The Raven

2012 · 111 min · EN · R · 6.3 (1,492 votes)

Dir. James McTeigue · Starring John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen · Music Lucas Vidal

“The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him.”

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A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

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Immerse yourself in a shadowy, gaslit world where literary genius tangles with grim reality. This is a propulsive, gothic mystery, steeped in a macabre atmosphere and intellectual dread. It feels like stepping into a dark, intricate puzzle, where every shadow holds a clue and every turn of phrase hints at a deeper, unsettling truth.

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