The Black Dahlia
2006 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 5.6 · 40% critics
Set in 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers turned cops pursue a case tied to a missing actress and a famous, brutal Hollywood killing. Their investigation collides with corruption, personal obsession, and seedy underworld activity, while family tensions and wider madness threaten to derail their search for answers.
Based on The Black Dahlia
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (1,207 votes)
- Box office
- $49,332,692
- Budget
- $50,000,000
About
If you like 40s-style crime mysteries with a moody atmosphere and lots of twists, you may enjoy The Black Dahlia; Not for you if you want a tightly focused plot or more straightforward storytelling like Lonely Hearts or Suspect Zero.
Pros: striking period look; tense mystery; strong noir mood | Cons: convoluted story; over-the-top acting; muddled focus
Themes
- pornography
- observer
- los angeles, california
- neo-noir
- murder hunt
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Josh Hartnett
as Bucky Bleichert
Scarlett Johansson
as Kay Lake
Aaron Eckhart
as Lee Blanchard
Hilary Swank
as Madeleine Linscott
Mia Kirshner
as Elizabeth Short
Mike Starr
as Det. Russ Millard
Fiona Shaw
as Ramona Linscott
Patrick Fischler
as Deputy DA Ellis Loew
James Otis
as Dolph Bleichert
John Kavanagh
as Emmett Linscott
Directed by Brian De Palma