Hannibal
A stylish, gruesome thriller that is more disturbing than suspenseful, with macabre set pieces and a cold, operatic atmosphere.
Same writer: Steven Zaillian · Dark, tense · about revenge and corruption
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
A cold, methodical plunge into buried cruelty, where procedural detail and raw brutality sit side by side under a wintry pall.
About 2011 film by David Fincher
Genres drama, horror, mystery, rape and revenge, thriller, crime thriller, LGBTQ-related
Directed by David Fincher
Written by Stieg Larsson, Steven Zaillian
Starring Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgård, Rooney Mara, Goran Višnjić, Joel Kinnaman, Julian Sands
Music Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Runtime 158 min
Country United States, Sweden
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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