Frankenstein

Film • 2025 • Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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.

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Cast & Crew

Guillermo del ToroDirector & Writer
Mary ShelleyNovel
Oscar IsaacVictor Frankenstein
Jacob ElordiThe Creature
Christoph WaltzHarlander
Mia GothElizabeth / Claire Frankenstein
Felix KammererWilliam Frankenstein
Charles DanceLeopold Frankenstein
David BradleyBlind Man
Lars MikkelsenCaptain Anderson
Christian ConveryYoung Victor Frankenstein
Nikolaj Lie KaasChief Officer Larsen
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Details

Status	Released
Release	October 17, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Drama Fantasy Horror
Tags	based on novel or book excited father son relationship forbidden science frankenstein gothic horror identity crisis mad scientist monster moral transgression mother son relationship reanimation supernatural surgeon tragic creature unnatural life

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Reviews	'Frankenstein' is Guillermo del Toro's greatest hit ever – Review USA TODAY • usatoday.com Peter Travers reviews "Frankenstein" The Travers Take • thetraverstake.com Review: Frankenstein - Chicago Reader Maxwell Rabb • chicagoreader.com GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S FRANKENSTEIN Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy • leonardmaltin.com Del Toro's Frankenstein offers nothing new Deborah Ross • spectator.com FilmWeek: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘The Mastermind,’ and more! LAist • laist.com Only Guillermo del Toro could've made this 'Frankenstein' : Pop Culture Happy Hour NPR • npr.org Well, That’s Definitely ‘Frankenstein’ David Sims • theatlantic.com Toronto Report III: "Hamnet," "Frankenstein" and more Ty Burr's Watch List • tyburrswatchlist.com In Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” a Vast Vision Gets Netflixed Down to Size Justin Chang • newyorker.com

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Reviews

'Frankenstein' is Guillermo del Toro's greatest hit ever – Review USA TODAY • usatoday.com
Peter Travers reviews "Frankenstein" The Travers Take • thetraverstake.com
Review: Frankenstein - Chicago Reader Maxwell Rabb • chicagoreader.com
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S FRANKENSTEIN Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy • leonardmaltin.com
Del Toro's Frankenstein offers nothing new Deborah Ross • spectator.com
FilmWeek: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘The Mastermind,’ and more! LAist • laist.com
Only Guillermo del Toro could've made this 'Frankenstein' : Pop Culture Happy Hour NPR • npr.org
Well, That’s Definitely ‘Frankenstein’ David Sims • theatlantic.com
Toronto Report III: "Hamnet," "Frankenstein" and more Ty Burr's Watch List • tyburrswatchlist.com
In Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” a Vast Vision Gets Netflixed Down to Size Justin Chang • newyorker.com