Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) — watch online on iFILM: Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of the classic Gothic novel, with Branagh also starring as Victor Frankenstein himself. Francis Ford Coppola produced, runtime 123 minutes.

Victor Frankenstein's obsession begins the night his mother dies in childbirth. Years later, convinced he can reverse death, he assembles a body from corpse parts and forces it to life with electrical current. Robert De Niro plays the Creature — not a shambling horror but a sentient being with memory, grief, and a demand for justice from the man who made and then abandoned him. Helena Bonham Carter is Elizabeth, Tom Hulce is Clerval, and Ian Holm plays Victor's father.

Where most Hollywood takes on the story foreground the monster, this version keeps the tragedy centered on the scientist. It follows Shelley's text more closely than its predecessors and runs as a morality study as much as a horror film. Watch Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in full online on iFILM.