A brilliant scientist’s monstrous experiment unravels into a bleak, darkly-comic tragedy for creator and creation.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
What we could confirm fits an R: a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
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Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
No. Brace yourself.
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Black Swan (2010)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · measuredA ballerina's pursuit of perfection unravels her mind in a bleak and darkly comic descent.
Parasite (2019)Darkly comic · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingA poor family's grift of the wealthy Parks escalates into a darkly comic and bleakly suspenseful class struggle.
American History X (1998)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreA reformed skinhead confronts his violent past and the devastating impact it has on his younger brother.
Schindler's List (1993)Bleak · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreA German businessman confronts the bleak realities of war, saving lives with earnest defiance and measured hope.
The Exorcist (1973)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA mother's desperate fight for her possessed daughter unfolds with bleak, gritty suspense.
Fight Club (1999)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingAn insomniac and a soap salesman unleash primal aggression, igniting a darkly comic, surreal spiral toward oblivion.Frankenstein is on our Halloween; Horror, not scary; Horror on Netflix; Fantasy on Netflix; and Horror lists.
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