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Mary Shelley

2017 · 120 min

A lush, somber period romance that traces creative awakening through heartbreak, with a brooding atmosphere and emotional restraint.

Directed by
Haifaa al-Mansour
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley
Tagline
Her greatest love inspired her darkest creation
Overview
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”

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Free in the UK
  • Rakuten TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Haifaa al-Mansour
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • grief
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Haifaa al-Mansour
Written by
Emma Jensen, Haifaa al-Mansour
Starring
Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley, Stephen Dillane, Joanne Froggatt, Tom Sturridge, Ben Hardy, Maisie Williams
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
120 min
Country
Ireland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States of America
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