Zodiac (2007)
There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer.
Police conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 2 March 2007 |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Director | David Fincher |
| Starring | Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Edwards |
| Runtime | 157 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.6/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 90% · Metacritic 79/100 · IMDb 7.7/10 · TMDB users 7.5/10 |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $85 million worldwide |
Where to watch Zodiac
Zodiac is streaming on Fubo in the US. It is also on Paramount+ ($13.99 a month). If that is the only reason to subscribe, one month of Paramount+ is $13.99 at list price.
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| Antigua & Barbuda | Max |
| Argentina | Max $9590 ARS |
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| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Netflix, Max |
| Brazil | Max R$34.90 |
| Bulgaria | Netflix €7.99, Max |
| Burkina Faso | Prime Video |
| Cameroon | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Canada | Netflix $18.99 CAD, Fubo |
| Cape Verde | Netflix |
| Chad | Prime Video |
| Chile | Max $9590 CLP |
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| Congo - Kinshasa | Prime Video |
| Costa Rica | Max |
| Croatia | Netflix €9.99, Max |
| Cyprus | Netflix €12.49 |
| Czechia | Netflix 309 Kč, Max |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Denmark | Netflix 159 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Max |
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| Estonia | Max |
| Finland | Netflix €13.99 |
| France | Netflix €14.99, Max €9.99 |
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| Germany | Max €11.99 |
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| India | Netflix ₹499 |
| Ireland | Netflix €16.99, Max |
| Italy | Netflix €13.99, Max €9.99 |
| Jamaica | Max |
| Japan | Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Kenya | Netflix KSh700, Prime Video KSh560 |
| Latvia | Max |
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| Madagascar | Netflix, Prime Video |
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| Malta | Max |
| Mauritius | Netflix |
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| Moldova | Netflix, Max |
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| Mozambique | Netflix, Prime Video |
| New Zealand | Netflix $25.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Max |
| Niger | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Nigeria | Netflix ₦6500, Prime Video ₦2300 |
| North Macedonia | Netflix, Max |
| Norway | Netflix 129 kr NOK |
| Panama | Max $8.29 |
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| Peru | Max S/35.90 |
| Poland | Netflix 49.00 zł, Max 29.99 zł |
| Portugal | Netflix €12.99, Max €5.99 |
| Romania | Netflix 54.99 lei, Max |
| San Marino | Netflix |
| Senegal | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Serbia | Netflix 935 din, Max |
| Seychelles | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Slovakia | Netflix €11.49, Max |
| Slovenia | Netflix €13.49, Max |
| South Africa | Netflix R179 ZAR, Prime Video R79 ZAR |
| South Korea | Netflix ₩13500, Wavve ₩10900, Watcha |
| Spain | Netflix €13.99, Prime Video €4.99 |
| St. Lucia | Max |
| Sweden | Netflix 149 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Netflix CHF22.90, Max CHF12.90 |
| Tanzania | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Max |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | Max |
| Türkiye | Netflix ₺289.99 |
| Uganda | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Ukraine | Max |
| United Kingdom | Netflix £12.99 GBP, Max £9.99 GBP |
| Uruguay | Max $U399 |
| Venezuela | Max |
| Zambia | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Zimbabwe | Netflix, Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
Zodiac is a 157-minute procedural about a newspaper cartoonist who stops sleeping because he cannot stop decoding. David Fincher directs it with the patience of a man waiting for a letter that never arrives. It is not a chase movie. It is a study in obsession, where the pursuit becomes more dangerous than the prey. If you like your mysteries to feel like a slow leak in a boat, this is the one to press play on.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes rates it 90% based on 264 reviews, while Metacritic settles on 79 out of 100. That’s a solid consensus, though not universal. Roger Ebert gave it 4 stars, noting it gathers a bewildering labyrinth of facts and makes the journey frightening. He liked the accuracy. Time Out called it a creeping recognition, quite contrary to the flow of crime. The puzzle isn’t the point; the compulsion to solve it is.
How it did with audiences
It cost $65 million and made $85 million worldwide, a margin that suggests the studio kept the lights on but not the champagne flowing. In the United States, it took in $33 million. On TMDB, users rate it 7.5 out of 10. IMDb, using a weighted average, gives it 7.7/10 as of March 2026. Fincher addressed the film's low gross at the North American box office in an interview with Sight & Sound, arguing that marketing it to 16-year-old boys without delivering Saw or Seven would alienate the audience who would get it. The audience, it seems, agreed with the director, not the ads.
What came next for the cast
Gyllenhaal arrived with Donnie Darko and left with Prisoners. Ruffalo and Downey Jr. both stepped into the Marvel universe. Edwards moved from Top Gun to Inventing Anna. The timeline suggests a pivot, but causality is a slippery slope. Credits do not explain themselves; they just happen.
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Sources
- Zodiac on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q218172 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Zodiac (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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