The Raven

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The Raven

(2012)

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Overview

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.

Featured Crew

Hannah Shakespeare

Screenplay
Ben Livingston

Screenplay
James McTeigue

Director

Top Billed Cast

John Cusack

Edgar Allan Poe
Luke Evans

Detective Emmett Fields
Alice Eve

Emily Hamilton
Brendan Gleeson

Colonel Hamilton
Kevin McNally

Maddux

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A review by Per Gunnar Jonsson

7.0

Written by Per Gunnar Jonsson on August 21, 2014

I just happened to find this movie in the program listings yesterday. Movies based on Edgar Allan Poe can be a bit hit or miss but I like quite a few of his works so I decided to give this one a try. I have to say that it is surprisingly good. The Victorian era setting together with the rather dark plot and atmosphere makes for a very enjoyable old times thriller. The movie is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe but not in the usual way that one would think when one says based on. Instead the story in this movie is a new story spun around Edgar Allan Poe as a person where his work is used by... read the rest.

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Release Information

April 27, 2012

R
Theatrical

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Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.