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The Black Dahlia (2006)

R 09/15/2006 Crime, Thriller, Drama 2h 1m
56%
User
Score
5.6/10
32%
49/100

Inspired by the most notorious unsolved murder in California history.

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.

Brian De Palma

Director

Josh Friedman

Screenplay

T. Rafael Cimino

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett

Bucky Bleichert

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Kay Lake

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

Lee Blanchard

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Madeleine Linscott

Mia Kirshner

Mia Kirshner

Elizabeth Short

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Det. Russ Millard

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Ramona Linscott

Patrick Fischler

Patrick Fischler

Deputy DA Ellis Loew

James Otis

James Otis

Dolph Bleichert

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Media

The Black Dahlia movie trailer

The Black Dahlia movie trailer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on September 5, 2015

I have been pointing my gun at a lot of people this week.

A box office failure and a neo-noir film that confounded critics and fans alike, The Black Dahlia now appears to be a pic that has had its strengths ignored. As the clamour to kick Brian De Palma continues unabated to this day, and the point blank refusal to accept that Josh Hartnett is a better actor than the likes of Pearl Harbor suggests, it's a film worthy of a revisit by genre/style fans alike.

Plot revolves around the infamous murder of one Elizabeth Short in Hollywood, 1947. An aspiring actress who was found butchered and her murder to this day remains unsolved. De Palma and his writer Josh Friedman adapt from noir legend James Ellroy's novel of the same name, the crux of the story is about two hot-to-trot detectives ...

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A review by GenerationofSwine

Written on January 13, 2023

OK, I'm in the minority here, but I liked it.

I also like period pieces and I like this period, so...this might be a bit bias.

But it has Scarlett Johansson in it and she is always watchable even when she is at her worst.

And it has Josh Hartnett and I really do like him as well, and I like him in the sort of William Holden sort of he tends to do well when he does a voice over kind of way.

Except he isn't dead in a swimming pool at the start of the film. However, Mia Kirshner is certainly dead at the start of the film and she's one of those actors that usually does a great job despite being constantly over-looked.

What you have is a film VAGUELY about The Black Dahlia, VAGUELY about a couple of buddy cops with a secrete, VAGUELY about a love triangle, and VAGUELY about the p...

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