Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- macabre
- oppressive
- halloween night
- late night horror viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually impressive and richly designed, but considered its story dull, insufficiently scary, and unevenly developed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Whitechapel is rendered through candlelit streets, oppressive slums, gruesome murders, and psychic visions.
The murders draw Abberline toward a conspiracy reaching beyond Whitechapel into powerful social circles.
Fred Abberline’s psychic abilities aid his police work and shape how he interprets the killings.
The film emphasizes impoverished Whitechapel, candlelight, fog, grime, and ornate Victorian interiors.
Films like From Hell, and why
Sleepy Hollow
shared Victorian urban gothic atmosphere, serial-killer mystery, lavish production design, and stylized horror
The Alienist
shared historical serial-killer investigation, grim urban setting, graphic violence, and brooding detective narrative
The Lodger
shared Jack the Ripper subject, period crime investigation, and oppressive London atmosphere
Bram Stoker's Dracula
shared gothic horror, macabre murders, stylized cinematography, and morally troubled protagonists
Movie Details
- Directors
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- Release Date
- 2001-02-08
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (3100)
Cast
- Johnny Depp
- Heather Graham
- Ian Holm
- Robbie Coltrane
- Ian Richardson
- Jason Flemyng
- Katrin Cartlidge
- Terence Harvey
- Susan Lynch
- Paul Rhys
Where to watch in United States
- 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 From Hell about?
- A troubled psychic detective investigates Jack the Ripper’s Whitechapel murders while protecting the woman he loves from a conspiracy rooted in power.
- What is From Hell like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of From Hell as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is From Hell violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in From Hell as graphic.
- What did critics think of From Hell?
- Critics broadly found the film visually impressive and richly designed, but considered its story dull, insufficiently scary, and unevenly developed.
- Which films are like From Hell?
- Films with a similar feel include Sleepy Hollow, The Alienist, The Lodger, and Bram Stoker's Dracula.
- How long is From Hell?
- From Hell runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch From Hell?
- In United States, From Hell is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
