The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009) | Rotten Tomatoes

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

R

Released Mar 19, 2010

2h 32m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

List

85%

Tomatometer

193 Reviews

87%

Audience Score

50,000+ Ratings

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.

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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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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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Shaun E

This original version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is thrilling, compelling and disturbing in equal measure. Having decided, for continuity's sake to watch the original Swedish versions dubbed into English I can say that I was not disappointed with this decision. There are many brutal scenes in this film and they are quite flinch provoking. I would say that if you are going to be disturbed by some of the scenes in this film then I would avoid this film at all costs. The story is well played out and well paced. It is clear what is going on most of the time and the problem solving is done in a very methodical and clear manner. For an investigative drama, this was one of the best I have seen for unfolding the mystery. Dubbing into English was excellently done - not an easy task. There are very few places where the dialogue misses the beat of the facial movement. If the story lacks anything it is hurdle - a real blocker or red herring, but that doesn't detract much from the story. I now look forward to the Girl who Played with Fire, hoping that it can deliver as much as this first instalment.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Vitezslav K

This is a really good and unusually detective.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Caren S

Slightly different than the Hollywood one better back story on Libeth's childhood

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/16/23

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Haydn C

I finally got around to watching 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. OMG! I didn't know what I have been missing this whole time. I LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF IT! It was a MASTERPIECE! there were so many twists and turns. Its a shame that the author died soon after writing the first book. The world lost a treasure! I'm a HUGE fan of Noomi Rapace! She is a very talented Actress!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/24/23

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Niels Arden Oplev

Director

Michael Nyqvist

Mikael Blomkvist

Noomi Rapace

Lisbeth Salander

Lena Endre

Erika Berger

Peter Haber

Martin Vanger

Sven-Bertil Taube

Henrik Vanger

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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: Svenska Filminstitutet, Film Väst, Sveriges Television, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Danmarks Radio, ZDF Enterprises, Det Danske Filminstitut, Yellow Bird, Nordisk Film, TV2 Norge, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
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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