The Raven
2012 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.3 · 33% critics
Set in Baltimore, the film follows Edgar Allan Poe as he races alongside an inspector to track a serial killer whose crimes echo his stories. With a loved one in danger and clues tied to Poe’s writing, the investigation turns into a tense hunt where time is running out.
Also known as Le corbeau
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-03-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 33/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (1,443 votes)
- Box office
- $29,699,345
- Budget
- $26,000,000
About
If you like dark, Gothic whodunits that draw on Edgar Allan Poe’s stories, you’ll likely enjoy The Raven; Not for you if you want a strictly accurate period drama or need a mystery that feels easy to follow like Criminal Minds.
Pros: Gothic mystery mood; Poe references; entertaining guessing | Cons: weak period believability; slow/grizzly at times; hard to follow
Themes
- poison
- blackmail
- masked ball
- baltimore, usa
- buried alive
- historical figure
- serial killer
- deadline
- newspaper review
- newspaper office
- hard times
- life imitates art
- +1 more
Cast & crew
John Cusack
as Edgar Allan Poe
Luke Evans
as Detective Fields
Alice Eve
as Emily Hamilton
Brendan Gleeson
as Colonel Hamilton
Kevin McNally
as Maddux
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
as John Cantrell
Jimmy Yuill
as Captain Eldridge
Pam Ferris
as Mrs. Bradley
Brendan Coyle
as Reagan
Sam Hazeldine
as Ivan
Directed by James McTeigue