Frankenstein(2015)
2015 · Bernard Rose · 89 min
After he is artificially created, then left for dead by a husband-and-wife team of eccentric scientists, Adam is confronted with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him. This perfect creation-turned disfigured monster must come to grips with the horrific nature of humanity.
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
5.4123 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Frankenstein scares
Watching it feels less like being scared and more like being worn down by sadness and discomfort as you follow the creature's side of the story. The pace is slow and mournful, with violence arriving in sudden, ugly bursts rather than constant action. This isn't a ghost or magic story — the horror comes from how people treat something different, and from the raw physical toll the creature endures. It's more of a heavy, upsetting watch than a fun scare, closer to a tragedy with horror elements than a traditional monster movie.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Frankenstein rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 75 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A steadily darkening journey that keeps piling on cruelty and violence until it turns punishing by the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Frankenstein?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Frankenstein rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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