The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

What is hidden in snow, comes forth in the thaw.

Directed by David Fincher

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

2011158 min7.4 / 10

A methodical, dark crime thriller that uses meticulous investigation and shocking violence to expose systemic corruption and abuse.

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

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  • Is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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