The Bride!

Film • 2026 • Drama, Horror, Romance

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

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Maggie GyllenhaalDirector & Writer
Mary ShelleyCharacters
Jessie BuckleyIda / The Bride / Mary Shelley
Christian BaleFrank
Peter SarsgaardJake Wiles
John MagaroClyde
Jeannie BerlinGreta
Annette BeningDr. Euphronious
Jake GyllenhaalRonnie Reed
Penélope CruzMyrna Malloy
Zlatko BurićLupino
Louis CancelmiOfficer Goodman
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Details

Status	Released
Release	March 4, 2026
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Drama Horror Romance
Tags	1930s attempted rape audacious back from the dead based on novel or book body horror chicago, illinois companion dark comedy dark romance female revolution female scientist femicide frankenstein gothic romance horror romance loneliness mad scientist mary shelley monster girl monster horror murder musical new york city niagara falls period drama police corruption prostitute psychological drama psychological horror romantic fantasy scifi horror sexual assault undercover operation woman director

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Reviews	The Bride! review – it's alive, but at what cost? Little White Lies • lwlies.com ‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley Is a Scream in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Gothic Gangster Romance William Bibbiani • thewrap.com "Frankenstein" needed a woman’s touch Coleman Spilde • salon.com Review: The Bride! - Chicago Reader Maxwell Rabb • chicagoreader.com What to Watch on TV and at the Movies This Week AARP • aarp.org ‘The Bride!’ is a beautiful mess Caroline Siede • girlculture.substack.com The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's Beautiful, Messy Monster Movie Is An Unhinged Delight - SlashFilm SlashFilm • slashfilm.com 'The Bride!' review: Call off the wedding The Detroit News • detroitnews.com CRÍTICAS. Una novia muy rebelde, una castora ambientalista y otros estrenos de cine Los Angeles Times en Español • latimes.com The Bride! review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's latest is, unfortunately, 'a true hot mess' Empire • empireonline.com

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