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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

NR ★ 7.5/10 75 min Horror, Science Fiction United States English
Director: James Whale
Story by: Robert Florey
Original Story: Mary Shelley
Adaptations: R.C. Sherriff, Lawrence G. Blochman, Philip MacDonald, Josef Berne, Morton Covan, William Hurlbut, John L. Balderston
Screenplay by: Edmund Pearson, William Hurlbut
Script Consultant: Flo Brummel
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More fearful than the monster himself!

Description

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.

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Top Cast

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff The Monster
Colin Clive
Colin Clive Henry Frankenstein
Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson Elizabeth
Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger Doctor Pretorius
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon Lord Byron
Douglas Walton
Douglas Walton Percy Bysshe Shelley
Una O'Connor
Una O'Connor Minnie

Bride of Frankenstein Appears on 32 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #909
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #118
BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
British Film Institute #244
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #109
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #58
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #88

Critic Curated

"(Paste Magazine) An Authoritative Ranking of 60 Distinct Horror Franchises, From Halloween to Puppet Master"
Paste Magazine #017
Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100
Chicago Tribune #59
Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Collider #07
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #19
Indiewire's Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #26
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Paste Magazine #13
Paste Magazines 50 Best Monster Movies Of All Time
Paste Magazine #06
Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1930s
Paste Magazine #33
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #58
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #15
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #10
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #18
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #434
Vulture The 101 Best Movie Sequels Of All Time
Vulture #06

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #051
Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #255

Fun Lists

"All Movies Referenced In Every 'Treehouse of Horror' by The Simpsons"
Letterboxd #11

Genre Curation

100 Cult Films by BFI
British Film Institute #05

Identity Theme

55 Essential Queer Horror Films
Vulture #02

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1930 1939 Films
Letterboxd #22
Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #53
Showdown Barbershop
Letterboxd Showdown #10
Showdown Grand Illusion
Letterboxd Showdown #17
Showdown Hellraiser
Letterboxd Showdown #03
Showdown Weird Science
Letterboxd Showdown #20

Temporal Era Sets

100 Maverick Movies in the Last 100 Years by Rolling Stone Magazine
FilmSite.org #42

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