Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! makes multiple references to Frankenstein films of the past, but one Easter egg proves how smart she and her movie truly are.

Not all the rage.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's punk rock reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein, The Bride!, hits theaters March 6 with Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley

The new horror-romance is being called everything from "a modern classic" to an "unholy mess", earning it a 60% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a ton of comparisons to DC's Joker 2 in the days leading up to its release. Initially, it debuted to 54%, though, so we'll take the slight upswing into certified "fresh" territory...

What happens to Ida, the monster's companion, at the end? Dive into Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! tragic ending.

Warner Bros. dominated the 2025 box office thanks to original horror hits, and the studio looks to continue the hot streak with The Bride!

Meanwhile, Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) has become so agonizingly lonely in his century of undead existence that he seeks out the eccentric Dr. Euphronius (a wonderfully wry Annette Bening).

A dazzling reanimation of a classic monster myth, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film gives Jessie Buckley fierce vitality, even as its ambitions occasionally come apart at the seams.

Before Jessie Buckley stars in Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! alongside Christian Bale, the original horror classic is available to stream.