
Movies that feel like Frankenstein (1931)
If you loved Frankenstein, the closest films we have are The Invisible Man (1933), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and Island of Lost Souls (1932). All three share Frankenstein's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Paramount Plus Premium, Peacock Premium and Shudder and others, checked against today's data.
If Frankenstein hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Bride of Frankenstein (1935) · Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Both are James Whale's work, and they rhyme
The difference: None of the stillness Frankenstein is built on

Two things both keep coming back to: black and white and pre-code

Common ground: mad doctor

One thread runs through both: black and white
The difference: Made in the 1950s, in a different era of the craft

James Whale directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Frankenstein does

The same two preoccupations: monster, and halloween

Both are built on the same subject: experiment

The same preoccupation in both: angry mob

Both keep coming back to the same thing: monster

Both are built on the same subject: pre-code

Common ground in both: reanimation and laboratory

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath
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