Released in 2001, Frailty is a thriller film directed by and starring Bill Paxton. The movie tells the story of how a father's religious fanatacism during their childhood affects two now grown brothers.

Fenton Meiks (Matthew McConaghey) confesses to FBI Agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe) that he believes that his brother Adam is the so-called "God's Hand" serial killer that authorities have been searching for. Meiks goes on to tell Agent Doyle about his unique childhood, during which he and his brother were forced to watch as his father murdered people he believed were possessed by demons. While Fenton rejected and was horrified by his father's crusade, Adam reveled in it and continued his father's work.

• Bill Paxton as Father Meiks

• Matthew McConaughey as Fenton Meiks

• Powers Boothe as Agent Wesley Doyle

• Matthew O'Leary as young Fenton Meiks

• Jeremy Sumpter as young Adam Meiks

"Frailty's subject matter is neither frightening nor shockingly controversial enough to elicit much of a response from audiences...After years of working with directors who have remarkable and unique directorial styles (including Sam Raimi, Carl Franklin and James Cameron), he clearly has a sense of visual storytelling. Next time, all he needs to do is figure out what story he's trying to tell."—Todd Gilchrist, Film Stew

"A resoundingly old-fashioned and well crafted study of evil infecting an American family, Frailty moves from strength to strength on its deceptive narrative course."—Robert Koehler, Variety