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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.9
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster

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


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Positive

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 Video logoPrime Video
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed 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 deeply corrupt and violent family, the Vangers, who operate within a traditional, culturally Christian societal framework. Their crimes, including serial murder and anti-Semitism, are exposed without any counterbalancing positive portrayal of Christian faith or values within the narrative.

The film strongly condemns anti-Semitism, portraying it as a horrific evil perpetrated by the villainous Vanger family. The narrative unequivocally positions the audience to sympathize with the Jewish victims of this bigotry, highlighting the profound injustice and cruelty they face.

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

7.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.8
The Movie Database logo
7.5

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.5
Metacritic logo
7.6

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