The Pale Blue Eye

2022, Mystery & thriller/Drama, 2h 10m

177 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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The Pale Blue Eye lacks its source material's piercing gaze, but this well-cast mystery is just intriguing enough to investigate. Read critic reviews

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The story has some soft spots, but The Pale Blue Eye mostly makes up for them with creepy atmosphere and some really impressive performances. Read audience reviews

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West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it's discovered that the young man's heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the rigors of the military and a penchant for poetry -- a young man named Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling).

Cast & Crew

Christian Bale
Christian Bale
Augustus Landor
Harry Melling
Harry Melling
Edgar Allan Poe
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson
Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton
Lea Marquis
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Jean Pepe
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patsy
Charlie Tahan
Charlie Tahan
Cadet Loughborough
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Superintendent Thayer
Toby Jones
Toby Jones
Dr. Daniel Marquis
Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney
Captain Hitchcock
Scott Cooper
Scott Cooper
Director
Scott Cooper
Scott Cooper
Screenwriter
Christian Bale
Christian Bale
Producer
Scott Cooper
Scott Cooper
Producer
John Lesher
John Lesher
Producer
Tyler Thompson
Tyler Thompson
Producer
Christopher Sharp
Christopher Sharp
Executive Producer
Emily Hunter Salveson
Emily Hunter Salveson
Executive Producer
Ryan Donnell Smith
Ryan Donnell Smith
Executive Producer
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