The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

  • 23% of critics liked it
    (31 reviews)

  • 26% of users liked it
    (42,226 ratings)

On a remote tropical island, Dr. Moreau has appointed himself ruler over a menagerie of genetic mutants fashioned in his gene-splicing chamber of horrors. The products of his misguided attempt to create a more "pure" human species, the man-beasts worship Moreau as their god and "father" and live by… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
John Frankenheimer, Richard Stanley
Written By
Richard Stanley, Ron Hutchinson
Genres
Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Aug 23, 1996 Wide
On DVD
Aug 28, 1997
New Line Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Mike Clark, USA Today

    The movie keeps switching focus without ever getting its bearings, and when Brando exits earlier than expected, there's little but mayhem to fall back on.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Muddled effort.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    An often fascinating mess, but a mess all the same.

  • Judith Egerton, Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

    There's the obese Brando pretending to be God while dressed in gauzy white robes like a demented pope

  • Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

    Amazingly, Kilmer delivers an odder performance than Brando. Creepy retelling.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Ken S


    Brando and Kilmer are both totally off their rockers in this. Kudos to Frankenheimer for just finishing this flawed, but slightly interesting film. Stan Winston's make up is also incredible.

  • Tim S


    Not that great.

  • Wahida K


    On a remote ISLAND in the South Pacific, the balance OF nature has been upset by the experiments of DR. MOREAU... with the key of science he's unlocked the gates of hell.

  • Anthony L


    Great cast, stupid film! The making of this film is far more interesting than the film itself. It goes down as being one of the most ?difficult? productions ever.

  • Justin Y


    Despite having some good actors and a potentially good story, this adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel of the same name, doesn't really go anywhere.<p>The sci-fi aspect of the story is definitely there, but the movie fails to take full advantage of it. In the end, this… More

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