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The Raven

2012 · 111 min

A gloomy, literary cat-and-mouse chase that feels like a foggy Victorian nightmare, more grim than thrilling.

Directed by: James McTeigue
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve

Tagline: The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him.
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.

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Directed by: James McTeigue
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
death
art
mystery
guilt
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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