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Movie poster: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994 · 123 min Drama Horror Science Fiction Romance
6.4 / 10 · TMDB

Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1994
Country United States of America, Japan
Genre Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Romance
Director Kenneth Branagh
Runtime 123 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.4/10 (1347 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Kenneth Branagh

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

The Creature / Sharp Featured Man

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Victor Frankenstein

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Henry Clerval

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Elizabeth

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Cap. Robert Walton

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Baron Frankenstein

Richard Briers

Richard Briers

Grandfather

John Cleese

John Cleese

Prof. Waldman

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Prof. Krempe

Cherie Lunghi

Cherie Lunghi

Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein

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