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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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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

This deceptive, CGI-laden spectacle—split into two amorphous chapters—is weak and unsurprising, lacking coherence in several places.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 29, 2025

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Rob Dean

Bullz-Eye.com

Del Toro’s creation is a great idea with so much beauty within it, but the film simply doesn’t do enough to make it the masterpiece as it could have been.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 26, 2025

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Knotfest

It's the kind of film that feels truly handcrafted; stitched together with an almost obsessive attention to detail, much like Victor's own creation.

Nov 26, 2025

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Anthony L

Jacob Elordi has just earned himself an Oscar nomination 🙌🏼

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/30/25

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Randall R

This movie is in my TOP FIVE this year! It is incredible start to finish. WOW! I was blown away with the amazing sets, and writing and directing. The actors are all great, but Jacob Elordi is outstanding and should be nominated for an Oscar. He completely disappears into the character of the monster and this retelling is completely fresh and new bringing a whole new way to look at this very famous story. I loved this film! I am so glad I saw it at a theater.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/25

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leslay

Absolutely phenomenal movie, i can't stress enough how beautiful this movie was

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/27/25

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Aayan Nisar

“If you are to not award me love, then I will indulge in rage. And mine is infinite” What a line. How do you create and then hate your own creation? Man never was, and will never be able to play God for he is too fallible and naive. The film makes you quite pensive throughout, as it shows how humans, specifically Victor, are the real monsters and by the end of the movie I felt more like a misanthrope than I already did. Yet, there was also the good side of humanity, highlighted by the sort of motherly and understanding nature of Elizabeth towards the monster and the wisdom of the old man and his perspective, which were contrasting to Victor. There was also this notion of forgiveness, understanding and a sort of empathy that was prevalent throughout the monster’s character development, and the ending brought it all together. Such a profound, meaningful movie with beautiful cinematography and I cannot see anyone other than Jacob Elordi play the monster. Such a brilliant performance. I also believe that the people who rated this movie low are asking too much of it. The movie delivers what it should, in my humble opinion. Who knows, my opinion might change after I read the book but I’ll say this: this is Del Toro’s Frankenstein not Mary Shelley’s and it should be seen as such.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/25

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Captain

Beautifully well done. The story, the cinematography and the actors are all impeccably realised. Such a treat.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/25

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Christina

LOVE GDT and everything about this!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/25

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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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