7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Overview
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
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
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
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is left-leaning due to its central critique of pervasive misogyny, sexual violence, and the abuse of power by a wealthy, patriarchal elite, championing victims and those who fight for them against systemic injustice.
The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast, consistent with its source material and setting. However, its narrative strongly critiques male violence and patriarchal power structures, explicitly portraying male antagonists in a negative light, which is central to the story's themes.
Secondary
The film features a complex and powerful bisexual protagonist, Lisbeth Salander, whose queer identity is depicted with dignity and without judgment. Her relationships, including a consensual one with a woman, are presented as normal aspects of her life, contributing to a subtly affirming portrayal within a dark and intense narrative.
The film portrays a specific, extreme form of Christianity as a cover for misogyny, violence, and anti-Semitism, highlighting the hypocrisy and destructive nature of its adherents within the Vanger family.
The film explicitly condemns anti-Semitism through its narrative, portraying the Vanger family's Nazi sympathies and persecution of Jewish individuals as abhorrent and evil, thereby positioning the audience to sympathize with the victims of this bigotry.
The film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on other social issues, such as violence against women and corporate corruption, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2009 film adaptation of Stieg Larsson's novel portrays all major characters with the same gender as established in the original source material. No canonical male or female characters were recast with actors of a different gender.
The 2009 film adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" features characters who are consistently portrayed by actors of the same race (white/European) as established in Stieg Larsson's original Swedish novel. No canonical characters were depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.5
Critic Ratings
8.5
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