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Frankenstein

Frankenstein · Guillermo del Toro Collection

2025 149 min R
Critic8.4
Drama Horror Sci-Fi Fantasy
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Overview

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Story 8.5
Acting 8.9
Direction 9.0
Cinematography 9.2
Music 8.8
Pacing 8.0
Originality 8.5
Emotional Impact 9.1
Overall 8.4

Editorial Review

By FindEdition Cinema Desk

8.4 /10

Masterful Lead Performances

Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi deliver powerful, soul-wrenching performances as creator and creation.

Gothic Visual Artistry

Guillermo del Toro crafts an exquisite, Oscar-winning visual landscape brimming with atmospheric dread and tragic beauty.

Pros

  • Extraordinary lead performances by Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi
  • Academy Award-winning production design, costumes, and makeup
  • Masterful gothic atmosphere and direction by Guillermo del Toro

Cons

  • Heavy and tragic emotional tone may feel intense for casual viewers
  • Limited theatrical window prior to streaming debut
Verdict A visually magnificent, deeply emotional, and gothic masterpiece that honors Mary Shelley's literary masterpiece.

AI Review

A visually stunning and deeply emotional gothic adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi.

A visually magnificent, deeply emotional, and gothic masterpiece that honors Mary Shelley's literary masterpiece.

Essential viewing on Netflix or in home media for all fans of gothic horror, classic literature adaptations, and auteur cinema.

Awards

Academy Awards

Best Costume Design · Won

Academy Awards

Best Makeup and Hairstyling · Won

Academy Awards

Best Production Design · Won

Academy Awards

Best Picture · Nominated

Academy Awards

Best Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi) · Nominated

Timeline

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Status
Development

Long-gestating passion project for Guillermo del Toro that officially moved into active pre-production under Netflix.

Principal photography

Filmed across Toronto and Scotland during 2024.

Post-production

Completed in mid-2025 ahead of its competition premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Academy Awards

Best Costume Design Won

Academy Awards

Best Makeup and Hairstyling Won

Academy Awards

Best Production Design Won

Academy Awards

Best Picture Nominated

Academy Awards

Best Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi) Nominated

Production

Development

Long-gestating passion project for Guillermo del Toro that officially moved into active pre-production under Netflix.

Principal photography

Filmed across Toronto and Scotland during 2024.

Post-production

Completed in mid-2025 ahead of its competition premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Streaming

Netflix Apple TV FindEdition

Cast

Oscar Isaac Victor Frankenstein
Jacob Elordi The Creature
Mia Goth Elizabeth Lavenza
Christoph Waltz Harlander
Felix Kammerer William Frankenstein
Charles Dance Leopold Frankenstein
David Bradley Blind Man
Lars Mikkelsen Captain Anderson
Christian Convery Young Victor Frankenstein
Ralph Ineson Professor

Characters

Victor Frankenstein Oscar Isaac
The Creature Jacob Elordi
Elizabeth Lavenza Mia Goth
Harlander Christoph Waltz
William Frankenstein Felix Kammerer
Leopold Frankenstein Charles Dance
Blind Man David Bradley
Captain Anderson Lars Mikkelsen
Young Victor Frankenstein Christian Convery
Professor Ralph Ineson

Crew

Guillermo del Toro Director
Guillermo del Toro Screenwriter
Mary Shelley Novel Author
J. Miles Dale Producer
Guillermo del Toro Producer
Alexandre Desplat Composer
Dan Laustsen Cinematographer
Cam McLauchlin Editor

Videos

Official Trailer

Soundtrack

  1. Frankenstein Main Theme — Alexandre Desplat
  2. The Modern Prometheus — Alexandre Desplat
  3. Creation and Rebirth — Alexandre Desplat

Trivia

  • Guillermo del Toro spent more than 25 years attempting to bring his dream adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel to the screen.
  • The film received 9 Academy Award nominations, winning three Oscars for Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Production Design.
  • Alexandre Desplat composed the original musical score, marking another major collaboration with director Guillermo del Toro.

Quotes

"I have such love in me, more than you can imagine."

"Only monsters play God."

Goofs

  • During the laboratory resurrection scene, candle burn lengths and wax drips on the altar alter position between matching reverse angles.

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Franchise

Frankenstein

A standalone feature film adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.

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