but we did not see him die
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Is there excessive gore?
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There are a couple of moments that are nearing excessive gore towards the end, but they are very brief and fake looking due to the CGI effects of the time and general fantastical vibe of the movie.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is there a dead animal?
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There is a ghost dog
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Are there snakes?
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At the end of the movie there are a ton of snakes/snake-like creatures, including one giant mega snake.
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wrevf
Part of the story revolves around a character who was in a sexual relationship when she was underage (15). There is a scene of implied sex in the director's cut, toward the end in the hospital. Also, in the cemetery scene, Dammers mentions being sexually abused in the past in the director's cut.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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porridgegoats
No, but there's a guy with scars that were intentional as they're in the shape of religious symbols etc.
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Is there cannibalism?
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There are mentions of ritualistic cannibalism in the director's cut for Milton Dammers' scene in the cemetery, and implications of self cannibalism.
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Is someone buried alive?
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A ghost stands in his grave and is fearful of being buried under the dirt that is being shoveled in, as it would seem ghosts are not fully intangible / unable to climb out of a hole in the ground. He is eventually helped out of his hole.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Kind of, a head explodes towards the end. It is very fake looking.
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fanofbees
Nobody is tortured in the movie but it does talk about past torture. If you want to avoid this but still watch the movie i would skip the first scene with the character Milton Dammers (played by Jeffrey Combs) and another scene when he drives to a graveyard.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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porridgegoats
The main character kidnaps a woman in an attempt to keep her safe. She dies shortly after, but not because of him.
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Does someone cheat?
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cherro
The main male character kisses the woman even though the woman's ghost husband was clearly upset by him holding her hand earlier.
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Are there ghosts?
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Whole movie is about ghosts
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jenny_math
The ghost - yes. But also about 42 min in, the FBI agent. sound, no visual.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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wrevf
In the director's cut, during the scene in the car in the cemetery.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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porridgegoats
A character's father is said to have died by suicide before the film.
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Is there shakey cam?
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wrevf
There is some mildly jarring handheld camera shots during the interrogation scene.
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BabyPurpleBat
no, but a character has a small swastika on his hand from being undercover in a cult
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Is there sexual content?
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porridgegoats
One of the ghosts has dubcon sex with a body in an egyptian tomb. Nothing is explicitly seen but some yucky comments are made by him.
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Into a fence into someone's yard, and a car sliding off the road down a cliff. There are a several flashbacks to this event. Plenty of destructive driving and crashing by the main character, past and present.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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mrflatwoods
Yes, but this character is a ghost. It's sort of played for laughs.
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Is there blood/gore?
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The blood is very mild and the gore mostly cartoonish
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Is there gun violence?
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KristenC
Ghosts shoot other ghosts and entities with ghostly guns. Live human cops and a government agent aim guns and shoot them at a civilian suspected of murder. Characters shoot at people they are chasing. One person is shot in the chest and another the head, it is shown but the dated effects make it not as disturbing.
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