Red Dragon

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Red Dragon

R

Released Oct 4, 2002

1h 59m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Ex-FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). After a series of particularly grisly murders, Graham soon realizes that the best way to catch this killer, known as the Tooth Fairy, is to find a way to get inside the killer's mind. For Graham, that means confronting his past and facing his former nemesis, the now-incarcerated Lecter.

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Critics Consensus

Competently made, but everything is a bit too familiar.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

There's still enough life in the Lecter mythology to create a must-see audience for what is, basically, a dja-vu experience.

Jan 15, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Great, but too scary and violent for most teens.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 28, 2010

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Frank Whaley and Philip Seymour Hoffman play minor characters so annoying they might as well wear T-shirts reading 'Eat My Brain.'

Feb 7, 2007

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Manhunter, Michael Mann’s 1986 adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon, is superior to Brett Ratner’s 2002 Red Dragon, but the contest is closer than one might imagine.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 24, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

But if Lecter’s shadow world must be visited again, let it be this way, and with a superlative cast.

Rated: B

Sep 17, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a progressively engrossing thriller...

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 30, 2022

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Oaklee D

My personal favorite of the Hannibal films.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

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John W

A dark psychological thriller that is suspenseful and worth watching. Definitely one of the better films in this genre.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Mary C

Just do yourself a favor and watch Michael Mann’s Manhunter, a far more interesting and creepy version of the book.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Oliver A

How this movie gets an audience score as low as 74% is beyond me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Gareth v

A massive improvement on the disappointing Hannibal even if it follows in a very similar vein to Silence of the Lambs.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Audience Member

Terrifically dumbed-down treatment of an amazing, intelligent book. Very disappointing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Brett Ratner

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Anthony Hopkins

Hannibal Lecter

Edward Norton

Will Graham

Ralph Fiennes

Francis Dolarhyde

Harvey Keitel

Jack Crawford

Emily Watson

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Synopsis

Ex-FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). After a series of particularly grisly murders, Graham soon realizes that the best way to catch this killer, known as the Tooth Fairy, is to find a way to get inside the killer's mind. For Graham, that means confronting his past and facing his former nemesis, the now-incarcerated Lecter.

Director: Brett Ratner
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis
Screenwriter: Ted Tally, Thomas Harris
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Productions
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images|Sexuality|Some Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $92.9M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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