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The Raven

  • 2012
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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John Cusack, Brendan Gleeson, and Luke Evans in The Raven (2012)
The poet Edgar Allan Poe pursues a serial killer whose murders mirror those in his stories.
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CrimeMysteryThriller

When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.

  • Director
    • James McTeigue
  • Writers
    • Hannah Shakespeare
    • Ben Livingston
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • Alice Eve
    • Luke Evans
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    87K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,828
    818
    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Hannah Shakespeare
      • Ben Livingston
    • Stars
      • John Cusack
      • Alice Eve
      • Luke Evans
    • 240User reviews
    • 273Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    John Cusack, Adrian Rawlins, Jimmy Yuill, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen in The Raven (2012)
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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    Alice Eve
    Alice Eve
    • Emily Hamilton
    Luke Evans
    Luke Evans
    • Detective Fields
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • Capt. Charles Hamilton
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Maddux
    • (as Kevin R. McNally)
    Oliver Jackson-Cohen
    Oliver Jackson-Cohen
    • John Cantrell
    Jimmy Yuill
    Jimmy Yuill
    • Captain Eldridge
    Sam Hazeldine
    Sam Hazeldine
    • Ivan
    Pam Ferris
    Pam Ferris
    • Mrs. Bradley
    Brendan Coyle
    Brendan Coyle
    • Reagan
    Adrian Rawlins
    Adrian Rawlins
    • Doc Clements
    Aidan Feore
    Aidan Feore
    • Stage Manager
    Dave Legeno
    Dave Legeno
    • Percy
    Michael Cronin
    • Old Gentleman
    Michael Poole
    • Professor
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Dr. Morgan
    Charity Wakefield
    Charity Wakefield
    • Field's Maid
    John Warnaby
    • Griswold
    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Hannah Shakespeare
      • Ben Livingston
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    • Trivia
      The film posits a fictional representation of the last days in the life of Edgar Allan Poe. In reality, no one actually knows how Poe spent his last days, his death being shrouded in mystery. He was found, delirious, on the streets of Baltimore on October 3, 1849, wearing clothes that were not his own. On the night before his death, he was reported to have repeatedly called out the name "Reynolds." He died on October 7, 1849, as depicted in the film. All medical records, including his death certificate, have been lost.
    • Goofs
      Ivan, the typesetter, tells Poe that he is the writer's biggest fan. The word "fan" (short for "fanatic") would not be used in this sense until the late 1880s.
    • Quotes

      Maddux: I believe that God gave him a spark of genius and quenched it in misery. But as far as something like this... The only thing he's ever killed is a bottle of brandy.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: The Raven (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Munster Buttermilk
      Traditional

      Arranged by Brady/Peoples

      Performed by Lucas Vidal

    User reviews240

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    6/10
    A bit too simplistic all.
    Well, not much to say about this movie really. It's not bad but it's definitely nothing memorable or impressive to watch either. It's all being good and entertaining enough to keep watching but by the end of it you won't feel like you got an awful lot out of the movie.

    I think that the biggest problem of the movie is that it's being a very straightforward mystery/thriller, which at the same time also makes it a very standard and formulaic one. Normally I would complain when a movie has too many distractions in it but in this case it most likely wouldn't had harmed this movie. Some more character, or some more different story lines would had perhaps made this movie a more interesting one.

    The movie now becomes a bit tiresome after a while. There is not enough variation and the movie just never really manages to become a tense one, with any of its mystery or thriller elements. Who knows, maybe it also was the movie its low budget that prevented it from ever making a real impact and the reason why the movie seems to be lacking the right required type of atmosphere.

    A problem of the movie also lies with its main character. No, I'm not saying that John Cusack is a poor actor in this movie but his character simply isn't being a good or interesting enough. There was so much they could had done, after all he plays Edgar Allan Poe in this movie but it feels as if the film-makers were holding back with just about everything and decided to play things safe, making this a very standard and therefore also predictable little movie.

    No it's not a horrible movie to watch but just a movie that offers far too little to its viewers.

    6/10

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    FAQ7

    • What is 'The Raven' about?
    • Is 'The Raven' based on Poe's poem?
    • What other Poe works are mentioned in the movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Spain
      • Hungary
    • Official site
      • TVP VOD
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Săn Mồi
    • Filming locations
      • Novi Sad, Serbia
    • Production companies
      • Intrepid Pictures
      • FilmNation Entertainment
      • Galavis Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $26,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,008,272
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,289,642
      • Apr 29, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,699,345
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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