Guillermo del Toro's take on Frankenstein was a long time coming. The director had been open about his interest in the infamous monster since he was still knee-deep in the Hellboy franchise. When del Toro's Frankenstein finally came out, IGN gave the movie a glowing 9 out of 10 review.

You can watch it anytime on Netflix, but it's too good of a movie to stay on streaming forever. Thankfully, Frankenstein joined the Criterion Collection this past October. It's only been out for a couple of weeks, but thanks to Criterion's big November sale, you can already get Frankenstein's Criterion edition for 50% off from now until December 7.

The cover art is a beautiful Baroque-style painting that captures the tragic side of the movie with soft brush strokes. All formats of the film feature the same cover, so the difference in prices is just about the quality of video and additional features. With the 50% discount going on now, all editions of this movie are now at their lowest-ever prices.

4K UHD and Blu-Ray Special Edition Features

  • 4K digital master of the theatrical version of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
  • 4K digital master of Frankenstein: The Reborn Cut, a new, extended director’s cut of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
  • Two 4K UHD discs of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the films and special features
  • New audio commentary on The Reborn Cut featuring director Guillermo del Toro
  • The Anatomy Lesson: Director’s Cut, a new documentary on the making of the film
  • The Parlour, a collection of conversations on craft featuring del Toro; actors Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Oscar Isaac; cinematographer Dan Laustsen; production designer Tamara Deverell; costume designer Kate Hawley; and creature designer Mike Hill
  • Q&As moderated by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and musician Patti Smith
  • Interview with composer Alexandre Desplat conducted by film-music scholar Jon Burlingame
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
  • PLUS: An essay by scholar and author Christopher Frayling

What we said in our review

"Some of us have been waiting 20 years for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – in fact, I coulda sworn I even saw GDT’s actual drawings in Victor’s papers at one point!? – and it does not disappoint. The filmmaker puts all of his skills to bear in this spin on the Mary Shelley story as he goes for a tale of tragedy, romance, and redemption rather than a straight horror flick. Which isn’t to say that there isn’t plenty of gore or creepy moments, but that’s the trimmings of this film, as blood-red as they are. No, del Toro’s really interested in – to paraphrase the Creature – why violence so often feels inevitable. And what it takes to stop it." - Scott Collura

Shop the Full Sale

The Criterion Collection 50% off sale includes everything except for preorders, so anything released before November 6 is fair game. This includes another popular Netflix movie, KPop Demon Hunters, which came out earlier this week.