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The Pale Blue Eye

2023·2h 8m·R
MysteryCrimeHorrorThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.6/10
141,638 votes
Metascore
56
Metacritic

A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.

The Pale Blue Eye is a 2023 mystery crime movie directed by Scott Cooper, starring Timothy Spall, Christian Bale, Simon McBurney. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 from 141,638 votes and runs 2h 8m.

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Director
Scott Cooper
Stars
Timothy Spall
Christian Bale
Simon McBurney
Harry Melling
Details
2023-01-06
128 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, French, Latin
Keywords
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