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Nov 27, 2023 · These are some of the best Gothic movies of all time. November 27, 2023: This article has been updated with more great gothic movies and where each title is streaming. 10 Frankenstein (1931)
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Gothic is a 1986 British psychological horror film directed by Ken Russell, starring Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley, Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont (Mary Shelley's stepsister) and Timothy Spall as Dr. John William Polidori.
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- 'Nosferatu' (1922) More than half a century before Werner Herzog tried his hand at making a Nosferatu movie, the original one came out and became one of the most significant films of the silent era.
- 'The Haunting' (1963) Though the 1999 movie of the same name should be avoided at all costs, 1963's The Haunting is an undisputed classic gothic horror movie.
- 'Hour of the Wolf' (1968) To some extent, 1968's Hour of the Wolf represented Ingmar Bergman branching out from making human dramas about things like death, faith, and existentialism, because this one's a horror movie.
- 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' (2007) Anyone who thinks a gothic horror musical about a serial killer sounds intriguing ought to check out Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Apr 10, 1987 · Gothic: Directed by Ken Russell. With Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr. The Shelleys visit Lord Byron and compete to write a horror story.
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- The Old Dark House (1932) Stream on Criterion Channel. Between Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein James Whale released a much lesser-known but equally accomplished gothic horror story called The Old Dark House.
- Suspiria (1977) Stream now on Paramount+ While first and foremost thought of as the premier example of the Giallo subgenre within Italian horror filmmaking, Dario Argento's Suspiria is an enchanting gothic horror story also, set in a secluded German dance school that harbors a supernatural secret within its walls.
- The Orphanage (2007) Rent now on Prime Video & Apple TV. Considering the director's involvement in the film as an executive producer, it's no wonder why The Orphanage is often mistakenly thought to be a Guillermo del Toro movie.
- The Uninvited (1944) Not available for streaming. Though very much of its time in terms of how it intermingles comedy with its melodrama and horror, The Uninvited is still a starkly atmospheric gothic horror movie that revolves around an all-but-abandoned country estate in Cornwall, England.
68 titles. 1. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, War. 8.2. Rate. 98 Metascore. In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world. Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú.
1. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) R | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror. 7.4. Rate. 57 Metascore. The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land. Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves.
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