Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Directed by Herbert Brenon

Produced by Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP), Universal Pictures Corporation

191326 min4.5 / 10

A dark, philosophically ambitious exploration of human duality and the dangerous consequences of scientific hubris, told through a tragic transformation.

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

  • Does Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

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

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

  • Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity89

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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