From Hell (2001)
- Directed by
- Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
- Genre
- horror film, slasher film, mystery film, crime film, crime thriller film, thriller film
- Country
- Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3,039 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A detective investigates the Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian London. He forms a connection with one of the sex workers who is being targeted by the killer.
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What happens
From Hell is a 2001 mystery horror thriller film directed by the Hughes Brothers and written by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias. It is loosely based on the graphic novel From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the Jack the Ripper murders. The film stars Johnny Depp as Frederick Abberline, the lead investigator of the murders, and Heather Graham as Mary Kelly, a sex worker targeted by the Ripper. Other cast members include Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson and Jason Flemyng. It was an international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States and Czech Republic. From Hell was theatrically released in the United States on October 19, 2001, by 20th Century Fox, to mixed critical reviews. It grossed over $74 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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