6 Best Boris Karloff Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 27, 2026

Boris Karloff brought unforgettable, sympathetic menace to Hollywood horror, and became one of cinema’s most iconic monster actors. Bride of Frankenstein has a scientist coerced into building a mate for his lonely monster, The Mummy revives an Egyptian priest seeking his lost love, The Old Dark House strands travellers in a mansion with a very strange family, and The Body Snatcher blurs medicine and murder with a grave robber supplying a surgeon. Frankenstein and The Last of the Mohicans round out the list.

The Body Snatcher (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A grave robber supplying corpses to a surgeon's anatomy classes slides into blackmail and murder.

Directed by Robert Wise · 1h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A scientist is coerced into creating a mate for his tormented, lonely monster.

Directed by James Whale · 1h 15m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Old Dark House (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Boris Karloff features in this horror comedy about stranded travellers who seek shelter in a sinister mansion inhabited by a deeply strange family.

Directed by James Whale · 1h 10m

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling

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The Mummy (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Boris Karloff plays an ancient Egyptian priest who is accidentally revived and seeks his reincarnated lost love.

Directed by Karl Freund · 1h 13m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Frankenstein (1931)

TMDB ★ 7.7

An obsessed scientist creates a living being from dead body parts, unleashing a tragic and misunderstood monster.

Directed by James Whale · 1h 10m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Last of the Mohicans (1920)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Boris Karloff appears as a frontier scout protects two English sisters during a brutal conflict in colonial America.

Directed by Maurice Tourneur · 1h 13m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Boris Karloff Movies

The Body Snatcher (1945)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The Old Dark House (1932)

The Mummy (1932)

Frankenstein (1931)

The Last of the Mohicans (1920)

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