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List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster

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A body of 187 films feature some version or interpretation of the character Frankenstein's monster, first created by Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

Frankenstein's Monster is a retelling of the cultural Golem myth. This list does not include creatures more directly inspired by The Golem, but focuses on those that Shelley's novel directly inspired. A key distinction is that The Golem is made from clay by mystics, but Frankenstein's monster is made from flesh by a scientist. Not all undead creatures and characters are versions of Frankenstein, as they fall into other categories of Reanimation such as a Zombie.

Frankenstein's monster has appeared in many forms and inspired many similar characters. it has been gender-swapped, made into an animal, and given different personalities—but certain thematic elements remain, such as abandonment, the desire to be loved, and a dynamic love or hate relationship between creator and creation.

The 1818 novel describes the creature's appearance as: "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set."

However, the 1931 Frankenstein film by Universal Pictures and it's sequel Bride of Frankenstein have had an immense influence on the appearance and wider cultural understanding of the character. This rendition of the creation is the most pervasive and appears in pop culture and advertising very frequently, giving it an iconic image and status. While the imagery of Frankenstein's monster in relation to the Universal appearance is clearly inspired by Frankenstein, it is also frequent that characters of this appearance lack any relation to the novel and depart heavily from the themes and personality of the original work. Nevertheless, characters made in the likeness of the Universal Monster are still Frankenstein's Monster, even if the only likeness is to a pastiche version of the character. On the other hand, some characters such as Mewtwo and Stitch exhibit similarities in personality, plot, and shared themes despite their lack of physical similarity.

List of films (chronological)

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Film Year Ref.
Frankenstein 1910 [1]
Life Without Soul 1915
Il mostro di Frankenstein 1921 [2] [3]
Frankenstein 1931 [4]
Mickey's Gala Premier (short cartoon) 1933
Toyland Premiere (short cartoon) 1934
Bride of Frankenstein 1935 [4]
Hollywood Capers (short cartoon)
Have You Got Any Castles? (short cartoon) 1938
Son of Frankenstein 1939 [1]
Hellzapoppin' 1941
Man-Made Monster
The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942 [1]
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943
The Mad Ghoul
House of Frankenstein 1944
House of Dracula 1945
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 [1]
Bride of the Monster 1955
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957 [4]
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein [4]
Frankenstein 1970 1958
The Revenge of Frankenstein [1]
Tales of Frankenstein
How To Make A Monster
Franken-Stymied (short cartoon) 1961
The Evil of Frankenstein 1964
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (short cartoon)
The Munsters
Frankenstein vs. Baragon 1965 [5]
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
Milton the Monster
The War of the Gargantuas 1966 [5]
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles
Munster, Go Home!
Casino Royale 1967 [6]
Frankenstein Created Woman
Mad Monster Party?
Yellow Submarine 1968
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
The Monsters of Terror
The Horror of Frankenstein 1970
Groovie Goolies
Flesh Feast
Lady Frankenstein 1971
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
Drácula contra Frankenstein 1972
Rites of Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein
Mad Mad Mad Monsters
Frankenstein '80
Santo Vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
Flesh for Frankenstein 1973 [4]
Blackenstein [5]
Frankenstein
Frankenstein: The True Story [4]
The Spirit of the Beehive [7]
The Mini-Munsters
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974
Young Frankenstein [4]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975
Terror of Frankenstein 1977 [8]
Struck by Lightning 1979
Drak Pack 1980
Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein 1981
Frankenstein Island
The Munsters' Revenge
Frankenstein 1984
Frankenweenie
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
The Bride 1985 [4]
Fracchia vs. Dracula
Re-Animator
The Vindicator 1986
Gothic
The Monster Squad 1987 [9]
RoboCop
Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
Freckled Max and the Spooks
Frankenstein General Hospital 1988 [4]
Rowing with the Wind
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
Young-guwa daengchili 1989
Frankenstein Unbound 1990 [4]
Frankenhooker [4]
Treehouse of Horror
Edward Scissorhands
Bride of Re-Animator
Khatra 1991
Frankenstein 1992
The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993
Where's God When I'm S-Scared?
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994 [4]
Monster Force
Monster Mash 1995
Runaway Brain
Here Come the Munsters
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas 1996
House of Frankenstein 1997
The Creeps
The Post-Modern Prometheus
Billy Frankenstein 1998
Pokémon: The First Movie
Small Soldiers
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein 1999
Rock 'N Roll Frankenstein [10]
Monster Mash 2000
Boltneck
May 2002
The Smurfs Meet Frankenstein
Lilo & Stitch
Frankenthumb
Beyond Re-Animator 2003
Treehouse of Horror
Van Helsing 2004 [4]
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenfish
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove 2005
Subject Two 2006
Frankenstein's Bloody Nightmare
Puzzlehead
Minoriteam
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein - A Documentary 2007
Igor 2008
Soul Eater [11]
House of the Wolf Man 2009
Stan Helsing
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Wizards of Waverly Place
The Frankenstein Syndrome 2010
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
Bikini Frankenstein
Exquisite Corpse
Monster Brawl 2011
Frankenstein: Day of the Beast
Once Upon a Time Ep. In the Name of the Brother
Frankenweenie 2012 [1]
Hotel Transylvania [12]
Mockingbird Lane
Frankenstein's Army 2013 [5]
The Frankenstein Theory
Frankenstein's Hungry Dead
Green Frankenstein
I, Frankenstein 2014 [4]
Army of Frankensteins
Frankenstein, MD
Frankenstein 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Patchwork
Frankenstein vs. The Mummy [13]
Hotel Transylvania 2
The Lazarus Effect
Victor Frankenstein [14]
The Frankenstein Chronicles
The Empire of Corpses
Frankenstein Created Bikers 2016
Second Chance
Haunted Transylvania
Panopticon
Monster Family 2017
Herbert West: Reanimator
FrankenThug
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018
Haunted Transylvania 2
Tales of Frankenstein
Baby Frankenstein
Frankenstein's Creature
Depraved 2019
Haunted Transylvania 3
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein (short film)
The Gravedigger
A Nightmare Wakes 2020
The Last Frankenstein 2021
Frankenstein Ruins Halloween
Haunted Transylvania: Party Like Frankenstein
Sustainable Life with Unlimited Transformations
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022
The Munsters
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster 2023
Poor Things
Lisa Frankenstein 2024
Frankenstein Legacy
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

See also

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References

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