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About this movie

Genres:
Mystery & Suspense
Language:
English
Running time:
1:50:29
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. John Cusack Edgar Allan Poe
  2. Luke Evans Inspector Emmit Fields
  3. Alice Eve Emily
  4. Kevin McNally Maddux
  5. Brendan Gleeson Colonel Hamilton
  6. Oliver Jackson-Cohen John Cantrell
  7. Jimmy Yuill Captain Elderidge
  8. Sam Hazeldine Ivan
  9. Pam Ferris Mrs. Bradley
  10. Brendan Coyle Reagan

Directors

  1. James McTeigue

Producers

  1. Trevor Macy
  2. Marc D. Evans
  3. Aaron Ryder

Writers

  1. Ben Livingston
  2. Hannah Shakespeare

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The Raven

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Upon discovering that a psychotic serial killer has been using his writings as inspiration, legendary author Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a bright, young Baltimore detective to catch the maniac and end his reign of terror. Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) was investigating a vicious murder when he realized the crime scene bore a striking resemblance to a mystery story that was just published in the local newspaper. The a... Upon discovering that a psychotic serial killer has been using his writings as inspiration, legendary author Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a bright, young Baltimore detective to catch the maniac and end his reign of terror. Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) was investigating a vicious murder when he realized the crime scene bore a striking resemblance to a mystery story that was just published in the local newspaper. The author of that ominous tale was Edgar Allan Poe, a brilliant young writer whose status as a social outcast catches the attention of the diligent detective. Shortly after Poe is questioned by the authorities, detectives stumble upon yet another murder scene that seems to have been inspired by the author's morbid writings. Convinced that the killer will once again use Poe's writings as a springboard to murder, Detective Fields recruits the reclusive author to help piece together a pattern to the crimes and stop the madman before he can strike again. Brendan Gleeson and Alice Eve co-star in this tense period thriller from director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta).

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

23%Tomatometer score: 23% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Rafer Guzman, Newsday Basically a well-researched but formulaic mystery centered on one of those nyah-nyah serial killers we've seen a thousand times. – Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger It lingers intolerably on some inessential scenes, rushes through others, and fails to provide any motivation either for Poe's devoted (albeit fictional) love, or the film's archvillain. – Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Eric D. Snider, Film.com Never commits to the kind of full-bore lunacy that might have made the film a campy pleasure. – Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    John Wenzel, Denver Post The subject matter screams out for cleverness and depth, the sort of mind-bending twists and satisfying darkness that Poe himself would love. It finds them only in small doses. – Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune Director James McTeigue has no feel for humor or terror, making what could have been a witty pastiche into another cheesy slice-and-dice horror flick. – Full review External link

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