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‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Are Magnetic Monsters in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Lumbering Punk Horror Trip
It’s a scrappy punk feminist tragicomedy of l’amour fou, a renegade take-off on the “Frankenstein” myth.

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‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Get Their Freak on in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bludgeoning Feminist Frankenstein Spin
‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley’s latest is one of the worst movies I’ve seen in this job
Maggie Gyllenhaal reveals Warner Bros made her cut down sexual violence in The Bride! after she was 'taken to task' over graphic scenes as film is brutally savaged by critics
Maggie Gyllenhaal has revealed that Warner Bros made her cut down some of the sexually violent scenes in The Bride!, after the film was critically panned.

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‘The Bride!’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Critics Split On Monster Movie Redux
The Bride! Review: Jessie Buckley & Christian Bale Frankenstein Movie Is Enchanting
The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's Beautiful, Messy Monster Movie Is An Unhinged Delight
Full of bold visuals, brutal violence, and references to all sorts of "Frankenstein" movies including, believe it or not, "Young Frankenstein," "The Bride!" is the type of movie you love both because ...

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Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' is out this Friday: Everything to know about the gothic romance set in 1930s Chicago
‘The Bride!’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Reinvents The ‘Frankenstein’ Story And Gives Sensational Jessie Buckley And Christian Bale A Monster Mashup Like No Other

New horror-romance The Bride earns mixed first reviews, as critics call it everything from "a modern classic" to a "wokified, Jokerfied Folie-a-deux"

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...

‘The Bride!’ Review: Frankie, My Dear

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s time-shifting, genre-hopping riff on Mary Shelley’s creation stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale as outlaws in love.

Thanks to Mary Shelley, 'The Bride!' finally speaks her truth

Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" puts a spin on a horror classic. And she found monster inspiration in a literary giant and a 1930s actress.

Can The Bride Keep Warner Bros.' Box Office Horror Hot Streak Alive?

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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The Bride! Ending Explained: What Happens to Jessie Buckley in the Shocking Horror-Romance Finale?

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

Kick the bride! Down the aisle

Maggie Gyllenhaal makes a riot grrrl manifesto comedy.

Maggie Gyllenhaal told one ‘violent' scene in The Bride! was ‘too much'

Maggie Gyllenhaal's punk rock reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein, The Bride!, hits theaters March 6 with Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley
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THE BRIDE! Social Media Reactions Promise Horror Fans "A Lush, Gothic Romance" Featuring Frankenstein

The reactions are in for The Bride!, and it sounds like horror fans should brace themselves for powerhouse performances in one of the year's most unique, twisted tales.