A scientist takes the brain of dead man and revives it via electrodes as it lays suspended in a tank of liquid. Soon, the brain grows to possess enormous psychic powers and inflicts its personality upon the doctor who saved it, creating a "Jekyll and Hyde" paradigm.
Donovan's Brain has generally received mixed reviews.
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Donovan's Brain was released in 1953 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 13 reviews, giving Donovan's Brain (1953) an average rating of 52%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 63% and users giving an average score of 60%.
With a score of 52%, Donovan's Brain is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1953, which stands at 60%.
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