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Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley's classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

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Finding the humanity in one of cinema's most iconic monsters, Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is a lavish epic that gets its most invigorating volts from Jacob Elordi's standout performance.

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With his legendary visual touch, Guillermo Del Toro resurrects Frankenstein as a modern Prometheus that’s gloriously gothic and heart-breaking.

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David Sims

The Atlantic

What could have been the kind of bittersweet monster movie del Toro has excelled at instead feels shackled by its opulence, trudging through a two-and-a-half-hour run time to arrive at its expected conclusion.

Nov 12, 2025

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

It works. It's dark, it's classical Guillermo, it's very bloody -- it's Frankenstein.

Nov 10, 2025

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Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

As much as I appreciate it thematically, I think what really blew me away about it is that this is a really, really beautiful movie, even though it's a very gruesome movie, in many respects.

Nov 10, 2025

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Marlon Wallace

The M Report (WBOC.com)

The opening of the film is this great spectacle and truly exciting grabber at the edges of the North Pole. Yet, the ending went out with a whimper instead of a bang.

Nov 24, 2025

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Sheraz Farooqi

CinemaDebate

Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is an honest and beautiful adaption of the iconic story. It's epic, oozes with drama and every frame looks like a painting. Jacob Elordi's gives a career-best performance and Oscar Isaac is great throughout.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 24, 2025

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Lauren Veneziani

WBAL-TV (Baltimore)

The Creature has never done anything wrong in his life okay. One of the best performances of the year from Jacob Elordi in a stunning gothic romance about how showing love and kindness can change a person.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 24, 2025

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Christina

LOVE GDT and everything about this!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/25

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Al

liked the detailed cinematic style. Tells a good tale of learning life lessons

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Martin O

stunning cinematography puts you in the throes of the movie and enhances the emotional impact

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Arthur Y

Just like what I said after watching El Camino of breaking bad: 'Meh'

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Laura

Love Guillermos take on Mary Shelleys Frankenstein. I think, had she committed to another draft later in life, it would have strongly resembled his. The movie is spectacularly, written, acted it is a feast for the eyes and ears.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Emily G

Possibly one of the best movies I've ever seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Synopsis

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley's classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Producer: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
Screenwriter: Guillermo del Toro
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Bluegrass Films, Transportation Resources, Double Dare You
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2025
Runtime: 2h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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