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!

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Not all the rage.

The film does not offer a clean resolution. Frank and the Bride both confess their love for one another and vow to be together “till the end of time,” but the scene is more poignant than victorious. Both Frank and the Bride remain outsiders in a society that still does not accept either of them, despite their finding one another.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! appears to have been worth the wait, as first reactions are praising Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale's monster movie.

Jessie Buckley returns to the big screen to play one of horror’s most iconic characters – The Bride! But her creation in 1935 birthed something far more