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Mary Shelley (2017) | Ranked Top 21% · CriticCrunch

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Mary Shelley

Movie2017·120 min

Mary Shelley

Directed by Haifaa al-Mansour

A romance drama film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 21%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

1K ratings

About Mary Shelley

The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: forbidden love, ambition hubris, identity self discovery, 18th 19th century, music performance, london, grand estate, romantic partners, outsider misfit, genius prodigy, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, sweeping romance, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Haifaa al-Mansour
Language: English

Cast

Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley

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How Mary Shelley Ranks

All movies

Top 21%

2010s movies

Top 17%

Romance movies

Top 24%

2010s Romance movies

Top 25%

★Haifaa al-Mansour films#2 of 3

Top 25% 2010s Romance movies.

Second-best Haifaa al-Mansour film, behind Nappily Ever After.

the vibe

Mary Shelley Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachableseriouspersonalheartfelt

contemplative

stylized

What it's about

rise & fallnonlinear flashbackforbidden loveambition hubrisidentity self discoveryoutsider misfitgenius prodigyromantic partnersmusic performancesweeping romanceforbidden star crossedlondongrand estate18th–19th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet