The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

R

2010

2h 32m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Wealthy Swedish recluse Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube) needs closure. Forty years ago, his beloved niece disappeared, never to be seen again -- and circumstances have led him to believe that a member of his own repugnant family must be responsible. Vanger hires stoic journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and scrappy, chain-smoking hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) to come to his island, dig deep into chilling family secrets and unmask the killer once and for all.

Critics Consensus

Its graphic violence and sprawling length will prove too much for some viewers to take, but Noomi Rapace's gripping performance makes The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo an unforgettable viewing experience.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/30/2018

The film is certainly faithful to every detail of the novel's intricate plot, which is fair enough, but does give it the feel of a plodding TV whodunit rather than a cinematic experience.

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Jen Chaney

Washington Post

07/09/2010

An engrossing and classically suspenseful story

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

06/30/2010

C-

Revel[s] in its seedier aspects ... while appropriating every aesthetic trope from the modern Hollywood thriller handbook.

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Ezequiel Obregón

EscribiendoCine

15h

6/10

A social drama laced with thriller elements, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is ultimately a film with a very contemporary perspective,...[Full review in Spanish]

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

05/09/2024

7/10

A thriller that maintains a considerable amount of mystery by narrating, with pulse and intrigue, a disturbing story about men who hate women. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

08/18/2023

2.5/4

For all its attempted strangeness, the story contains some standard mystery-thriller tropes that are all too identifiable and eye-rolling in this context.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Jan 11

A tense rollercoaster ride.

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Christian M

Dec 28

I approached the film adaptation of 'Millennium' with low expectations after finding the novels dense and exhausting. The movie, however, dismantles that skepticism through its remarkable fidelity and clarity. Visually and atmospherically, it mirrors the images I had imagined while reading with striking precision. The screenplay intelligently condenses the complex narrative, not just adapting but clarifying it, transforming confusion into cohesion. Performances are a major strength: Noomi Rapace’s Lisbeth Salander is magnetic and essential, while Michael Nyqvist provides balance, sharing the spotlight effectively. The restrained cinematography serves the story with clarity rather than spectacle. Difficult themes—racism, misogyny, and violence—are handled firmly without sensationalism. Ultimately, the film succeeds where the novel failed for me: it engages, sustains interest, and even improves the experience for certain viewers.

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Damien S

Nov 27

Deeply disturbing but fast-paced, heart pounding... Crazy to think that the original writer said these are based on actual events of research he did as a journalist.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 20

Success in 2 hours and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Grisly Images, Disturbing Violent Content, Sexual Material, Language, Nudity and Rape!!!!!!!!I In Swedish and American English audio options with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $10,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Jun 19

When the movie focuses on the mystery of a missing girl then on the hacker girl where we get a very visual experience of her abuse by her caretakers........ they should have saved those particlar scenes for the sequel which is directly more connected with the main character backstory.

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Faiz D

May 13

A fantastic thriller.

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Synopsis

Wealthy Swedish recluse Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube) needs closure. Forty years ago, his beloved niece disappeared, never to be seen again -- and circumstances have led him to believe that a member of his own repugnant family must be responsible. Vanger hires stoic journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and scrappy, chain-smoking hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) to come to his island, dig deep into chilling family secrets and unmask the killer once and for all.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Producer: Søren Stærmose
Screenwriter: Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Film Väst, Sveriges Television, Yellow Bird, TV2 Norge, Danmarks Radio, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, ZDF Enterprises, Svenska Filminstitutet
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Disturbing Violent Content|Sexual Material|Language|Nudity|Rape)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 19, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.1M
Runtime: 2h 32m

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