Drama · Horror · Science Fiction
Frankenstein
Avg rating 8.4 / My rating TBC
1931 · Directed by James Whale · With Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles
- Universal Horror
- Horror
- Early Sound
- Science Fiction
A young scientist, obsessed with the secret of life, shuts himself away in a remote tower to build a human being from stolen parts. His friends and family fear for his sanity. A short, stark Gothic tale in which ambition and its consequences move quickly.
Film info
- Runtime
- 1h 10m · 70 min
- Format
- Black and white, standard 1.37:1 frame, early sound with very little underscore.
- IMDb
- 7.7 / 10 (86,282 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 94% (critics)
- Metacritic
- 91 / 100
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (audience, 1,857 votes)
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