The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
What is hidden in snow, comes forth in the thaw.
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 14 December 2011 |
| Genre | Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
| Director | David Fincher |
| Starring | Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara and Christopher Plummer |
| Runtime | 158 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.6/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 86% · Metacritic 71/100 · TMDB users 7.4/10 |
| Budget | $90 million |
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What kind of watch this is
David Fincher’s 2011 adaptation runs 158 minutes, a duration that feels less like a runtime and more like a slow, cold investigation. The film trades in snow, secrets, and the particular quiet of a house built on lies. Daniel Craig plays a disgraced journalist, while Rooney Mara embodies a pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker. Their partnership is abrasive, defined by mutual wariness rather than easy chemistry. The story peels back layers of a wealthy family’s history, revealing a corruption that is both institutional and intimate. It is a watch for those who appreciate when a mystery digs its own grave. The thaw reveals what the snow had buried.
What the critics said
Critics found the film brutal yet captivating, a description that fits David Fincher’s lurid style. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 86% approval rating as of August 2024, with an average of 7.6/10. Metacritic scores it 71 out of 100 as of July 2025, labeling the reception generally favorable. David Denby of The New Yorker saw a "glancing, chilled view" of loyalty and betrayal. Claudia Puig of USA Today noted the "menace and grim despair" in the landscape. Not everyone was charmed. A. O. Scott of The New York Times admired the anxiety but found the exposition drab.
How it did with audiences
David Fincher’s adaptation cost $90 million and pulled in $233 million worldwide. That margin suggests the audience found the film worth the ticket price, even if the opening weekend fell short of media expectations. On TMDB, users rate it 7.4 out of 10. Viewers clearly did the math on value versus runtime, and they decided the cold detective work was a fair trade for the price of admission.
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