Movies To Watch If You Love Ratched

If you're looking for a wild science fiction ride, look no further than 2009's Splice, in which every sexual and moral taboo in the books meets a fiery vengeance. Literally. The film, a cheeky homage to Frankenstein, chronicles the unpleasant events that happen when scientists try to play God. Even the main characters' names tease the Frankenstein parallel — with Elsa presumably being named after the Bride of Frankenstein actress Elsa Lanchester and Clive after her co-star Colin Clive. Coincidence? Probably not.

In Splice, Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody) are on a mission to mix human and animal DNA to create a hybrid creature that could transform medicine and science. Unsurprisingly, their attempts to don't exactly go as planned and the scientists end up doing more harm than good on their subject, named Dren — on a scientific as well as psychological level. While there's certainly no gene splicing (that we know of) in Ratched, the premise of deadly experimentation shapes the series.

Like Nurse Ratched, Elsa and Clive's dubious morals undermine their misguided quest to save the world. Even when they question if what they're doing is truly for the greater good, their thirst for power, credit, and their respective savior complexes rule every decision, and they never seem to learn. Similar to Ratched, bits and pieces of humanity surface in our protagonists, but it's not enough — no matter the cost to human and animal-kind alike.