影片改编玛丽·雪莱的经典小说，以天才却自负的科学家维克多·弗兰肯斯坦（奥斯卡·伊萨克 Oscar Isaac 饰）为主角，讲述他在一场骇人的实验中创造了一个生命，最终却导致他与悲惨的创造物双双走向灭亡

John is a repressed man who is shocked to find himself in middle age, secretly raging at his life as a stay-at-home dad. When his failure to intervene in a violent confrontation in a playground brings his identity crisis to a head, John ups and moves his

一对在一起一辈子了的老夫妻，某天突然焕发新冲动，一起去到阿姆斯特丹。两人徜徉在他乡，面对“无法逃避的过去和秘密”，也坦言“没法再这样过下去了”。