Zodiac

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Zodiac

R

2007

2h 37m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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In the late 1960s and 1970s, fear grips the city of San Francisco as a serial killer called Zodiac stalks its residents. Investigators (Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards) and reporters (Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr.) become obsessed with learning the killer's identity and bringing him to justice. Meanwhile, Zodiac claims victim after victim and taunts the authorities with cryptic messages, cyphers and menacing phone calls.

Critics Consensus

A quiet, dialogue-driven thriller that delivers with scene after scene of gut-wrenching anxiety. David Fincher also spends more time illustrating nuances of his characters and recreating the mood of the '70s than he does on gory details of murder.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

10/04/2021

More than any American movie of the past decade, Zodiac accepts and embraces irresolvability, which may be why it's so hypnotically rewatchable.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

01/25/2019

3/4

Downey Jr is perfect as the alcoholic wastrel of a crime reporter Paul Averi, as is Mark Raffalo as the dependable cop David.

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Christopher Orr

The New Republic

09/18/2008

[W]here Se7en, with its stygian gloom and theatrical executions, inflated the serial killer genre to gothic proportions, Zodiac lets the air back out. It is methodical rather than macabre, clinical rather than cruel.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12

5/5

Expert performances and an inventive visual palette make for an all-time great true crime mystery.

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Paul Mount

Starburst

Jul 25

4/5

Zodiac is a heavily dialogue-driven affair with endless scenes of powerful men arguing in offices. Fincher brings it all to the screen with his trademark attention to detail and tireless quest for truth and verisimilitude.

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Jack Walters

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/18/2025

4.5/5

"Zodiac is David Fincher’s take on the investigative thriller, an astute character study that’s driven forward by the dark truth of the killer’s crimes."

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Moira I

09/18/2022

Good thriller, fine cast

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Oscar T

@Mr.1take 2d

Best serial killer film ever

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Akuma J

@Akio222 May 21

I don't know if I should throw hands at anyone or shut my ass off

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Raul R

@RT79051021 May 11

A long film with no thrills. It just painstakingly retells the the story of the reporters and police, with no hint of a climax. The shots are good, the actors are good, but you just sit there watching nothing happen.

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Logan D

@Greynomad38 May 10

During the 70s, police and journalists are confounded by a man who claims to be Zodiac and responsible for the murders of several persons. This film is more of a time capsule than a mystery. It follows a straightforward narrative, attempting to portray the investigations accurately. Fincher does a great job immersing us into the time with smoke filled rooms, frantic news rooms, and the tactile presence of documents one must sift thru to find nuggets of information. about the physics of the search and the material cost of seeking a truth that remains out of reach. Oddly, however, the realism of the film also makes it emotionally distant and the audience is captured more by the fact these are true events being portrayed. John Carroll Lynch (Fargo) excels in portraying one of the major suspects.

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Jovana M.

@J_loves_movies Apr 12

Probably one of the best thrillers! Keeps you on edge the entire time, great cast and story-telling! A must watch

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Synopsis

In the late 1960s and 1970s, fear grips the city of San Francisco as a serial killer called Zodiac stalks its residents. Investigators (Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards) and reporters (Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr.) become obsessed with learning the killer's identity and bringing him to justice. Meanwhile, Zodiac claims victim after victim and taunts the authorities with cryptic messages, cyphers and menacing phone calls.

Director: David Fincher
Producer: James Vanderbilt, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Bradley J. Fischer, Ceán Chaffin
Screenwriter: Robert Graysmith
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount, Phoenix Pictures, Warner Bros.
Rating: R (Drug Material|Brief Sexual Images|Language|Some Strong Killings)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.0M
Runtime: 2h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby SRD, SDDS, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)