Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Michale Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lene Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube |
| Director |
Niels Arden Oplev |
| Screenplay | Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg, from the novel by Stieg Larsson |
| Music | Jacob Groth |
| Cinematography | Jens Fischer, Eric Kress |
| Editing | Anne Østerud |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | A consortium of Scandanavian companies |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Mystery, drama |
| Language | Strong, occasional |
| Nudity | Infrequent, once scene in sexual context |
| Sex | Frequent moderate sexual innuendo, occasional strongly implied sex scenes |
| Violence | Strong, frequent, gory, graphic, explicit, detailed, includes two prolonged rape scenes and torture |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Mild tobacco and alcohol |
| Comments | There's a lot of threat, menace and suspense in this movie. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  Enter the dragon | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Jeanne Calitz Sweedse fliek is flink en vaardige uitklophou | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Sheri Linden Dark history lesson | 10 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a compelling thriller to begin with, but it adds the rare quality of having a heroine more fascinating than the story. | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Adam Nayman This is exploitation filmmaking masquerading as a primer for empowerment. | 5 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 156 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer 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.
| 17 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 26818 Netizens A captivating piece of cinema! | 15 | |
Average .. 67% | 13 |  |