A gothic melodrama of inherited trauma, where a creator's haunted ambition births a tragic, beautiful creation, mirroring a lineage of cruel fathers and mistreated sons.

Frankenstein

"Only monsters play God."

17 October 2025 United States of America 150 min ⭐ 7.9 (904)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer

Drama Fantasy Horror

Fathers and Sons (The Cycle of Abuse) The Nature of Monstrosity Creation and Responsibility Loneliness and the Need for Connection

Budget: $120,000,000

Box Office: $144,496

Frankenstein - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details

Easter Eggs

Visual cues from classic Frankenstein films

While creating his own distinct vision, del Toro includes visual nods to James Whale's 1931 Frankenstein and the Hammer Horror Frankenstein films. For example, the inclusion of a compassionate blind man who befriends the Creature echoes a famous sequence from Bride of Frankenstein.

A scene reminiscent of 'The Return of the Living Dead'

One of Victor's early experiments, where half a corpse gasps back to life, is described by critics as a direct and humorous homage to the classic 1985 punk rock horror-comedy film.

The 'Dark Angel' Statue

Victor has a recurring dream of a red, winged statue referred to as a 'dark angel'. This imagery of sentient, often menacing, statues is a recurring motif in Guillermo del Toro's work, seen in films like Cronos and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, connecting Frankenstein to his broader cinematic universe of folklore and dark fantasy.

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