Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Directed by Lucius Henderson

Produced by Thanhouser Company, Thanhouser Film Corporation

191212 min5.9 / 10

A foundational horror film exploring the duality of human nature through a scientist's catastrophic experiment, driven by existential dread and the unleashing of murderous impulse.

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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