1935: The Bride of Frankenstein

Universal Pictures

– Director: James Whale

– Stacker score: 90.1

– Metascore: 95

– IMDb user rating: 7.8

– Runtime: 75 minutes

Frankenstein’s monster, played by Boris Karloff, gets a love interest in this iconic sequel, which blends genuine horror with elements of satire. Karloff was so well-known by this point that he was billed under his last name alone.

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