Frailty
Seen it?2002 | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (74% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Se7en or Sicario, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
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 kill people who were in fact "demons."
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$17 million worldwide on a $11 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 268K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bill Paxton
- Bill PaxtonDad Meiks
- Matthew McConaugheyMeiks
- Powers BootheFBI Agent Wesley Doyle
- Matt O'LearyYoung Fenton
- Jeremy SumpterYoung Adam
- Levi KreisFenton Meiks
- Missy CriderBecky Meiks
- Luke AskewSheriff Smalls
- Derk CheetwoodAgent Griffin Hull
- Alan DavidsonBrad White