From Maggie Gyllenhaal (Oscar-nominated writer/director of The Lost Daughter) and starring Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) and Oscar winner Christian Bale (American Psycho) comes The Bride! A bold, iconoclastic take on one of the world’s most compelling stories.

A lonely “Frank” (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask ground-breaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!

The film stars Buckley, Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, with Bening, Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, and Oscar winner Penélope Cruz.

Director Maggie Gyllenhaal
Year 2026
Duration 2h 6m
Language English
Cast Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Annette Bening