Movies Like Frankenstein: The True Story

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Bride of Frankenstein

1935·1h 15m·★ 7.8·James Whale

Themes: hermit, monsterFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

Themes: reanimation, monsterFans also likedDrama & Horror & Science Fiction

Bride of Re-Animator

1990·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Brian Yuzna

Themes: reanimation, doctorFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

The Horror of Frankenstein

1970·1h 35m·★ 5.8·Jimmy Sangster

Themes: reanimation, monsterFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Hulk

2003·2h 18m·★ 5.7·Ang Lee

Themes: scientist, doctor, monster

Frankenstein

2025·2h 30m·★ 7.4·Guillermo del Toro

Themes: reanimation, monsterDrama & Horror

Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsStarring James Mason

Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Horror

The Fly

1986·1h 36m·★ 7.6·David Cronenberg

Themes: scientist, monsterHorror & Science Fiction

11 Harrowhouse

1974·1h 34m·★ 6.2·Aram Avakian

DP: Arthur IbbetsonStarring James Mason

Poor Things

2023·2h 21m·★ 7.7·Yorgos Lanthimos

Themes: scientist, doctor

Silent Hill

2006·2h 5m·★ 6.5·Christophe Gans

Themes: gothic, monster

Stake Land

2010·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Jim Mickle

Fans also likedDrama & Horror & Science Fiction

Children of the Damned

1964·1h 30m·★ 6.2·Anton Leader

Fans also likedDrama & Horror & Science Fiction

Hostile

2018·1h 22m·★ 5.3·Mathieu Turi

Fans also likedDrama & Horror & Science Fiction

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommends

A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

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The Invisible Man

1933·1h 11m·★ 7.6·James Whale

Fans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

How Good Is Frankenstein: The True Story?

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