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.
Directed by James McTeigue
poison
blackmail
masked ball
baltimore, usa
buried alive
historical figure
serial killer
deadline
newspaper review
newspaper office
hard times
life imitates art
pendulum
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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
Dave Legeno
Percy
Crew
James McTeigue
Director
Ben Livingston
Screenplay
Lucas Vidal
Original Music Composer
Trevor Macy
Producer
Ildikó Kemény
Executive Producer
Aaron Ryder
Producer
Glen Basner
Executive Producer
Tünde Szabó
Makeup Artist
Daniela Merlo
Dialect Coach
John Papsidera
Casting Consultant
Daniel Parker
Makeup Designer
Daniel Parker
Hair Designer
Popular Reviews
95 reviews
Julia Paul
6.0★ · 02/18/26
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hvp188
6.0★ · 11/08/25
Must a movie actually be good? Is it not enough to just be kinda dumb and silly?
Must a movie actually be good? Is it not enough to just be kinda dumb and silly?
Straight Teeth
6.0★ · 10/25/25
Time for a piss ☝️🤓
Time for a piss ☝️🤓
Jack SimmonsPRO
7.3★ · 10/25/25
Well-written fiction about Edgar Allen Poe’s life and loss, produces an intriguing story centering on his demise. Worth watching.
Well-written fiction about Edgar Allen Poe’s life and loss, produces an intriguing story centering on his demise. Worth watching.
denny
7.0★ · 09/14/25
I think that John Cusack playing Poe is so hot and that doesn’t bode well for my romantic endeavors…
The “Brother Bee… honey-making thing” line has been quoted by my brother and I several days in a row and it still makes us crack up every time.
I think that John Cusack playing Poe is so hot and that doesn’t bode well for my romantic endeavors…
The “Brother Bee… honey-making thing” line has been quoted by my brother and I several days in a row and it still makes us crack up every time.
