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

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.

Aug 30, 2018

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Jen Chaney

Washington Post

An engrossing and classically suspenseful story

Jul 9, 2010

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

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

Rated: C-

Jun 30, 2010

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

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]

Rated: 7/10

May 9, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

The striking compositions by cinematographers Jens Fischer and Eric Kress are expressive and varied. Lighting ranges from naturalistic to subtly expressionistic, and different hues are used to convey both physical exteriors and interior emotions.

Jul 21, 2023

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Stephen C

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Jelisije J

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Faiz D

A fantastic thriller.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Carlos T

Filme: Os Homens que não Amavam as Mulheres Assistido: 29-01-25 Elenco: @noomirapace Michael Nyqvist, Richard Franc, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Peter Andersson, Sven-Bertil Taube Modelo: #investigação #drama Duração: 2h 33m Ano: 2009 Minha opinião: Nesta trilogia sendo este o 1º e o 2º A Menina que Brincava com Fogo, 3º A Painha do Castelo de Ar. E temos ainda um remaker de 2011 com Daniel Craig. Aqui temos um suspense de crime, que depois de 40 anos Henrik avô de Harriet que desapareceu, a quase 40 anos. E para investigar é contratado Mikael (Nyqvist) que tem a ajuda de uma hacker Salander (Rapace). E um monte de sujeira da família vai aparecendo, como seus ancentrais eram nazistas. E ao final de muita trama e tentativa de assassinato contra Mikael a cada momento que se aproxima da verdade. Até o momento que se descobre uma série de crimes que antes não tinha conexão foi descoberto que si havia conexão e que se tratava de um serial killer. E descobre que era o pai de de Harriet junto com seu avô. E Mikael descobre onde esta Harriet. Que havia fugido, pois era violentada pelo pai e mais 1. E paralelo a toda a investigação temos a estória de Salander, que é uma mulher perturbada e pelo fato de ter ateado fogo em seu próprio pai, que violentava-a. E te um tutor que usando de seu poder também violentava. E com ato ela o coloca em seu lugar. Temos boas atuações dos atores Ranpace e Nyqvist. Roteiro e enredo um filme cheio de suspense e várias reviravolta. Vale apena assistir? Sim para quem gosta do estilo. Nota: 7,5

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/25

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Robert A

I really enjoyed this one over the American remake Lisbeth Slander is the ultimate badass. The story has a lil more depth to it that the American version which I really enjoyed

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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Mark C

Had to turn off. Felt like I was watching some basic TV show

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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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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