The Bride! (2026)

Directed by

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Genre

drama film, horror film, science fiction film, monster film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 581 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 2026 a new adaptation of the Bride of Frankenstein story focuses on a lonely monster created by a scientist. The film follows a reanimated female creature who searches for connection and her place in the world.

gothicromanticatmosphericdarkly poeticmelancholicdreamlikevisually lushhaunting

What happens

The Bride! is a 2026 American gothic romance film directed and written by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley (in a dual role), Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz. The film draws inspiration from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, which was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein. The Bride! had its world premiere at the Empire Leicester Square in London, on February 26, 2026. It was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 6. It received mixed reviews and was a box office bomb, grossing $24 million worldwide on a budget of $90 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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