Frailty
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Synopsis
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
Cast
- Bill Paxton
- Matthew McConaughey
- Powers Boothe
- Matt O'Leary
- Jeremy Sumpter
- Luke Askew
- Levi Kreis
- Derk Cheetwood
- Missy Crider
- Alan Davidson
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- Jan 19, 2024
I've always liked this movie. Bill Paxton's directorial debut is one of those hidden gems of the early 2000s horror scene. It's a little bumpy and rough around the edges, it isn't going to change the world, but the story is interesting, the performances are great, and it…
Mike FlanaganJan 29, 2023This film breaks my heart. I don't find it scary. I find it terribly sad. We see every day what happens when the wrong person raises a child and fills that child with the wrong ideas, and I don't think any film has ever better captured what that feels like for the…
DrewMcWeenyApr 4, 2023Bill Paxton’s directorial debut oozes that eerie 90s psychological thriller vibe, complete with a young calm, cool, and collected Matthew McConaughey narrating us through a series of chilling flashbacks. It tiptoes the line between thriller and horror with scares derived…
Matt! - Mar 15, 2014
admirably unostentatious but mostly seems to exist for the sake of its twist ending, one that robs a fun little story of most of its more interesting ambiguities.
matt lynchOct 29, 2020Bill Paxton's underseen directorial debut, FRAILTY is a solid, chilling and twisted psychological thriller/horror about religious fanaticism. Strong performances all round especially by Paxton & Matthew McConaughey.
NakulJan 31, 2022Insanely realistic depiction of what happens to a person after watching a Gods Not Dead movie
Kenneth Clark - Sep 3, 2024
This is how I assume every family who goes to Megachurches spends their free time
HailliMar 13, 2019"I sure love peas!" - obvious future serial killer Damn, "Supernatural" has a weirder origin story than I thought. Nothing good could possibly come from a place called Meat, Texas. Bill Paxton was awesome. This would make a good double feature with The Clovehitch…
💀EmperorCupcake🧁Feb 26, 2021kind of exactly like the first season of supernatural except matthew mcconaughey is narrating it
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Samuel Gutierrez likedFrailtydef a mindfuck. I’d say that it was pretty predictable on the first plot twist. The second one i definitely didn’t see coming. And it left me kinda conflicted by the fact that he really was doing what God was telling him to. i like the way they made him be protected by God in end
J3llo lovedFrailtyWow! What a wild ride that was! My brother kept telling me to watch this one, I should have listened sooner! What an outstanding performance by Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton! While one of the twists was fairly predictable, the other I was surprised by. Please try this one!!
10 april 1889 likedFrailtyAnnorlunda, positiva var att den inte följde någon klassisk mall utan att den var väldigt egen och med det svår att förutspå. Däremot saknar den det där extra för att göra att den verkligen sticker ut. En helt okej thriller men som räcker att se en gång. 6.8/10.
- Boogie Astro likedFrailty
The plot twist was predictable, even if it doesn't make sense... I have a lot of questions, but I can't write them down because they would be spoilers. But if we ignore those plot holes, I liked the movie. It pissed me off, but it's still good.
Pran likedFrailtyEntertaining for the most part, but the plot twist I found predictable. I saw it coming halfway through. Additionally, I’m not sure the point of the movie… what was the commentary? Is the point just that the bad guy wins in the end?
SpindlyMan likedFrailtyI wouldn’t say it’s phenomenal. It’s pretty slow. If you’ve seen at least two thrillers you can predict it. The cast does a great job tho and story wise it’s interesting. There’s enough here for a one time watch.
- UnpaidCritic likedFrailty
Unfortunately wasn’t paying super close attention but really wish I had cause it seemed like a really good movie and great plot twists! I’d watch again and closer next time
BrettMan likedFrailtyCriminally underrated and under appreciated. Bill Paxton is a national treasure that was taken from us way too soon. He and Matthew McConaughey made this movie shine!
Scranton Strangler likedFrailtyWatched this alot growing up. Feels like a small movie and it is. i dont know alot of people that have seen it but its actually really good and love the ending.
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Metacritic
There's a good little psychological thriller buried underneath all the manufactured shocks, in the story of a powerless child standing alone against a parent's mental illness.
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
Most of Frailty is so good -- done in a low-key, realistic mood of genuine creepiness and dread -- that it doesn't need formula shocks.
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
Audiences are destined to debate the film's final scenes, where Hanley piles on plot twists, leading to a coda that turns a creepily ambiguous story about God and the terrifying power of paternal love into something closer to an X-File.
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frailty (2002) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Frailty (2002)?
The movie is 1hr 40min long.
What's Frailty (2002) about?
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
Who's the cast of Frailty (2002)?
- Bill Paxton as Dad Meiks
- Matthew McConaughey as Adam 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
- Alan Davidson as Brad White
Who's the director behind Frailty (2002)?
Bill Paxton directed Frailty (2002).
Who produced Frailty (2002)?
David Blocker, David Kirschner and Corey Sienega produced Frailty (2002).
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