The Raven

Name: The Raven
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2012-03-09
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally

2012·Movie·R·111 min·★ 6.3(1,448)

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

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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About The Raven

The Raven is a 2012 English-language crime, thriller and mystery film directed by James McTeigue. The cast is led by John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve. It has a runtime of 1h 51m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 1400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV.

The Raven was produced by Relativity Media, Intrepid Pictures, and FilmNation Entertainment and made in Hungary and Serbia. It was released on March 9, 2012, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $26 million, it went on to gross $30 million worldwide.

Director: James McTeigue
Writers: Hannah Shakespeare, Ben Livingston
Release date: March 9, 2012
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Hungary, Serbia
Budget: $26 million
Box office: $30 million
Production: Relativity Media, Intrepid Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment

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The Raven cast & crew

The Raven was directed by James McTeigue and written by Hannah Shakespeare and Ben Livingston.

The cast features John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, Luke Evans as Detective Fields, Alice Eve as Emily Hamilton, Brendan Gleeson as Colonel Hamilton, Kevin McNally as Maddux, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen as John Cantrell.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Lucas Vidal, cinematography is by Danny Ruhlmann, and it was produced by James D. Stern and Jesus Martinez Asencio.

Is The Raven worth watching?

The Raven holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 1,448 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 1h 51m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, thriller, and mystery, The Raven is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Raven

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