Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Be warned.

1994123 min6.4 / 10

A gothic, philosophically ambitious horror film that explores grief, ambition, and the moral consequences of playing god through intimate character study and macabre spectacle.

Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

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