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Extraordinary Tales

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Extraordinary Tales

Released Oct 23, 2015

1h 10m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Animation

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Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and Julian Sands narrate the Edgar Allan Poe stories "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "The Masque of the Red Death."

Justin Chang

Variety

Five stories by Edgar Allan Poe get varied treatment in this striking but inert animated compendium.

Oct 25, 2015

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Poe's storytelling gift is so timeless, and the voice actors assembled so captivating, that "Extraordinary Tales" can't help but work on some level. It just never quite rises above that faint praise.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 23, 2015

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Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

"Extraordinary Tales" reminds viewers that animation can enable an artist to realize an individual vision, even on a limited budget.

Oct 22, 2015

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

For me The Tell-Tale Heart was really the only short I loved. The rest had major flaws that took me away from the film.

Rated: C-

Apr 18, 2019

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Poe's creepy, unevenly adapted tales aren't for young kids.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 8, 2016

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Zach Hollwedel

Under the Radar

Unsure of its targeted demographic, Tales straddles the tonal line, flip-flopping like a fish left on the dock.

Rated: 4.5/10

Dec 9, 2015

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Poe's works are adapted well enough but were not the choice of works I would have liked to see adapted to screen. The artistry was quite pleasant but the animation felt as lifeless as many of the subjects of Poe's stories. Yet another adaptation of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' was wildly unnecessary and should have been excluded from this anthology in lieu of a lesser-known or more interesting Poe tale. What was included was done well enough but much of what was depicted did not feel extraordinary in the slightest.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Joe S

Awesome animation with Poe's horror tales. The Pit and the Pendulum and The Masque of the Red Death are especially beautiful works of cartoon art.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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Dean W

Top Notch. Different styles of animation and Bela Lugosi narrates the second one! Naysayers be damned Christopher Lee is amazing the art direction impeccable. Loses half a star for not being longer and the so-so connecting narrative bits.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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johann m

An animated anthology of five stories adapted from Edgar Allan Poe ("The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", "The Pit and the Pendulum", and "The Masque of the Red Death"). With incredible narrators and different stunning and spellbinding styles of animation, it leaves us wishing for more. Poe's stories are heart-pounding and unique and even though some stories manage to capture his excellent writing, others fall short.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

As a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, this movie is my personal cup of tea. It has good animation and good voice actors (especially with Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and Guillermo del Toro who are my favorite celebrities)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/02/18

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Audience Member

Was on cell for all of it bc didn't find it appealing. Wasn't the animation I was hoping for ie dark, grimy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Raúl García

Director

Christopher Lee

Narrator: The Fall of the House of Usher

Bela Lugosi

Narrator: The Tell-Tale Heart

Julian Sands

Narrator: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

Guillermo del Toro

Narrator: The Pit and the Pendulum

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Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and Julian Sands narrate the Edgar Allan Poe stories "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "The Masque of the Red Death."

Director: Raúl García
Producer: Stéphan Roelants, Manuel Sicilia
Screenwriter: Raúl García
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Mélusine Productions
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 15, 2016
Runtime: 1h 10m