The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2011 American thriller film directed by David Fincher, written by Steven Zaillian, adapted from the Swedish novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson. The film stars Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander and tells the story of a man's mission to find out what has happened to a girl who has been missing for 40 years, and who may have been murdered. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including one for Rooney Mara for Best Actress, and won one for Best Film Editing. Mikael Blomkvist , co-owner of Swedish "Millennium"... magazine, has just lost a libel case brought against him by crooked businessman Hans-Erik Wennerström . Meanwhile, Lisbeth Salander , a researcher and computer hacker, has compiled an extensive background check on Blomkvist for a job that Swedish magnate, Henrik Vanger wants him to perform. In exchange for damning information about Wennerström, Blomkvist agrees to investigate the disappearance and possible murder of Henrik's grandniece, Harriet, 40 years ago.
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| Release date: | December 21, 2011 |
| Directed by: | David Fincher |
| Runtime: | 158 Minutes |
| Producer: | Scott Rudin, Cean Chaffin, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose |
| Editor: | Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter |
| Music by: | Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor |
| Cinematography: | Jeff Cronenweth |
| Screenplay by: | Steven Zaillian |
| Estimated budget: | $100,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| Genre: | Thriller |