Gods and Monsters
“A portrait of an outrageous friendship.”
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Flashpoint
Language
en
Status
Released
How Gods and Monsters performed
Budget
$10.0M
Worldwide Gross
$6.5M
Gross Profit
−$3.5M
Return
0.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$929K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
James Whale
Ian McKellen
James Whale
Clayton Boone
Brendan Fraser
Clayton Boone
Hanna
Lynn Redgrave
Hanna
Betty
Lolita Davidovich
Betty
David Lewis
David Dukes
David Lewis
Harry
Kevin J. O'Connor
Harry
Dwight
Mark Kiely
Dwight
Edmund Kay
Jack Plotnick
Edmund Kay
Elsa Lanchester
Rosalind Ayres
Elsa Lanchester
Boris Karloff
Jack Betts
Boris Karloff
Colin Clive
Matt McKenzie
Colin Clive
Leonard Barnett
Todd Babcock
Leonard Barnett
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