Nov. 17, 2021

This Day in Halloween: Actor/director Bill Paxton's "Frailty" starring Mathew McConaughey opens across the U.S. in 2001. / Illustration by Melissa Kim

Frailty opens across the U.S. in 2001. Actor/director Bill Paxton makes his directing debut in the psychological horror thriller about a man who sees demons. Mathew McConaughey and critical raves helped make the indie film a hit. 

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