Zodiac

Zodiac

There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer.

Directed by David Fincher

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

2007157 min7.5 / 10

A methodical, obsessive investigation into an unsolved serial killer case that becomes a meditation on the corrosive nature of obsession itself, leaving fundamental questions unanswered.

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.

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  • Is Zodiac sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Zodiac one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 87% of films.

  • Is Zodiac easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Zodiac end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Zodiac scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Zodiac violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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Love88

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