Frailty

Name: Frailty
Director: Bill Paxton
Released: 2001-01-01

2001 film by Bill Paxton

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Released: 2001
, December 12, 2002
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1.kinokalender.com/film3792_daemonisch.htmlRetrieved 2017-12-30
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Director: Bill Paxton
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0264616/Retrieved 2016-05-07
2.stopklatka.pl/film/reka-bogaRetrieved 2016-05-07
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Screenwriter: Brent Hanley
Producer: David Kirschner
Cast: Bill Paxton
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1.stopklatka.pl/film/reka-bogaRetrieved 2016-05-07
2.metacritic.com/movie/frailtyRetrieved 2016-05-07
3.imdb.com/title/tt0264616/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-07
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, Matthew McConaughey
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1.stopklatka.pl/film/reka-bogaRetrieved 2016-05-07
2.metacritic.com/movie/frailtyRetrieved 2016-05-07
3.imdb.com/title/tt0264616/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-07
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, Powers Boothe
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1.stopklatka.pl/film/reka-bogaRetrieved 2016-05-07
2.imdb.com/title/tt0264616/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-07
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, Matt O'Leary
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0264616/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-07
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Runtime: 100 min
Genre: psychological thriller
, horror film
, thriller film
Country of origin: United States

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Frailty is a 2001 Southern Gothic psychological horror film directed by Bill Paxton and written by Brent Hanley. The film stars Paxton, Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe. It marks Paxton's directorial debut. The plot focuses on the strange relationship between two young brothers and their father, who believes that he has been commanded by God to destroy demons disguised as people. The film premiered at the Deep Ellum Film Festival on November 7, 2001, before being released by Lions Gate Films on April 12, 2002, to generally positive reviews from critics and grossing $17.4 million against an $11 million budget. It’s an international co-production film between the United States and Canada.

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Director of photography: Bill Butler
Narrative location: Dallas
Main subject: serial killer
demon
Title: Frailty
Filmiroda rating: Category IV rating certificate id: F/8738/J
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Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 18 rating certificate id: 91 979 V/DVD/UMD
Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 64/100(March 2, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 32 critic review
74%(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 152 critic review
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6.9/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails
CNC film rating (France): no minors under sixteen
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/104208Retrieved 2023-02-03
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RARS rating: 18+
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Kijkwijzer rating: 16 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/frailty/Retrieved 2025-07-09
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