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The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

★ 6.6R128 minDirector: Scott Cooper

2022 American film directed by Scott Cooper

The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 American period mystery gothic thriller film written and directed by Scott Cooper, adapted from the 2006 novel by Louis Bayard. Set in 1830, the film stars Christian Bale as veteran detective Augustus Landor as he investigates a series of murders at the West Point Military Academy with the aid of Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling), a young military cadet. The ensemble cast also features Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall, and Robert Duvall in his last movie before his death in 2026.

The Pale Blue Eye was released in select cinemas on December 23, 2022, before its streaming release on January 6, 2023, by Netflix. The film received mixed reviews.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Pale Blue Eye about?
The Pale Blue Eye (2022) — At West Point Academy in 1830, the calm of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of a young cadet's body swinging from a rope just off the parade grounds. An apparent suicide is not unheard of in a harsh regimen like West Point's, but the next morning, an even greater
Is The Pale Blue Eye based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Pale Blue Eye scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.