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User Rating:
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Brent Hanley (written by)
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Release Date:
12 April 2002 (USA) more
Tagline:
There are demons among us more
Plot:
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons." full summary | full synopsis
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3 wins & 8 nominations more
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Good work by first-time director Bill Paxton. more (420 total)

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Also Known As:
Dämonisch (Germany)
Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some language.
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100 min | Austria:96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Bill Paxton's directorial debut. Allegedly, the title Frailty (which is never spoken in the film) refers not to the slow disintegration of the family, but to the very low budget for the movie. Lion's Gate considered changing the title to "God's Hands" (which is a phrase spoken in the film) but Paxton and writer Brent Hanley insisted against this. Ironically, the Brazilian title is 'A Mão do Diabo' (The Devil's Hand'). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Fenton brings the FBI agent to the rose garden, a man's shadow can be seen in the dark near the parked car. more
Quotes:
Young Adam: It's not fair! All I get to see are demons and Fenton gets to see God! more
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References Meatballs (1979) more
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A Real Country Song more

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49 out of 59 people found the following comment useful.
Good work by first-time director Bill Paxton., 9 May 2004
8/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

Actor Paxton made his directorial debut with this chilling, dark, and competently made thriller about a widowed mechanic (Paxton himself) who ropes his two sons into participating in savage ax murders, claiming that the victims are not human beings at all but "demons", and that they have been selected by God to destroy these "demons". This is all told in flashback by one of the sons, now grown up (Matthew McConaughey) to skeptical FBI agent (Powers Boothe).

Hard to automatically forget this film; better than most serial killer features, it's a twisty and unsettling tale told in straightforward fashion with a bare minimum of cinema gimmicks. Paxton, commendably, barely shows any blood at all until near the end. Well acted by all, especially the two child actors (Jeremy Sumpter of the recent "Peter Pan" and Matt O'Leary of "Spy Kids 2" and "Domestic Disturbance"). The only reason I deducted any points at all is because I can understand that some people may find all of this hard to stomach. In any event, it's an atypical thriller with a decent script.

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