Frankenstein

1931 • 70 minutes
4.8
38 reviews
94%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

Boris Karloff stars as the screen's most memorable monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster (Boris Karloff) out of lifeless body parts. It's director James Whale's adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel blended with Karloff's compassionate portrayal of a creature groping for identity that makes Frankenstein a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
38 reviews
Shell Bell
26 July 2016
Saw this when i was a young kid. I felt sorry for the monster and cried :) but this and Dracula are where my love of horror began.
Sharan Klair
14 July 2020
This film is very creative but still it does add characters that weren't even in the book
Ian Melling
14 September 2017
Great film terrified me as a child. It's so funny now