Story Line
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
“Be warned.”
Top Cast
Robert De Niro
The Creature / Sharp Featured Man
Kenneth Branagh
Victor Frankenstein
Tom Hulce
Henry Clerval
Helena Bonham Carter
Elizabeth
Aidan Quinn
Cap. Robert Walton
Ian Holm
Baron Frankenstein
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Rating
6.4/ 10
Release Date
1994-11-04
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
DramaHorrorScience FictionRomance
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User Reviews (4)
DRDMovieMusings
8/10
•4/2/2017Excellent version of an enduring classic
This is not a monster movie in any shallow slasher sense. It probes and contemplates some eternal questions humans have been pondering for thousands of years, set in a time when so many things we know today...
Wuchak
7/10
•12/15/2019***Gothic mania with Kenneth Branagh, Robert DeNiro and Helena Bonham Carter***
Kenneth Branagh's 1994 version of the oft-filmed Frankenstein story was the most faithful to Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel up to that point, which explains its name. It fe...
DocTerminus
4/10
•2/4/2022Kenneth Branagh made quite an artistic hit with his first film **HENRY V**. Next, he had great critical and financial success with his popcorn flick,** DEAD AGAIN**! The success of both of those films meant he could take on any project he wanted. H...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•8/26/2023This could have been a far better interpretation of the wonderful story of the man-monster but it lacks potency. Frequently a problem when one of the stars is also the director; the focus becomes a bit blurred and in this - despite the super performa...