# List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster

A body of 187 films feature some version or interpretation of the character Frankenstein's monster, first created by Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
Frankenstein's Monster is a retelling of the cultural Golem myth. This list does not include creatures more directly inspired by The Golem, but focuses on those that Shelley's novel directly inspired. A key distinction is that The Golem is made from clay by mystics, but Frankenstein's monster is made from flesh by a scientist. Not all undead creatures and characters are versions of Frankenstein, as they fall into other categories of Reanimation such as a Zombie.
Frankenstein's monster has appeared in many forms and inspired many similar characters. it has been gender-swapped, made into an animal, and given different personalities—but certain thematic elements remain, such as abandonment, the desire to be loved, and a dynamic love or hate relationship between creator and creation.
The 1818 novel describes the creature's appearance as: "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set."
However, the 1931 Frankenstein film by Universal Pictures and its sequel Bride of Frankenstein have had an immense influence on the appearance and wider cultural understanding of the character. This rendition of the creation is the most pervasive and appears in pop culture and advertising very frequently, giving it an iconic image and status. While the imagery of Frankenstein's monster in relation to the Universal appearance is clearly inspired by Frankenstein, it is also frequent that characters of this appearance lack any relation to the novel and depart heavily from the themes and personality of the original work. Nevertheless, characters made in the likeness of the Universal Monster are still Frankenstein's Monster, even if the only likeness is to a pastiche version of the character. On the other hand, some characters such as Mewtwo and Stitch exhibit similarities in personality, plot, and shared themes despite their lack of physical similarity.

