The read
Scores higher than 70% of the 3,749 2020s thriller movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic56/100
2,273 audience votes
Key crew
- Scott CooperWriter
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Scott CooperDirector
Cast
- Christian BaleAugustus Landor
- Harry MellingEdgar Allan Poe
- Lucy BoyntonLea Marquis
- Toby JonesDr. Daniel Marquis
- Simon McBurneyCaptain Hitchcock
- Timothy SpallSuperintendent Thayer
- Robert DuvallJean-Pepe
- Harry LawteyArtemus Marquis
- Gillian AndersonJulia Marquis
- Charlotte GainsbourgPatsy
- Hadley RobinsonMattie
- Fred HechingerCadet Randolph Ballinger
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookwinterdetectiveinvestigationhistorical figuremurdergothic horroroccultwest pointbookinspirational1830s