Gothic

Gothic (1986)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 49% of users liked it
    (5,630 ratings)

Director Ken Russell applies his trademark excess to this surreal, experimental examination of the creative dementia which shaped Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein. The story is embellished from events which allegedly took place at the Swiss villa of Lord Byron (Gabriel Byrne) on the night… More

R, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By
Ken Russell
Written By
Stephen Volk
Genres
Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2002 Wide
On DVD
Mar 14, 2000

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    I'll take my Byron and Shelley straight.

  • Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews

    'Gothic' can be taken neither seriously nor with a saving pinch of salt.

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    There's no sleeping tonight

  • James O'Ehley, Movie Gurus

    I had forgotten just how plain weird director Ken Russell can be . . .

  • Brian Webster, Apollo Guide

    A weird and visually memorable film that Russell fans will love and others will find interesting and at least slightly more accessible than most of his other films.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Robert C


    Just rewatched this. What could have been a pretty amazing film, falls a bit flat due to some bad editing. But I still love it to spite all of it's flaws.

  • Sophie B


    I like the original story and if it were done in a more serious and dramatic way (with a fair amount of light-heartedness) this could have been a briliant film. It was simply too weird for my liking although it was made very well. Good acting.

  • Cindy I


    Crazy-ass movie. Ken Russell is a freak.

  • Greg S


    The poets Byron and Shelley, along with FRANKENSTEIN author Mary Shelly and other guests, spend a night drinking laudanum and holding a seance to conjure up their worst nightmares. The non-linear horror story gives Ken Russel a chance to do what he does best--produce lurid,… More

  • Wahida K


    Well this Movie has a messed up Story. A lot of Nudity guaranteed, but there is a less point in the Plot and then the clossing as "Mary Shelleys Frankenstein? I dont deny that I enjoyed it, but I still missed the main thing: what is it all about?

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