The Girl Who Played with Fire
Seen it?2009 | 129 min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or Nightcrawler, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
69% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$67 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 89K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Alfredson
- Michael NyqvistMikael Blomkvist
- Noomi RapaceLisbeth Salander
- Lena EndreErika Berger
- Peter AnderssonNils Bjurman
- Annika HallinAnnika Giannini
- Per OscarssonHolger Palmgren
- Sofia LedarpMalin Erikson
- Micke SpreitzRonald Niedermann
- Georgi StaykovAlexander Zalachenko
- Paolo RobertoPaolo Roberto