The Bride!
2026 · Movie · R · 127 min · ★ 6.2 · 56% critics
In 1930s Chicago, a lonely reanimated figure turns to a daring scientist to create a companion. When a murdered young woman is brought back to life, the experiment sparks a strange, chaotic journey neither creator can fully control.
Also known as Untitled Maggie Gyllenhaal Project · La Fiancée!
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Details
- Years
- 2026
- Release date
- 2026-03-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (501 votes)
- Budget
- $90,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy strange gothic romance with dark humor and a wild mood, especially near Nosferatu or Frankenhooker; Not for you if you need a clear, tidy story.
Pros: bold gothic style; strong performances; memorable atmosphere | Cons: messy story; uneven pacing; overcrowded ideas
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- new york city
- prostitute
- based on novel or book
- musical
- mad scientist
- niagara falls
- murder
- loneliness
- reanimation
- police corruption
- back from the dead
- +21 more
Cast & crew
Jessie Buckley
as Ida / The Bride / Mary Shelley
Christian Bale
as Frank
Peter Sarsgaard
as Jake Wiles
John Magaro
as Clyde
Jeannie Berlin
as Greta
Annette Bening
as Dr. Euphronious
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Ronnie Reed
Penélope Cruz
as Myrna Malloy
Zlatko Burić
as Lupino
Louis Cancelmi
as Officer Goodman
Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal