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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011 · Movie · R · 158 min · ★ 7.4 · 79% critics

ThrillerCrimeMystery

A disgraced journalist investigates the disappearance of a young woman from decades earlier, uncovering a web of long-buried wrongdoing. He teams up with a tough, tech-savvy outsider as their search grows more dangerous and reveals corruption on a vast scale.

Based on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Details
Years
2011
Release date
2011-12-14
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
158 min
Critic score
79/100
TMDB rating
7.4/10 (7,616 votes)
Box office
$232,617,430
Budget
$90,000,000
About

If you enjoy dark, twisty mysteries with relentless tension, this may hit the mark; Not for you if you want a lighter thriller, clear pacing, or if you’re already tired of grim tales like Seven or Zodiac.

Pros: tense investigation; dark atmosphere; standout performances | Cons: dense, confusing; overly bleak; uneven pacing

Themes

  • journalist
  • island
  • rape
  • hacker
  • based on novel or book
  • nazi
  • journalism
  • sweden
  • investigation
  • punk rock
  • scandinavia
  • stockholm, sweden
  • +18 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2012
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 2012 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2012 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by David Fincher