Directed by:
James McTeigueCinematography:
Danny RuhlmannComposer:
Lucas VidalCast:
John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jimmy Yuill, Sam Hazeldine, Pam Ferris, Brendan Coyle, Adrian Rawlins (more)VOD (3)
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When a mother and daughter are found viciously murdered in 19th-century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper - part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social outcast Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack). But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly killing occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as the pair races to stop a madman from turning every one of the author's shocking stories into blood-curdling reality. When Poe's love, Emily (Alice Eve), becomes the killer's next target, the stakes are raised even higher and he must call on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it's too late. (Relativity Media)
(more)Cast
John Cusack
USA
Best movies:
Stand by Me (1986)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Luke Evans
UK
Best movies:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Great Train Robbery (2013) (TV movie)
Alice Eve
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Brendan Gleeson
Ireland
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Song of the Sea (2014)
Kevin McNally
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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Oliver Jackson-Cohen
UK
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (2020)
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Jimmy Yuill
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1996)
Going Postal (2010) (TV movie)
Macbeth (2013) (theatrical recording)
Sam Hazeldine
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV movie)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
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Pam Ferris
West Germany
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Our Mutual Friend (1998) (series)
Children of Men (2006)
Brendan Coyle
UK
Best movies:
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Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
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Adrian Rawlins
UK
Best movies:
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
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Aidan Feore
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Dave Legeno
UK
Best movies:
Snatch (2000)
Batman Begins (2005)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Michael Cronin
UK
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Michael Shannon
USA
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Charity Wakefield
UK
Best movies:
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Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
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John Warnaby
UK
Best movies:
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Ian Virgo
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
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Kristóf Farkas
Best movies:
The Raven (2012)
József Tálos
Hungary
Best movies:
The Raven (2012)
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