Back home

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

322 votes

Producing House

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1931-12-24

Runtime: 96 mins

Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Spoken language: English

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Drama

Original title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Reviews

J

John Chard
I have no soul. I'm beyond the pale. I'm one of the living dead! It's one of the most famous pieces of literature ever written, a genius piece of story telling from the trippy mind of Robert Louis Stevenson. That it has consistently been ripe for film and stage adaptations, and continues to be so since it first surfaced in written form in 1866, is testament to what a devilishly intelligent piece of work it is. This 1931 version, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and staring Fredric March, may not be 100% faithful to the source, but it's arguably the finest adaptation to screen, led by a superb performance from March and featuring technical guile by Mamoulian and his team. It's wonderfully stylish, and coming as it did before the Hayes Code, it's sexy and dangerous, awash with terrifying cruelty, with the subversive and Freudian psychological beats making for a Gothic horror classic. Split personality a go go, inhibitions cast asunder, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is priceless. 8/10
2015-10-15

Recommendations

The White Dawn
3.3

The White Dawn

1974-07-21

In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an

Ken Park
3

Ken Park

2003-01-30

Teen skater Ken Park (nicknamed Krap Nek; his name spelled and pronounced backward) kills himself at

Carrie
3.1

Carrie

2002-11-04

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and

Sahara
3

Sahara

2005-04-06

Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African dese

Creep
3

Creep

2004-08-10

Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into t

At First Light
2.9

At First Light

2018-10-05

High school senior Alex has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town. She

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534
2.5

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534

2001-01-01

Having taken the blame for an accident beyond his control, pilot Mike Hogan has been on administrati

The Shell Seekers
3.5

The Shell Seekers

2007-10-18

Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the f

Cannibal Holocaust
3.1

Cannibal Holocaust

1980-02-07

A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the foot

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
3

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003-07-11

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together

Buffalo Soldiers
3.1

Buffalo Soldiers

2002-10-31

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of

The Ring Two
2.9

The Ring Two

2005-03-10

After the ordeal with Samara, Rachel and Aiden move to a rural town. But soon Rachel learns about th

Being There
3.8

Being There

1979-12-19

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old

Congo
2.8

Congo

1995-06-09

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa, wher

Night of the Living Dead
3.8

Night of the Living Dead

1968-10-04

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of

Delirium
3.1

Delirium

2014-06-20

Set in a world where love is deemed illegal and can be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95

Quadrophenia
3.5

Quadrophenia

1979-09-14

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Ji

The Iron Giant
4

The Iron Giant

1999-08-06

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-ol

For Love of the Game
3.2

For Love of the Game

1999-09-17

A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last cha

Mansfield Park
3.4

Mansfield Park

1999-11-12

Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by