# The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

> A disgraced journalist and an antisocial hacker excavate a wealthy Swedish family’s buried crimes while pursuing a decades-old disappearance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/45569

## Facts

- Runtime: 158 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Director: David Fincher
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen, Steven Berkoff, Joely Richardson
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568346/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, foreboding, oppressive, dark movie night, crime thriller marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of mystery and revenge unfolds as a journalist teams up with a brilliant hacker to uncover dark family secrets.

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