
Ready or Not(2019)
A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.


“No rest for the wicked.”
Once 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.

Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister

Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lynskey

Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey

John Astin
The Judge

Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers

Dee Wallace
Patricia Bradley

Jake Busey
Johnny Bartlett

Chi McBride
Cyrus

Jim Fyfe
Stuart

Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
The Frighteners is a horror, comedy film released in 1996 exploring themes of daughter, small town, mother, sheriff, judge, funeral. Directed by Peter Jackson, it stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson. Once 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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