Is Frankenstein scary?

Not particularly — Frankenstein's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a body horror film, it scored 2.5/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

Does Frankenstein have a happy ending?

Frankenstein has a hopeful ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

What are some films like Frankenstein?

Films similar to Frankenstein on Watch Darkly include War of the Worlds (2005), Cloverfield (2008), Vermines (2023) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Frankenstein

2025 · R · 2h 30m

Only monsters play God.

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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Curator Score

7.2

Overall

Based on 2 curator ratings

Strongest on atmosphere, light on gore.

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7.2Overall

Fear2.5

Gore2.0

Atmosphere7.0

Intensity5.0

Genres

science-fictiondramahorror

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Details

Budget$120M

Box office$480,678

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Starring

Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein · Jacob Elordi as The Creature · Christoph Waltz as Harlander · Mia Goth as Elizabeth / Claire Frankenstein · Felix Kammerer as William Frankenstein · Charles Dance as Leopold Frankenstein · David Bradley as Blind Man · Lars Mikkelsen as Captain Anderson

Production

Bluegrass 7, Demilo Films, Double Dare You

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