Movie

The Pale Blue Eye

2022 · 128 min

A wintry, brooding gothic mystery that unfolds slowly, wrapping you in dread and quiet sorrow before its bleak reveal.

Tagline: Every heart tells a tale.
Overview: West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, revenge, obsession, guilt
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
revenge
obsession
guilt
morality
Places: military
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild