Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Richmond Arquette |
Director |
David Fincher |
Screenplay | James Vanderbilt, from the book by Robert Graysmith |
Music | David Shire |
Cinematography | Harris Savides |
Editing | Angus Wall |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Made in | 2007 |
Produced by | Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Phoenix Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
Genre | Crime, thriller |
Language | 10 — 13 mild to strong, 'Jesus Christ' several times |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | 13 — mild to strong, threat and menace |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | An unresolved murders investigation in San Francisco consumes a man's life. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Emma Nicholson Cryptic detail that haunts and unsettles. | 15 | |
Die Burger Jeanne Hugo Goeie spel en uitsteekende regie. | 15 | |
Cape Times Kevin Crust Dark allure of serial killer's crimes. | 15 | |
Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 14 | |
The Citizen Bruce Dennill There is so much detail to keep track of in this film that at some point it becomes a daunting cerebral exercise rather than a relaxed evening out. | 12 | |
Sunday Times Barry Ronge It's fascinating but really long and detailed. | 10 | |
24.com Ivan Sadler With an excellent cast, fascinating story, and a great atmosphere, Zodiac is another gem in David Fincher's body of work. | 15 | |
BBC Jamie Russell Ripped from forgotten headlines, Zodiac is an exhilarating, exhausting slice of true crime cinema. | 15 | |
Box Office Annlee Ellingson A sprawling, unfocused film that nonetheless retains viewer interest due to arresting performances by a cast of indie heavyweights and the visual virtuosity of thriller auteur David Fincher. | 13 | |
eye Weekly Adam Nayman Fincher's laser-like focus is well suited to a movie about codes and ciphers, but his careful aesthetic control is as compelling as the onscreen action. | 10 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli Zodiac is a police procedural — a sort of souped-up, ultra-long episode of 'Law & Order'. | 15 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers Put your whodunit expectations away when you visit Zodiac. It's the process that pins you to your seat. A film this painstaking and tenacious won't appeal to those in it strictly for the blood lust. | 18 | |
ScreenIt What's present certainly works in a competent way, but the unnecessary length and the lack of spark prevents this from being the 'killer' look at psychological obsession -- as well as a true-life story -- that it might have been. | 12 | |
Metacritic.com 39 critics | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 173 critics | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A subtle, dialogue-driven thriller that delivers. | 17 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 19524 Netizens Welcome Back, David Fincher. | 16 | |
Average .. 71% | 14 |