# The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

> A disgraced journalist and an antisocial hacker confront a powerful Swedish dynasty while tracing a vanished woman to a legacy of serial murder and abuse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9240

## Facts

- Runtime: 152 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Niels Arden Oplev
- Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Haber, Peter Andersson, Marika Lagercrantz, Ingvar Hirdwall
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132620/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, oppressive, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, crime film marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping investigation into a family's dark secrets unfolds as two unlikely allies delve into a decades-old mystery.

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