Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- gothic
- tense
- gothic movie night
- late night thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually polished and briskly paced but undermined by a thin, preposterous script, uneven acting, and an unsatisfying mystery.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Edgar Allan Poe is portrayed as the central investigator in a fictional theory about the final days before his mysterious death.
The killer stages murders according to descriptions from Poe's published stories and poems, forcing Poe to interpret his own work as evidence.
Mid-nineteenth-century Baltimore, masked gatherings, newspaper offices, and ominous murder scenes create a strongly gothic period world.
The killer's use of Poe's work turns the poet's public reputation and private life into weapons against him and Emily Hamilton.
Films like The Raven, and why
From Hell
shared period crime mystery, serial killer investigation, and gothic atmosphere
Se7en
shared serial killer thriller structure, grim investigation, and literary darkness
Sleepy Hollow
shared historical gothic horror, stylized period setting, and murderous mystery
Movie Details
- Director
- James McTeigue
- Release Date
- 2012-03-09
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1485)
Cast
- John Cusack
- Luke Evans
- Alice Eve
- Brendan Gleeson
- Kevin McNally
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen
- Jimmy Yuill
- Pam Ferris
- Brendan Coyle
- Sam Hazeldine
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Raven about?
- A troubled Edgar Allan Poe joins a Baltimore detective to hunt a killer who transforms his darkest fiction into real-world murders.
- What is The Raven like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Raven as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Raven violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Raven as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Raven?
- Critics broadly found the film visually polished and briskly paced but undermined by a thin, preposterous script, uneven acting, and an unsatisfying mystery.
- Which films are like The Raven?
- Films with a similar feel include From Hell, Se7en, and Sleepy Hollow.
- How long is The Raven?
- The Raven runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Raven?
- In United States, The Raven streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel.