## List of films (chronological)

| Film | Year | Ref. |
| Frankenstein | 1910 | |
| Life Without Soul | 1915 | |
| Il mostro di Frankenstein | 1921 | [2] [3] |
| Frankenstein | 1931 | |
| Mickey's Gala Premier (short cartoon) | 1933 | |
| Toyland Premiere (short cartoon) | 1934 | |
| Bride of Frankenstein | 1935 | |
| Hollywood Capers (short cartoon) | 1935 | |
| Have You Got Any Castles? (short cartoon) | 1938 | |
| Son of Frankenstein | 1939 | |
| Hellzapoppin' | 1941 | |
| Man-Made Monster | 1941 | |
| The Ghost of Frankenstein | 1942 | |
| Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | 1943 | |
| The Mad Ghoul | 1943 | |
| House of Frankenstein | 1944 | |
| House of Dracula | 1945 | |
| Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | 1948 | |
| Bride of the Monster | 1955 | |
| The Curse of Frankenstein | 1957 | |
| I Was a Teenage Frankenstein | 1957 | |
| Frankenstein 1970 | 1958 | |
| The Revenge of Frankenstein | 1958 | |
| Tales of Frankenstein | 1958 | |
| How To Make A Monster | 1958 | |
| Franken-Stymied (short cartoon) | 1961 | |
| The Evil of Frankenstein | 1964 | |
| Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (short cartoon) | 1964 | |
| The Munsters | 1964 | |
| Frankenstein vs. Baragon | 1965 | |
| The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo | 1965 | |
| Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster | 1965 | |
| Milton the Monster | 1965 | |
| The War of the Gargantuas | 1966 | |
| Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter | 1966 | |
| Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles | 1966 | |
| Munster, Go Home! | 1966 | |
| Casino Royale | 1967 | |
| Frankenstein Created Woman | 1967 | |
| Mad Monster Party? | 1967 | |
| Yellow Submarine | 1968 | |
| Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | 1969 | |
| The Monsters of Terror | 1969 | |
| The Horror of Frankenstein | 1970 | |
| Groovie Goolies | 1970 | |
| Flesh Feast | 1970 | |
| Lady Frankenstein | 1971 | |
| The Hilarious House of Frightenstein | 1971 | |
| Drácula contra Frankenstein | 1972 | |
| Rites of Frankenstein | 1972 | |
| Dracula vs. Frankenstein | 1972 | |
| The Curse of Frankenstein | 1972 | |
| Mad Mad Mad Monsters | 1972 | |
| Frankenstein '80 | 1972 | |
| Santo Vs. Frankenstein's Daughter | 1972 | |
| Flesh for Frankenstein | 1973 | |
| Blackenstein | 1973 | |
| Frankenstein | 1973 | |
| Frankenstein: The True Story | 1973 | |
| The Spirit of the Beehive | 1973 | |
| The Mini-Munsters | 1973 | |
| Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | 1974 | |
| Young Frankenstein | 1974 | |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 1975 | |
| Terror of Frankenstein | 1977 | |
| Struck by Lightning | 1979 | |
| Drak Pack | 1980 | |
| Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein | 1981 | |
| Frankenstein Island | 1981 | |
| The Munsters' Revenge | 1981 | |
| Frankenstein | 1984 | |
| Frankenweenie | 1984 | |
| Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie | 1984 | |
| The Bride | 1985 | |
| Fracchia vs. Dracula | 1985 | |
| Re-Animator | 1985 | |
| The Vindicator | 1986 | |
| Gothic | 1986 | |
| The Monster Squad | 1987 | |
| RoboCop | 1987 | |
| Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | 1987 | |
| Freckled Max and the Spooks | 1987 | |
| Frankenstein General Hospital | 1988 | |
| Rowing with the Wind | 1988 | |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf | 1988 | |
| Young-guwa daengchili | 1989 | |
| Frankenstein Unbound | 1990 | |
| Frankenhooker | 1990 | |
| Treehouse of Horror | 1990 | |
| Edward Scissorhands | 1990 | |
| Bride of Re-Animator | 1990 | |
| Khatra | 1991 | |
| Frankenstein | 1992 | |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | |
| Where's God When I'm S-Scared? | 1993 | |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | 1994 | |
| Monster Force | 1994 | |
| Monster Mash | 1995 | |
| Runaway Brain | 1995 | |
| Here Come the Munsters | 1995 | |
| The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | 1996 | |
| House of Frankenstein | 1997 | |
| The Creeps | 1997 | |
| The Post-Modern Prometheus | 1997 | |
| Billy Frankenstein | 1998 | |
| Pokémon: The First Movie | 1998 | |
| Small Soldiers | 1998 | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | 1999 | |
| Rock 'N Roll Frankenstein | 1999 | |
| Monster Mash | 2000 | |
| Boltneck | 2000 | |
| May | 2002 | |
| The Smurfs Meet Frankenstein | 2002 | |
| Lilo & Stitch | 2002 | |
| Frankenthumb | 2002 | |
| Beyond Re-Animator | 2003 | |
| Treehouse of Horror | 2003 | |
| Van Helsing | 2004 | |
| Frankenstein | 2004 | |
| Frankenstein | 2004 | |
| Frankenfish | 2004 | |
| Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove | 2005 | |
| Subject Two | 2006 | |
| Frankenstein's Bloody Nightmare | 2006 | |
| Puzzlehead | 2006 | |
| Minoriteam | 2006 | |
| Mary Shelly's Frankenstein - A Documentary | 2007 | |
| Igor | 2008 | |
| Soul Eater | 2008 | |
| House of the Wolf Man | 2009 | |
| Stan Helsing | 2009 | |
| Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl | 2009 | |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | 2009 | |
| The Frankenstein Syndrome | 2010 | |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | 2010 | |
| Bikini Frankenstein | 2010 | |
| Exquisite Corpse | 2010 | |
| Monster Brawl | 2011 | |
| Frankenstein: Day of the Beast | 2011 | |
| Once Upon a Time Ep. In the Name of the Brother | 2011 | |
| Frankenweenie | 2012 | |
| Hotel Transylvania | 2012 | |
| Mockingbird Lane | 2012 | |
| Frankenstein's Army | 2013 | |
| The Frankenstein Theory | 2013 | |
| Frankenstein's Hungry Dead | 2013 | |
| Green Frankenstein | 2013 | |
| I, Frankenstein | 2014 | |
| Army of Frankensteins | 2014 | |
| Frankenstein, MD | 2014 | |
| Frankenstein | 2015 | |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | |
| Patchwork | 2015 | |
| Frankenstein vs. The Mummy | 2015 | |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | 2015 | |
| The Lazarus Effect | 2015 | |
| Victor Frankenstein | 2015 | |
| The Frankenstein Chronicles | 2015 | |
| The Empire of Corpses | 2015 | |
| Frankenstein Created Bikers | 2016 | |
| Second Chance | 2016 | |
| Haunted Transylvania | 2016 | |
| Panopticon | 2016 | |
| Monster Family | 2017 | |
| Herbert West: Reanimator | 2017 | |
| FrankenThug | 2017 | |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | 2018 | |
| Haunted Transylvania 2 | 2018 | |
| Tales of Frankenstein | 2018 | |
| Baby Frankenstein | 2018 | |
| Frankenstein's Creature | 2018 | |
| Depraved | 2019 | |
| Haunted Transylvania 3 | 2019 | |
| Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein (short film) | 2019 | |
| The Gravedigger | 2019 | |
| A Nightmare Wakes | 2020 | |
| The Last Frankenstein | 2021 | |
| Frankenstein Ruins Halloween | 2021 | |
| Haunted Transylvania: Party Like Frankenstein | 2021 | |
| Sustainable Life with Unlimited Transformations | 2021 | |
| The Great Yokai War: Guardians | 2021 | |
| Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | 2022 | |
| The Munsters | 2022 | |
| The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster | 2023 | |
| Poor Things | 2023 | |
| Lisa Frankenstein | 2024 | |
| Frankenstein Legacy | 2024 | |
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | 2024 | |
| The Bride! | 2025 | |