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Frankenstein (1931): Scores Across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDB

7.7IMDb
94%Tomatometer
91Metacritic
7.5TMDB

Frankenstein is a 1931 drama, horror, sci-fi film directed by James Whale. It scores 7.7 on IMDb, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 91 on Metacritic, 7.5 on TMDB. Audiences and critics disagree: scaled to 100, IMDb users give it 77 while Metacritic critics give it 91, a gap of 14 points in favor of critics. Ranked by confidence-weighted IMDb score, it is number 3 of 77 films from 1931 in our catalog and number 20 of 1,143 horror films.

Billed cast: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, Frederick Kerr.

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