Best Frankenstein Films
Probably the best horror character of all, with 2 of the best horror films of all time, and 2 of the funniest horror adaptations. That being said, most Frankenstein films are disappointing.
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- DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris KarloffDr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.The first is the best.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin CliveMary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.James Whale returns as the Director along with Boris Karloff as "the Monster" with fabulous performances from Elsa Lancaster ("The Bride"), Colin Clive ("Dr. Frankenstein"), and Ernst Thesiger ("Dr Pretorius").
- DirectorCharles BartonWalter LantzStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloLon Chaney Jr.The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.Glenn Strange plays "The Monster" and Bela Lugosi plays "Dracula" in this comedy.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsDaniel RadcliffeJames McAvoyJessica Brown FindlayTold from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today.An imaginative prequel to the 1931 film with lots of clever twists.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingHazel CourtRobert UrquhartWhile awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.Hammer's first color horror with Christopher Lee as "The Monster" and Peter Cushing as "Baron von Frankenstein"
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsGene WilderMadeline KahnMarty FeldmanAn American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.Mel Brooks at his best, with Peter Boyle as "The Monster" and Gene Wilder as "Dr. Fronkenstein". Great performances from Marty Feldman as "Igor" and Madeline Kahn as the love interest
- DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsBoris KarloffBasil RathboneBela LugosiReturning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.Not as good as the others, but how can you go wrong with Karloff as "The Monster", Bela Lugosi as "Ygor" and Basil Rathbone as "the Baron". Look for Lionel Atwill as "the Inspector", a role parodied many times.
