The Black Dahlia (2006)

Name: The Black Dahlia
Director: Brian De Palma
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 121 min

"Inspired by the most notorious unsolved murder in California history."

ThumbScore

👍 71%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 40% (RT: 31%, MC: 49)

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Director

Brian De Palma

Runtime

2h 1m

Country

United States of America, France, Germany

Language

English

TMDB Rating

5.6/10 (1,188 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

31%

Metacritic

Cast

Josh Hartnett as Bucky Bleichert · 72% avg

Scarlett Johansson as Kay Lake · 75% avg

Aaron Eckhart as Lee Blanchard · 67% avg

Hilary Swank as Madeleine Linscott · 71% avg

Mia Kirshner as Elizabeth Short · 71% avg

Mike Starr as Det. Russ Millard · 71% avg

Fiona Shaw as Ramona Linscott · 66% avg

Patrick Fischler as Deputy DA Ellis Loew · 69% avg

Is The Black Dahlia good?

Most people think so. 71% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 40%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#804 / 1253 · Crime

Rank in its year

#145 / 206 · 2006

Rank among its director's films

#12 / 15 · Brian De Palma

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress. Wikipedia ↗