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The Bride!

The Bride!

Science Fiction · Horror · Fantasy · 2026

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

Movie details

The Bride!

“Here comes the mother f*%#ing bride!”

2026 Science Fiction · Horror · Fantasy 2h 7m

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Bride!?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Written by

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Ida / The Bride / Mary Shelley

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Frank

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Jake Wiles

John Magaro

John Magaro

Clyde

Jeannie Berlin

Jeannie Berlin

Greta

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Dr. Euphronious

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Ronnie Reed

Court is in session

Put The Bride! on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.