What is Victor Frankenstein about?
Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
An eccentric scientist's unorthodox experiment creates a grotesque creature, unfolding with gritty, darkly-comic suspense.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video.
Victor Frankenstein parents guide
Graphic gore, which is more than most PG-13 titles carry. Beyond that, no sex or nudity and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the gore.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is Victor Frankenstein scary?
- Only a little. Victor Frankenstein has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Victor Frankenstein?
- Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Victor Frankenstein rated, and is it OK for kids?
- For teens, mostly: it is rated PG-13, with strong violence, several jump scares and graphic gore.
Cast and crew
Directed byPaul McGuigan
StarringJames McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Freddie Fox, Charles Dance
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