Fresh
Maximum of stimulating shock is there, but the thing is handled with subtle change of pace and shift of tempo that keeps attention absorbed to a high voltage climax.
Alfred Rushford Greason, Variety
Frankenstein
The man who made a monster.
1931 · 1h 10m · Approved
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
James Whale
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Frankenstein
Overview
Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.
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94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One of the most deservedly famous and chilling horror films of all time.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The film is unique in Whale's work in that the horror is played absolutely straight, and it has a weird fairytale beauty not matched until Cocteau made La Belle et la Bete.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
A stirring grand-guignol type of picture, one that aroused so much excitement at the Mayfair yesterday that many in the audience laughed to cover their true feelings.
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
Fresh
As much as the later movies diluted the character of the Frankenstein creature, nothing could blunt the impact made by Karloff in the role of the most memorable movie monster of all time.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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