# Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

> A brilliant young scientist's attempt to defeat death unleashes a rejected being whose demand for recognition becomes a devastating gothic vendetta.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1996

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Romance
- Director: Kenneth Branagh
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm, Richard Briers, John Cleese
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109836/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gothic, macabre, anxious, halloween viewing, gothic film night

## Movies like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

- [The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/2080)
- [Victor Frankenstein (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/130637)
- [Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)](https://ember.film/movie/2027)
- [The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)](https://ember.film/movie/2026)
- [Son of Frankenstein (1939)](https://ember.film/movie/2029)
- [Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/3411)
- [The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/2031)
- [Frankenstein (1931)](https://ember.film/movie/1995)
- [Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)](https://ember.film/movie/1980)
- [Mary Reilly (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/4444)

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