The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

Theatrical - Wide 2022-12-22

Cast Christian Bale Harry Melling Lucy Boynton Toby Jones Simon McBurney
Directed by Scott Cooper

Box Office Gross: $0

Running Time: 128 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Cross Creek Pictures, Le Grisbi Productions

Genres: Crime Horror Mystery Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

7/10

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,... See more the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.

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Plot: West Point, 1830. A world-weary detective is hired to discreetly investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case — a young man...

Character posters for Netflix's The Pale Blue Eye feature Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Robert Duvall

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The Pale Blue Eye character posters show Christian Bale and others in Netflix’s Poe thriller

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The Pale Blue Eye: Christian Bale gothic mystery reveals Edgar Allen Poe origin in new trailer

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Christian Bale reunites with his Out of the Furnace director, Scott Cooper, for a new Netflix film that uncovers the origins of Edgar Allen Poe. Cooper is a director that likes to emphasize atmosphere in his movies, helming films such...

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The Pale Blue Eye Review

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Plot: West Point, 1830. A world-weary detective is hired to discreetly investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case — a young man...

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Antlers director Scott Cooper‘s serial killer thriller The Pale Blue Eye, which includes legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe among its cast of characters, is set to receive a limited theatrical release on December 23rd, before moving to the Netflix streaming service...

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