Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
Won 1 BAFTA Film Award18 wins & 35 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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A bracing survey course on the mystery genre set in a Scandinavian landscape as cold as a killer's kiss.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
16 Apr 2010
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Rapace's haunting, enigmatic Lisbeth is the element that leaves you eager for the next two installments. She's fantastic, and so is the movie.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr 2010
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A chilling detective tale, a horrific sexual abuse drama and an overlong, emotional, tie-up-every-loose-end melodrama that is sure to be half an hour shorter when Hollywood remakes it without Swedish dialogue and probably without the cool Swedish edge.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 May 2010
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a handsome thriller, anchored by an arresting performance in the title role by Noomi Rapace.