The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

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Released Dec 20, 2011

2h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Disgraced financial reporter Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) finds a chance to redeem his honor after being hired by wealthy Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) to solve the 40-year-old murder of Vanger's niece, Harriet. Vanger believes that Harriet was killed by a member of his own family. Eventually joining Blomkvist on his dangerous quest for the truth is Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), an unusual but ingenious investigator whose fragile trust is not easily won.

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Critics Consensus

Brutal yet captivating, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the result of David Fincher working at his lurid best with total role commitment from star Rooney Mara.

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Julie and Brandy

Autostraddle

Go see the Swedish version.

Aug 31, 2021

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Carolyn Yates

Autostraddle

The result is more cohesive, and of course longer, though dedicated fans will be annoyed by departures from the books for the sake of brevity.

Jun 11, 2021

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

overall the movie does take allegiances with both the book and original movie, but it comes into its own to unravel a truly alluring story.

Rated: B+

Sep 8, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

You won't like everything you see, but you will be impressed.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2024

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Lauren LaMagna

Next Best Picture

It is a beautiful example of what happens when a director finds source material that directly influences their topics of interest.

Rated: 9/10

Jul 18, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Fincher’s sophisticated treatment imbues this tale of corruption, sexual assault, and trauma with a textured hand; and in addition to surpassing the Swedish versions, he gives the story new life.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 1, 2023

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G R

I held off watching this because I thought it would be overrated. I was wrong.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/23/25

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Nashville I.

Mismanaged with a Christmas Day release, this was a world class movie all around. Not just a great thriller/mystery…a very stylish, alluring, and smart flick that manages to make you feel the cold on screen. The movie does a nice job making you care about the inner demons of its leads without overdoing it, while still neatly keeping all pieces of the mystery organized.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Aramis L.

Surprised how accurate it was to the book

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Jelisije J

If this was your first Introduction to Lisbeth Salander then its a good watch ,but this is definitely the more inferior version of the girl with the dragon tattoo and its also one of the most unnecessary remakes that you will ever see.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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Audience Member

Way better than the original

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Audience Member

It's like watching two movies at the same time, I didn't quite like it...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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David Fincher

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Martin Vanger

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Synopsis

Disgraced financial reporter Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) finds a chance to redeem his honor after being hired by wealthy Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) to solve the 40-year-old murder of Vanger's niece, Harriet. Vanger believes that Harriet was killed by a member of his own family. Eventually joining Blomkvist on his dangerous quest for the truth is Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), an unusual but ingenious investigator whose fragile trust is not easily won.

Director: David Fincher
Producer: Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose, Ceán Chaffin
Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Scott Rudin Productions, Yellow Bird
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Brutal Violent Content|Torture|Language|Rape|Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $102.5M
Runtime: 2h 38m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital

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