# The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

> A grieving detective and an eccentric young Edgar Allan Poe pursue a heart-stealing murderer through the secrets of an isolated military academy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/569363

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Horror, Mystery
- Director: Scott Cooper
- Cast: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall, Robert Duvall, Harry Lawtey
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14138650/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, eerie, foreboding, late night viewing, winter evening

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