The Raven
R“The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him.”
2012·111 min·Released
Studio: Endgame Entertainment, FilmNation Entertainment, Galavis Film, Intrepid Pictures, Pioneer Pictures, Relativity Media
6.3TMDb
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Theatrical Mar 9, 2012
Overview
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
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Crew
DirectorJames McTeigue
WriterHannah Shakespeare, Ben Livingston
Cast
John Cusack
Edgar Allan Poe
Luke Evans
Detective Fields
Alice Eve
Emily Hamilton
Brendan Gleeson
Colonel Hamilton
Kevin McNally
Maddux
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
John Cantrell
Jimmy Yuill
Captain Eldridge
Pam Ferris
Mrs. Bradley
Brendan Coyle
Reagan
Sam Hazeldine
Ivan
Adrian Rawlins
Doc Clements
Aidan Feore
Stage Manager
Dave Legeno
Percy
Michael Cronin
Old Gentleman
Michael Poole
Professor
Michael Shannon
Dr. Morgan
Charity Wakefield
Fields' Maid
John Warnaby
Griswold
Matt Slack
Sailor
Ian Virgo
Fire Marshall
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Details
Budget
$26M
Revenue
$30M
TMDb Votes
1,431
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026