Movies like Frankenstein (1940)
The best movies like Frankenstein (1940) are Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). If Frankenstein hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBride of Frankenstein (1935)7.5/10 from 1,171 votes
- NewestFrankenstonya (2026)Released 2026
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFrankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSon of Frankenstein (1939)
One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeadsight (2018)
A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality unravels, the line between performance and nightmare begins to blur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Jester (2016)
The Jester is the titular main antagonist of the horror/thriller analogy short films of the same name. He is an enigmatic and malevolent being who enjoys inducing suffering to individuals he comes across who don't appreciate his own tricks or break the rules of Halloween.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Wailer (2006)
On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReturn of the Tooth Fairy (2020)
The Tooth Fairy is back. 15 years after the events of the first movie, Corey, now grown up but mentally scarred has gone to a class reunion. However, the Tooth Fairy is back, and this time - You better have flossed properly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Jester: Chapter 3 (2019)
On Halloween night, a young girl has no one to go trick-or-treating with....until The Jester offers to tag along.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisManiac (1963)
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilent Zone (2025)
In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCircle (2015)
In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them must die…executed by a strange device in the center of the room.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Bury the Living (1958)
The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once again and prove his point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dark Mirror (1946)
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRace with the Devil (1975)
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the village of Keineneburg to ensnare victims and satisfy his evil thirst.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSiren (2016)
A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoctor Imperfect and the Perfect Man (2025)
A failing scientist, Azrael Thran, decides to clone himself as a last minute effort to achieve success and escape his controlling father.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Draft (2022)
In a far away castle, a doctor has given life to a creature he stitched back together from corpses. However, it doesn’t seem to suffice him…
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Dracula vs. Frankenstein's Monster (2016)
Horror film featuring Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Bad Ben 14: Frankenstein (2024)
The previous owner of Steelmanville Road is having boxes with body parts in them shipped to Tom Riley asking him to assemble them into her "perfect lover." He has no experience but he'll do anything for money!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Birth/Rebirth (2023)
A single mother and a childless morgue technician are bound together by their relationship to a little girl they have reanimated from the dead.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGrandma's Apartment (TBA)
A grandmother and her grandson navigate love and fame, while crossing paths with Baron Frankenstein.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Van Helsing (2004)
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrankenstein: Savior of the Zombie Apocalypse (2018)
In a world ravaged by biological disaster a lone survivor takes up refuge from the blood thirsty creatures pursuing him. But his respite is short as he discovers he is not alone and his fate now lies in the hands of a different kind of monster.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Frankenstonya (2026)
Following a mysterious disappearance, actress Tônya Frank reemerges in the public eye transformed: new look, new persona, and starring in the latest film by the unknown underground director Victor. On the Jorge Borges Show, she unleashes biting commentary on Brazilian cinema as she recounts the journey behind her metamorphosis.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Prince's Kiss (2015)
A Gothic Horror retelling of "Sleeping Beauty", in which Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant falls in love with his master's latest monstrous creation, and tries to bring it to life through a true love's kiss.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Frankenstein?
The closest matches to Frankenstein are Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Frankenstein?
Start with Bride of Frankenstein (1935), the closest match to Frankenstein.
What is the highest-rated movie like Frankenstein?
Bride of Frankenstein (1935), rated 7.5/10 by 1,171 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Frankenstein?
Frankenstonya (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Frankenstein?
Yes: Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942).
How are movies similar to Frankenstein chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Frankenstein, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.