
Movies that feel likeFrankenstein (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.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Old Dark House (1932).
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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: Trades the stillness of Frankenstein for an angle of its own

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

Both are built on the same subject: experiment

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

The same preoccupation in both: angry mob

The same two preoccupations: monster, and halloween

Both keep coming back to the same thing: monster

The same preoccupation in both: experiment

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
In the mood for more contemplative?
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