Death Note
2017 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 4.3 · 40% critics
Light Turner discovers a supernatural notebook and starts using it to cause deaths, drawing intense attention from a detective, a demon, and a classmate. As suspicion grows, the notebook’s power reshapes their lives and tests everyone’s next move.
Based on Death Note
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-08-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.3/10 (4,122 votes)
- Budget
- $40,000,000
About
You may enjoy Death Note (2017) if you like high-stakes supernatural thriller vibes and a dark, menacing cat-and-mouse setup; Not for you if you want a close match to the original anime or prefer less gore than titles like Sleepwalkers or Slaughterhouse Rulez.
Pros: fast-moving thriller; standout demon presence; tense menace | Cons: divisive character choices; harsh, graphic tone; polarizing pacing
Themes
- supernatural
- serial killer
- based on manga
- death
- live action remake
Cast & crew
Nat Wolff
as Light Turner
LaKeith Stanfield
as L
Margaret Qualley
as Mia Sutton
Shea Whigham
as James Turner
Willem Dafoe
as Ryuk (voice)
Jason Liles
as Ryuk
Paul Nakauchi
as Watari
Jack Ettlinger
as Kenny Doyle
Matthew Kevin Anderson
as Agent Young
Chris Britton
as Peltz
Directed by Adam Wingard