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Death Note

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A high school student discovers a supernatural notebook that has deadly powers. He can kill anyone he wishes simply by inscribing their name within its pages. Intoxicated with his new power, he begins to eliminate those he deems unworthy of life.
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Death Note benefits from director Adam Wingard's distinctive eye and a talented cast, but they aren't enough to overcome a fatally overcrowded canvas.

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Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News Aug 31, 2017
Netflix's Death Note fails Asian-Americans in the more mundane way that most Hollywood releases continue to . Go to Full Review
Elena Lazic Little White Lies Aug 29, 2017
1/5
A project that feels both overdetermined and underdeveloped. Go to Full Review
Clio Chang The New Republic Aug 28, 2017
Director Adam Wingard has robbed Death Note of its identity, messing up nearly everything that made the original series so compelling. Go to Full Review
Jamie Healy Radio Times May 2, 2024
3/5
Strikes the right balance between the grim, the grisly and the fun. Go to Full Review
Ernesto Zelaya Miñano ScreenAnarchy Feb 3, 2023
This is probably the result of trying to cram an entire series in under two hours, which leads to a climax as convoluted as the Note’s seemingly endless rules. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 17, 2022
1.5/4
Wingard's lack of control over the material seems unlike his work, and yet the uneven result speaks for itself. Go to Full Review
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Sydney K @s1d23yy 10 hrs ago my comfort show i love sosoososososo much See more Sky M @idkman84 Oct 19, 2026 This is a horrible representation of the anime. Not a single thing in the movie is accurate and it actually made me so mad. If you like the anime then i highly recommend not watching this. See more Mayu L @puppygirlPounder2000 Oct 15, 2026 This movie was nothing like the anime. It completely changed the main characters, mischaracterizing the whole cast even the protagonist. They changed the dynamic between Misa and Light rather than her being obsessed with light she's just there as an accomplice. They completely changed light yagami's character into a naive highschool boy who is easy to manipulate, nothing like the light from the anime. See more Steven J @RT15151073 Oct 4, 2026 Great movie. I don’t understand the low score. It’s a 10/10 See more Milo E @RT24605140 Sep 8, 2026 Very good movie i really would recommend i liked the ending and the acting in it. See more Harrison M @HCM560 Aug 27, 2026 Unfortunately the app doesn’t allow scores below 1, but nonetheless, I’ll begin. This movie as many will say fails as an adaptation, which it does horribly. The only thing that can be appreciated in my opinion is sullen defoes ryuk, and the actor who plays L(don’t know his name). It seems clear that this is a situation similar to the green book movie, the actors are told what to do but don’t even know how accurate their portrayal is, but I do think the actor for L tries, and I appreciate that, other than those two actors, the rest of the movie is horrible See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A high school student discovers a supernatural notebook that has deadly powers. He can kill anyone he wishes simply by inscribing their name within its pages. Intoxicated with his new power, he begins to eliminate those he deems unworthy of life.
Director
Adam Wingard
Producer
Jason Hoffs, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Masi Oka
Screenwriter
Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, Jeremy Slater
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
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