The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 57%, Metacritic 55/100. Every source lands within 2 points of the others. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Metacritic55/100
646 audience votes
Key crew
- Maggie GyllenhaalWriter
- Maggie GyllenhaalDirector
- Hildur GuðnadóttirOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
- Julianne HoughIris / Jinx
- Matthew MaherJames
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Themes
chicago, illinoisnew york cityprostitutebased on novel or bookmusicalmad scientistniagara fallsmurderlonelinessreanimationpolice corruptionback from the dead