Movies like Young Frankenstein

Key Features:: Mad scientist, Monster, Inheritance, Reanimation, Hunchback, Dark humor, Parody, Gothic horror, Cult classic, Physical comedy, Mistaken identity, Scientific hubris, Nudity-moderate
Tone:: humorous, whimsical, satirical
Target Audience:: Comedy fans, Cult film enthusiasts, Horror parody fans, Mel Brooks fans
Emotional Arc:: Amusement → Hilarity

Young Frankenstein

1974-12-15

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

Genres

Comedy

Cast

Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, Liam Dunn, Danny Goldman

Crew

Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks

Rating

★7.9(3287 votes)