Gothic

Gothic (2002)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 49% of users liked it
    (5,603 ratings)

Lurid, kitschy, over the top--what more does one expect from Ken Russell, director of The Devils, Tommy, and Altered States? Gothic purports to tell the story of a night that Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and the future Mary Shelley spent at a country estate and decided to write ghost stories--a 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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