Colin Clive played Henry Frankenstein in the 1931 film, while Isaac restores the character’s true name, Victor, in the 2025 adaptation. But like his predecessor, this Frankenstein is just as obsessed with immortality and cheating death through science.

This article contains spoilers for Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” now streaming on Netflix. Guillermo del Toro has often said that Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel “Frankenstein” is like his Bible. Now,

It's alive! It's alive! Frankenstein has been in lots of movies, from the classics you know and love, to the amazing cult films you never knew about.

For nearly a century, Boris Karloff's creature has defined the appearance of Frankenstein's monster in pop culture. This is the most famous Frankenstein movie, and it was considered quite horrifying in its era.

"Frankenstein" director Guillermo del Toro said there’s a homage to Boris Karloff’s version of Frankenstein’s Monster in his new Netflix original movie adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel, but you’ll have to look for it.

Guillermo del Toro and Netflix have released their version of Frankenstein, starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, which surpasses Universal's version in several ways.

Visually, del Toro’s use of circle motifs, as seen in “Crimson Peak,” “The Shape of Water” and “Nightmare Alley,” was used to symbolize the circular narrative of “Frankenstein.” The film’s begins at dawn with the captain and ends at dawn behind the Creature. This can also be seen in the windows aboard the ship and in Victor’s lab.

Although Mr. del Toro’s film ends with a quote — “The heart will break and yet brokenly live on.” — from Lord Byron, the revenant that continues to haunt us, in all its forms, belongs to Mary Shelley. The creature is alive, eternally morphing upon the silver screen, waiting to acquire a new shape.

"Frankenstein" isn't just a monster movie for director Guillermo del Toro and his cast. It's a tale that puts fathers and sons into perspective.

Guillermo Del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is incredible from start to finish, a heart-wrenching tragedy with themes about what makes us human. Del Toro wrote and directed this