Movie · Drama · Biography

Ian McKellen delivers a riveting, award-winning performance as Hollywood horror director James Whale. It's 1957, and Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah (Lynn Redgrave), hires a handsome young gardener, Clayton Boone (Brendan Fraser), the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship. This powerful and poignant relationship will change their lives forever.

1998 · 1h 45m
  • 96%
  • 15+
Director Bill Condon

Trailers

Related

Cast & Crew

About

Gods and Monsters

Drama

Ian McKellen delivers a riveting, award-winning performance as Hollywood horror director James Whale. It's 1957, and Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah (Lynn Redgrave), hires a handsome young gardener, Clayton Boone (Brendan Fraser), the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship. This powerful and poignant relationship will change their lives forever.

COMMON SENSE

Haunting biopic has language, nudity, predatory behavior.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8.6
Reviews 70
Fresh 67
Rotten 3

Information

Studio
Lionsgate
Released
1998
Run Time
1 hr 45 min
Rated
R For sexual material and language.
Content Advisories
Suggestive Dialogue, Language, Violence, Sexual Content
Region of Origin
United States
© 1998 Spike Productions Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.