# Frankenstein (2025)

> Guillermo del Toro turns Mary Shelley's creation myth into a sumptuous, tragic Gothic romance about scientific hubris, abandonment, and the humanity of a monster.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1017023

## Facts

- Runtime: 150 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Director: Guillermo del Toro
- Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Charles Dance, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312221/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, melancholic, visceral, halloween night, gothic movie marathon

## Synopsis

A brilliant scientist's hubris leads to a tragic confrontation with his own creation.

## Movies like Frankenstein

- [Victor Frankenstein (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/130637)
- [Nosferatu (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/286583)
- [Son of Frankenstein (1939)](https://ember.film/movie/2029)
- [Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7518189)
- [Crimson Peak (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/117574)
- [I, Frankenstein (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/68161)
- [Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/1996)
- [Creatures of Whitechapel (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/281862)
- [The Bride! (2026)](https://ember.film/movie/1146257)
- [Mary Shelley (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/211244)

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