Movies to watch after you see Frankenstein (2025)

By Alex Wiggan

Enjoyed director Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein? Want something stylistically or thematically similar to keep the entertainment going?

OK, not a problem. After you watch Frankenstein check out these movies as additional viewing:

The Shape of Water (2017)

Frankenstein director, Guillermo del Toro takes inspiration from The Creature from the Black Lagoon for this romantic dark fantasy about a mute cleaner at a high-security laboratory, who falls in love with an imprisoned amphibian creature. Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, and Doug Jones star. (123 mins)

Crimson Peak (2015)

Another Gothic story from del Toro, this time with a cast which includes Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tim Hiddleston, and Charlie Hunnam. Crimson Peak follows the story of an aspiring author who travels to a remote mansion, to decipher a mystery involving ghostly visions. (119 mins)

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this ’90s Gothic horror based on Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Branagh plays the titular Frankenstein, while Robert De Niro takes on the role of the monster. (123 mins)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Director Francis Ford Coppola tackles Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Dracula, in this lavish and eye-catching Gothic production from the early ’90s. Gary Oldman plays the lead role of Dracula/Vlad the Impaler, while the supporting cast includes Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, and Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing. (128 mins)

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Yet another Gothic horror, and a marvellous one based on Washington Irving’s 1820 short story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Tim Burton directs; Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, and Christopher Lee star; while the story focuses on an investigation into a series of brutal decapitations taking place in a small village. (105 mins)

The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

And finally, Scott Cooper directs this Gothic mystery-thriller about a detective who teams up with Edgar Allan Poe to investigate a series of murders at a military academy. Christian Bale, Harry Melling, and Gillian Anderson star in The Pale Blue Eye. (130 mins)

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Editor/Writer/Gothic Horror

Alex Wiggan

Alex is a writer, editor, and blogger specialising in movies, TV, comics, retro toys, and general geekery. He is a championing voice in nerd content, an expert in pop culture, and a trusted movie critic who publishes new reviews on a weekly basis. After graduating with a degree in film & television studies from the University of Derby in the UK, Alex went on to study journalism in Sheffield, before acquiring NCTJ accreditation. Prior to a career in blogging, Alex was a magazine editor, a senior copywriter, a features writer, and a freelancer.

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