Top 25 best 'mad scientist'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'mad scientist'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 'mad scientist'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best 'mad scientist'-movies

1	Back to the Future (1985) Alternative title: Terug naar de Toekomst Scifi, Comedy 116 minutes	3,81(4.755) 3
2	Metropolis (1927) Alternative title: The Complete Metropolis Scifi, Drama 153 minutes	3,77(862) 2
3	Dirty Work (1933) Comedy 19 minutes	3,61(31)
4	The Invisible Man (1933) Scifi, Horror 71 minutes	3,60(360) 3
5	Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Alternative title: The Bride of Frankenstein Horror, Scifi 75 minutes	3,57(421) 3

6	Papurika (2006) Alternative title: Paprika Animation, Mystery 90 minutes	3,56(488) 3
7	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) Alternative title: Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Action, Adventure 150 minutes	3,54(651) 3
8	Dark City (1998) Thriller, Scifi 100 minutes	3,49(1.133) 3
9	The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) Horror 64 minutes	3,39(22)
10	Frontière(s) (2007) Alternative title: Frontier(s) Horror, Thriller 108 minutes	3,36(608) 2

11	Back to the Future Part III (1990) Adventure, Comedy 118 minutes	3,34(2.548) 3
12	Re-Animator (1985) Horror, Comedy 86 minutes	3,34(485) 2
13	Full Metal Gokudô (1997) Alternative title: Full Metal Yakuza Action, Crime 102 minutes	3,32(44)
14	Young Frankenstein (1974) Horror, Comedy 108 minutes	3,30(515) 3
15	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Alternative title: Frankenstein Ontsnapt Scifi, Horror 82 minutes	3,22(96) 3
16	Island of Lost Souls (1932) Horror, Scifi 67 minutes	3,22(80) 2
17	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011) Alternative title: Phineas and Ferb: Dwars door de 2e Dimensie Animation, Adventure 78 minutes	3,22(78)
18	The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) Horror, Scifi 94 minutes	3,22(47)
19	The Mutations (1974) Alternative title: The Freakmaker Horror, Scifi 92 minutes	3,17(24)
20	Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero (1981) Alternative title: The House by the Cemetery Horror 87 minutes	3,11(220) 2
21	Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) Alternative title: Frankenstein Schiep de Vrouw Horror 86 minutes	3,11(68)
22	Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) Alternative title: Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde Horror 97 minutes	3,10(76) 3
23	Werewolf of London (1935) Alternative title: Unholy Hour Horror 75 minutes	3,09(64) 3
24	Doragon Bôru Z 2: Kono Yo De Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu (1990) Alternative title: Dragon Ball Z 2: The World's Strongest Animation, Action 59 minutes	3,05(79)
25	Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) Alternative title: Maze Runner 3 Adventure, Scifi 142 minutes	3,02(716) 3