Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! Lands on Prime Video After Box-Office Struggles

The Bride! has arrived on Prime Video, offering audiences a fresh look at one of 2026's biggest box-office underperformers. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, the film is a bold feminist take on the 1935 movie Bride of Frankenstein. Jessie Buckley stars as a murdered woman brought back to life as the new wife of Christian Bale's Frankenstein — and it is her radical ideas that begin to reshape the world around her. Stylish and gothic in tone, the film has drawn a mixed critical reception — earning 57% on Rotten Tomatoes and 5.6/10 on IMDb — with reviewers noting it may fall short on polish but compensates with daring, ambitious ideas. Buckley and Bale are joined by a stellar ensemble that includes Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, and Jake Gyllenhaal, the director's well-known brother. Although the film ranks among 2026's most notable theatrical disappointments, its arrival on streaming is seen as a timely opportunity — particularly for the Halloween season — and it is widely expected to find a larger audience on the platform.