Mary Shelley

Here's a film that thinks the story behind Frankenstein is as interesting as the monster. Mary pursues a scandalous romance with Percy Shelley while birthing her most famous creation. It's a perfectly fine biopic, but it might send you back to the book.

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Haifaa al-Mansour directed Mary Shelley in 2017. See Haifaa al-Mansour's full filmography, where to start with Haifaa al-Mansour, or where to go after you've seen everything by Haifaa al-Mansour.

Mary Shelley was released in 2017 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.