The Pale Blue Eye

About The Pale Blue Eye

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.

Scott Cooper's The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 crime horror film. Released in December 2022, it runs 128 minutes.

The film is filed under winter, occult, historical figure, and gothic horror. The story is adapted from a novel.

Christian Bale takes the lead as Augustus Landor, Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe, Lucy Boynton as Lea Marquis, and Toby Jones as Dr. Daniel Marquis. The screenplay is by Scott Cooper. It comes from Cross Creek Pictures and Le Grisbi Productions. American members can watch it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

Zodiac, Murder on the Orient Express, and Filth make useful companions to The Pale Blue Eye, all filed under detective, investigation, and murder. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 2,328 votes and it carries a R rating.