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Frailty

Frailty

No soul is safe.

20027.01h 40m

Overview

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."

Directed by Bill Paxton
Written by Brent Hanley
Produced by David Blocker, David Kirschner, Corey Sienega
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $17.4M

Top Cast

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Dad Meiks

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Meiks

Powers Boothe

Powers Boothe

FBI Agent Wesley Doyle

Matt O'Leary

Matt O'Leary

Young Fenton

Jeremy Sumpter

Jeremy Sumpter

Young Adam

Luke Askew

Luke Askew

Sheriff Smalls

Levi Kreis

Levi Kreis

Fenton Meiks

Derk Cheetwood

Derk Cheetwood

Agent Griffin Hull

Missy Crider

Missy Crider

Becky Meiks

A

Alan Davidson

Brad White

Themes & Keywords

rose gardensheriffdreamsangelloss of loved oneinsanity1970sfbitexasgraveflashbackpunishmentmurdervisionmechanicserial killerdemonreligious fundamentalismglovesremorsegrimforced to killaxtense

About Frailty

Frailty is a drama, thriller, crime film released in 2002 exploring themes of rose garden, sheriff, dreams, angel, loss of loved one, insanity. Directed by Bill Paxton, it stars Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe. 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."

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