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Boris Karloff

Performer with 49 reviewed and 56 watchlist titles.

105 Results
  1. Performer
    Behind That Curtain  1929D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 9, 2020
    Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Romance
  2. Performer
    The Unholy Night  1929D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Aug 18, 2020
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  3. Performer
    The Bad One  1930
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Romance, Thriller
  4. Performer
    The Sea Bat  1930D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 22, 2020
    Action, Romance, Thriller
  5. Performer
    The Utah Kid  1930C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Jan 14, 2021
    Action, Drama, Romance, Western
  6. Performer
    The Criminal Code  1931C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 18, 2020
    Crime, Drama, Romance
  7. Performer
    King of the Wild  1931
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Action, Adventure, Horror
  8. Performer
    Cracked Nuts  1931D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 11, 2020
    Comedy, Musical, Romance
  9. Performer
    The Vanishing Legion  1931
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Adventure, Drama, Western
  10. Performer
    Young Donovan's Kid  1931
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama
  11. Performer
    Smart Money  1931C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Jan 27, 2021
    Crime, Drama
  12. Performer
    The Public Defender  1931C: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 18, 2021
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
  13. Performer
    Five Star Final  1931D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 7, 2026
    Crime, Drama
  14. Performer
    I Like Your Nerve  1931F: 1 star (out of 5)
    Feb 26, 2021
    Comedy, Romance
  15. Performer
    Graft  1931
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Thriller
  16. Performer
    The Mad Genius  1931C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Apr 13, 2021
    Drama, Horror, Romance
  17. Performer
    The Yellow Ticket  1931D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Mar 3, 2021
    Adventure, Drama, War
  18. Performer
    Frankenstein  1931B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
    Apr 20, 2021
    Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  19. Performer
    The Guilty Generation  1931C: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Mar 12, 2021
    Crime, Drama, Romance
  20. Performer
    Tonight or Never  1931D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    May 3, 2021
    Comedy, Romance
  21. Performer
    Behind the Mask  1932C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Sep 12, 2021
    Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance
  22. Performer
    Business and Pleasure  1932D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Aug 1, 2021
    Comedy
  23. Performer
    The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Romance
  24. Performer
    Scarface  1932B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
    Dec 20, 2021
    Action, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
  25. Performer
    The Miracle Man  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Romance
  26. Performer
    Night World  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical
  27. Performer
    Skyscraper Souls  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Romance
  28. Performer
    The Old Dark House  1932B: 4 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 20, 2008
    Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
  29. Performer
    The Mask of Fu Manchu  1932C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 2, 2008
    Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  30. Performer
    The Mummy  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    Fantasy, Horror
  31. Performer
    The Ghoul  1933F: 1 star (out of 5)
    Jan 12, 2012
    Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance
  32. Performer
    The Lost Patrol  1934B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 23, 2008
    Action, Adventure, Drama, War
  33. Performer
    The House of Rothschild  1934
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Biography, Drama, History, War
  34. Performer
    The Black Cat  1934B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 16, 2025
    Crime, Horror, Romance, Thriller
  35. Performer
    Gift of Gab  1934
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Music
  36. Performer
    Bride of Frankenstein  1935
    Because Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  37. Performer
    The Raven  1935
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Horror
  38. Performer
    The Black Room  1935D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 21, 2024
    Horror
  39. Performer
    The Invisible Ray  1936D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 19, 2008
    Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  40. Performer
    The Walking Dead  1936C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 2, 2007
    Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  41. Performer
    Juggernaut  1936
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Mystery
  42. Performer
    The Man Who Lived Again  1936
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  43. Performer
    Charlie Chan at the Opera  1936
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Mystery
  44. Performer
    Night Key  1937
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Thriller
  45. Performer
    West of Shanghai  1937B: 4 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 23, 2007
    Adventure, Drama, War
  46. Performer
    The Invisible Menace  1938D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 28, 2023
    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
  47. Performer
    Mr. Wong, Detective  1938D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 1, 2024
    Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  48. Performer
    Devil's Island  1938C: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 20, 2007
    Drama, Thriller
  49. Performer
    Son of Frankenstein  1939
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  50. Performer
    The Mystery of Mr. Wong  1939
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Mystery
  51. Performer
    Mr. Wong in Chinatown  1939D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 6, 2008
    Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  52. Performer
    The Man They Could Not Hang  1939
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
  53. Performer
    British Intelligence  1939D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 26, 2023
    Romance, Thriller, War
  54. Performer
    Tower of London  1939D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Dec 16, 2007
    Drama, History
  55. Performer
    The Fatal Hour  1940
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Mystery
  56. Performer
    Black Friday  1940
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  57. Performer
    The Man with Nine Lives  1940C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Jun 8, 2024
    Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
  58. Performer
    Doomed to Die  1940
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  59. Performer
    Before I Hang  1940D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jan 2, 2009
    Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
  60. Performer
    The Ape  1940
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  61. Performer
    You'll Find Out  1940
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Crime, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Romance
  62. Performer
    The Devil Commands  1941D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Dec 27, 2007
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  63. Performer
    The Boogie Man Will Get You  1942D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Mar 1, 2013
    Comedy, Horror
  64. Performer
    The Climax  1944
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Music, Thriller
  65. Performer
    House of Frankenstein  1944
    Because Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
  66. Performer
    The Body Snatcher  1945C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Apr 5, 2026
    Horror, Thriller
  67. Performer
    Isle of the Dead  1945C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 20, 2008
    Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  68. Performer
    Bedlam  1946C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 19, 2008
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
  69. Performer
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty  1947D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Dec 27, 2008
    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
  70. Performer
    Lured  1947
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
  71. Performer
    Unconquered  1947
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Western
  72. Performer
    Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome  1947D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 20, 2008
    Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  73. Performer
    Tap Roots  1948
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Romance, War, Western
  74. Performer
    The Emperor's Nightingale  1949
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
  75. Performer
    Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff  1949
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  76. Performer
    The Strange Door  1951
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Thriller
  77. Performer
    The Black Castle  1952
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  78. Performer
    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde  1953
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
  79. Performer
    The Island Monster  1954
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Thriller
  80. Performer
    Sabaka  1954
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Adventure
  81. Performer
    A Connecticut Yankee  1955
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
  82. Performer
    Voodoo Island  1957
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
  83. Performer
    La création du monde  1958
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
  84. Performer
    The Haunted Strangler  1958
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Mystery, Horror
  85. Performer
    Frankenstein 1970  1958
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  86. Performer
    Corridors of Blood  1958
    Because Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee performed.
    Crime, Horror, Thriller
  87. Performer
    The Secret World of Eddie Hodges  1960
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Musical
  88. Performer
    Arsenic & Old Lace  1962
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
  89. Performer
    The Paradine Case  1962
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama, Romance
  90. Performer
    The Raven  1963D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 26, 2008
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
  91. Performer
    The Terror  1963C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Jun 15, 2007
    Horror, Thriller
  92. Performer
    Black Sabbath  1963
    Because Mario Bava directed and Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror
  93. Performer
    The Comedy of Terrors  1963D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jan 13, 2012
    Comedy, Horror
  94. Performer
    Bikini Beach  1964
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Music, Romance
  95. Performer
    Die, Monster, Die!  1965D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 20, 2008
    Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  96. Performer
    The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini  1966
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Horror, Musical
  97. Performer
    The Venetian Affair  1966
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Action, Thriller
  98. Performer
    The Sorcerers  1967D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 24, 2004
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  99. Performer
    House of Evil  1968
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Mystery
  100. Performer
    Cauldron of Blood  1968
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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