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Frankenstein

Frankenstein1931

The man who made a monster.

Directed by James Whale

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IMDb 7.7Rotten Tomatoes 94%Metacritic 91TMDB 7.5
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Year
1931
Runtime
70 min
Box Office
Budget
$291,000
Revenue (worldwide)
$12,000,000

🏆 7 wins & 3 nominations total

The premise

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

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A driven scientist crosses the boundaries of life and death, stitching together a being from the remains of the dead and willing it to breathe through sheer obsessive ambition. When his creation opens its eyes, neither man nor monster is prepared for what follows. Universal's 1931 landmark casts Boris Karloff in a role that would define horror cinema for generations, blending gothic atmosphere with genuine pathos. It asks whether the true monster is the creature — or the man who made him.

Content: Violence, Peril, Depictions Of Grave Robbing And Body Horror Themes, Scenes Involving A Child That May Distress Some Viewers

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