Frailty
2001 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.9 · 70% critics
A mysterious man visits an FBI agent to recount his childhood, where his religious-obsessed father believed visions revealed people as “demons” to be killed. As the story unfolds, the investigation blurs the line between thriller suspense and supernatural possibility.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2002-04-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,321 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, unsettling mystery with a discussion-worthy ending and unreliable viewpoints, like Seven or Identity; Not for you if you dislike predictable twists or can’t tolerate morbid themes tied to religious fanaticism.
Pros: engaging mystery; strong acting; dark atmosphere | Cons: predictable plot; uneven pacing; unsettling message
Themes
- rose garden
- sheriff
- dreams
- angel
- loss of loved one
- insanity
- 1970s
- fbi
- texas
- grave
- flashback
- punishment
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Cast & crew
Bill Paxton
as Dad Meiks
Matthew McConaughey
as Meiks
Powers Boothe
as FBI Agent Wesley Doyle
Matt O'Leary
as Young Fenton
Jeremy Sumpter
as Young Adam
Luke Askew
as Sheriff Smalls
Levi Kreis
as Fenton Meiks
Derk Cheetwood
as Agent Griffin Hull
Missy Crider
as Becky Meiks
- AD
Alan Davidson
as Brad White
Directed by Bill Paxton