The Bride! (2026) (original) (raw)

In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change.

In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change. (less)

Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Writers: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Shelley
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Pen�lope Cruz, Julianne Hough, Peter Sarsgaard
Producer: Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 6, 2026

3 / 10

For her second feature-length directorial effort, Maggie Gyllenhaal goes from the smallness of the psychological thriller �The Lost Daughter� to the bigness of �The Bride.� Armed with a massive budget and her own screenplay, Gyllenhaal sets out to redefine 1935�s �Bride of Frankenstein� with help from the ghost of author Mary Shelley and the pumping heart of cinema, submitting a significant effort to transform the endeavor into a lawless, anarchic overview of monster love. �The Bride� goes for broke with its tone and character creations, putting Gyllenhaal to work transforming the idea into a ...read more...

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