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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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Ty Burr

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Dec 6

3/4

I haven’t been truly sold on Elordi until now, but underneath the heavy prosthetics beams a battered nobility that’s unique in the many film iterations of this property.

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Dwight Brown

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Dec 1

2/4

In the end, why is such an overwhelming production an underwhelming experience?

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David Sims

The Atlantic

Nov 12

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.

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

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4/5

This is a sprawling, nakedly operatic, slightly camp and completely singular film.

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Ryan Syrek

The Reader (Omaha, NE)

Dec 26

C

At this point, with as many adaptations and incarnations have been launched, maybe there’s no fully fresh way to Frankenstein. We can probably leave it alone for a few hundred years, right?

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Dec 26

3.5/4

Del Toro reimagines Frankenstein in a way that is marvelous and compelling and unique and, for the most part, quite faithful to Shelley’s novel

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Stephanie

5d

Great movie! Isaac and Elordi are fantastic, the only complaint I have is Mia Goth’s performance. It’s a little lackluster and she’s a bit annoying at times, besides that it’s a must see.

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Lane

Dec 30

The movie Guillmero was meant to direct

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eshie

Dec 28

I love cinema that feels like theatre

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Karmela

Dec 14

then i will indulge in rage

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Rich

Dec 14

Flawless. Needs to be seen in the Theater but the story is do good, you can watch on Netflix if need be.

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Sarabeth

Dec 12

A cinematic masterpiece, left me emotional

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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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