Gothic

1h 28m · 1987 · Directed by Ken Russell · 3.3 / 5 on Letterboxd

Gothic (1987) runs 1h 28m, directed by Ken Russell. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.

Genres: Horror

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.