The Bride!

Film • 2026 • Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

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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Cast & Crew

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	Fantasy Horror Science Fiction
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 fugitive lovers 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 reanimated corpse reanimation romantic fantasy scifi horror sexual assault spirit possession undercover operation woman director women empowerment

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Reviews	The Bride! is a bold, bloody, feminist Frankenstein freakout AV Club • avclub.com 'The Bride!' Review: Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley’s Weird, Wild Romance Is the Boldest 'Frankenstein' Adaptation Yet Collider • collider.com The Bride Bradley Gibson • filmthreat.com The Bride!: Here She Comes, Like It or Not (I Do) — Original Cin Original Cin • original-cin.ca ‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale spark in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s high-voltage horror Screen • screendaily.com Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! Explores Love, Rebellion in Gritty 1930s Chicago ScreenRant • screenrant.com The Bride! review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's riff on the Bride of Frankenstein is 'exhilarating' ★★★★☆ bbc.com • bbc.com The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's Beautiful, Messy Monster Movie Is An Unhinged Delight - SlashFilm SlashFilm • slashfilm.com The Bride! review – Jessie Buckley is electrifying as frizzy-haired, black-tongued monster’s wife the Guardian • theguardian.com ‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley Is a Scream in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Gothic Gangster Romance William Bibbiani • thewrap.com

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Reviews

The Bride! is a bold, bloody, feminist Frankenstein freakout AV Club • avclub.com
'The Bride!' Review: Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley’s Weird, Wild Romance Is the Boldest 'Frankenstein' Adaptation Yet Collider • collider.com
The Bride Bradley Gibson • filmthreat.com
The Bride!: Here She Comes, Like It or Not (I Do) — Original Cin Original Cin • original-cin.ca
‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale spark in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s high-voltage horror Screen • screendaily.com
Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! Explores Love, Rebellion in Gritty 1930s Chicago ScreenRant • screenrant.com
The Bride! review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's riff on the Bride of Frankenstein is 'exhilarating' ★★★★☆ bbc.com • bbc.com
The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's Beautiful, Messy Monster Movie Is An Unhinged Delight - SlashFilm SlashFilm • slashfilm.com
The Bride! review – Jessie Buckley is electrifying as frizzy-haired, black-tongued monster’s wife the Guardian • theguardian.com
‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley Is a Scream in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Gothic Gangster Romance William Bibbiani • thewrap.com