The Crow

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1 hr. 42 min.

Action

Fantasy

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84%

63 Reviews

Tomatometer

90%

250,000+ Ratings

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The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent inner-city gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the gothic mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger. Tracking down the thugs responsible for the crimes and mercilessly murdering them, Eric eventually confronts head gangster Top Dollar (Michael Wincott) to complete his macabre mission.

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Critics Consensus

Filled with style and dark, lurid energy, The Crow is an action-packed visual feast that also has a soul in the performance of the late Brandon Lee.

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Stephen

How all the Crow sequels and remakes after this great movie were so terrible is a shame and doesnt honor Brandons memory for his performance in this film! Even after all these years this is still a great story, great soundtrack, great movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/22

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Conrad G

Great film and Brandon's best performance. Sad he left us so soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Lucas S

Filme incrível, tou muito ansioso para assistir o novo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Shane K

My absolute favorite movie of all cinematic history.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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lolDDOSS

A pioneer of the 90s cool subgenre, and i love dark cities

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Elijah R

Cult Classic for a reason.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Alex Proyas

Director

Brandon Lee

Eric Draven

Ernie Hudson

Sergeant Albrecht

Michael Wincott

Top Dollar

David Patrick Kelly

T-Bird

Angel David

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Anderson Jones

Detroit Free Press

The film is haunted by a reworked script that may be weighed down by Lee's memory, making it a bit of a morality play and a little faux sentimental.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 26, 2022

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Terrence Rafferty

New Yorker

Alex Proyas's pulp revenge fantasy, based on a comic-book saga by James O'Barr, is dark, moody, and seductively overwrought; it's an amazingly pure expression of morbid adolescent romanticism.

Apr 10, 2013

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

It's a pleasure to welcome The Crow -- a bird of a very different feather.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 10, 2013

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

All the pieces fell into place to create a mood and atmosphere that fits the story perfectly.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 2, 2023

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

There's something particularly hypnotic about its gothic aesthetic that elevates the material and makes it entertaining in every dark alley Brandon Lee's shadow wanders through in his final act. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Sep 11, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...still a shockingly effective movie, one that plays with mythic ideas while also depicting a gone-to-hell world...

Rated: 4/5

Feb 1, 2022

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Synopsis

The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent inner-city gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the gothic mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger. Tracking down the thugs responsible for the crimes and mercilessly murdering them, Eric eventually confronts head gangster Top Dollar (Michael Wincott) to complete his macabre mission.

Director: Alex Proyas
Executive Producer: Sherman L. Baldwin, Robert L. Rosen
Screenwriter: John Shirley, David J. Schow
Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV), Summit Entertainment, Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films, Crowvision Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.3M
Sound Mix: Dolby, Stereo, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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