The Raven (2012)

Directed by

James McTeigue

Genre

horror film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 1,459 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe helps police hunt a serial killer who uses Poe's stories as inspiration for the murders. The poet's investigation intersects with his own mysterious final days.

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What happens

The Raven is a 2012 American crime thriller film directed by James McTeigue, produced by Marc D. Evans, Trevor Macy and Aaron Ryder and written by Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare. Set in 1849, it is a fictionalized account detailing the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet and author helps the police pursue a serial killer, whose murders mirror those in his stories. While the plot of the film is fictional, the writers based it on some accounts of real situations surrounding Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death. Poe is said to have repeatedly called out the name "Reynolds" on the night before his death, though it is unclear to whom he was referring. The film stars John Cusack, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson and Luke Evans. Its title derives from Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven", in a similar manner to the earlier unrelated 1935 and 1963 films. The Raven was released in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2012, and in the United States on April 27, 2012, by Relativity Media. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visual effects and score by Lucas Vidal, but criticized the performances and plot twists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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