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The Black Dahlia

  • 2006
  • R
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
76K
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POPULARITY
4,631
125
Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia (2006)
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CrimeDramaMystery

Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.

  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writers
    • Josh Friedman
    • James Ellroy
  • Stars
    • Josh Hartnett
    • Aaron Eckhart
    • Scarlett Johansson
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    76K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,631
    125
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • Josh Friedman
      • James Ellroy
    • Stars
      • Josh Hartnett
      • Aaron Eckhart
      • Scarlett Johansson
    • 698User reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 16 nominations total

    Videos11

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
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    The Black Dahlia Scene: Kay Confronts Bucky In Front Of Madeline's House
    Clip 1:10
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Kay Confronts Bucky In Front Of Madeline's House
    The Black Dahlia Scene: Bucky Asks Madeline About Elizabeth Short
    Clip 0:54
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Bucky Asks Madeline About Elizabeth Short
    The Black Dahlia Scene: Bucky Arrives At Madeline's House
    Clip 0:45
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Bucky Arrives At Madeline's House
    The Black Dahlia Scene: Madeline Tells Bucky About Sleeping With Elizabeth Short
    Clip 1:14
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Madeline Tells Bucky About Sleeping With Elizabeth Short
    The Black Dahlia Scene: Elizabeth Short Plays Sad In A Screen Test
    Clip 1:16
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Elizabeth Short Plays Sad In A Screen Test
    The Black Dahlia Scene: Bucky Stops To See Kay
    Clip 0:59
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Bucky Stops To See Kay
    The Black Dahlia Scene: Lee Tells Bucky Why He Wants To Investigate Dahlia
    Clip 0:48
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Lee Tells Bucky Why He Wants To Investigate Dahlia
    The Black Dahlia Scene: Lee Introduces Bucky To Kay
    Clip 0:54
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Lee Introduces Bucky To Kay
    The Black Dahlia Scene: Bucky Questions An Aquaintance Of Elizabeth Short
    Clip 0:51
    Watch The Black Dahlia Scene: Bucky Questions An Aquaintance Of Elizabeth Short
    Black Dahlia: Featuurette
    Featurette 2:16
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    Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Aaron Eckhart, Josh Hartnett, and Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Aaron Eckhart and Josh Hartnett in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Josh Hartnett and Hilary Swank in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Josh Hartnett and Hilary Swank in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Aaron Eckhart, Josh Hartnett, and Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Mia Kirshner at an event for The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Mia Kirshner at an event for The Black Dahlia (2006)

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    Josh Hartnett
    Josh Hartnett
    • Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert
    Aaron Eckhart
    Aaron Eckhart
    • Lee Blanchard
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Kay Lake
    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
    John Kavanagh
    John Kavanagh
    • Emmett Linscott
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Chief Ted Green
    Anthony Russell
    Anthony Russell
    • Morrie Friedman
    Pepe Serna
    Pepe Serna
    • Tomas Dos Santos
    Angus MacInnes
    Angus MacInnes
    • Capt. John Tierney
    • (as Angus MacInnis)
    Rachel Miner
    Rachel Miner
    • Martha Linscott
    Victor McGuire
    Victor McGuire
    • Sgt. Bill Koenig
    Gregg Henry
    Gregg Henry
    • Pete Lukins
    Jemima Rooper
    Jemima Rooper
    • Lorna Mertz
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • Josh Friedman
      • James Ellroy
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert goes searching through some photographs, you can see a real autopsy photo of Elizabeth Short.
    • Goofs
      Characters who knew Elizabeth Short refer to her as 'Betty' constantly. Though Elizabeth Short was known during her childhood as Betty in her hometown, she used the name 'Beth' not Betty throughout her stay in Los Angeles.
    • Quotes

      Kay Lake: [to Bucky, about Madeleine] She looks like that dead girl! How sick are you?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Black Dahlia/The Gridiron Gang/Everyone's Hero/Haven (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Mood
      Written by Joe Garland (as Joseph C. Garland)

      Used by Permission of Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc. (ASCAP)

    User reviews698

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    Featured review
    4/10
    Black Dahlia, a black hole in the movie making universe
    Brace yourself for some real truth. As you noticed on IMDb, this movie was advertised as "Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller". The trailer makes the movie look the same. Unfortunately, if you go to this movie with that in mind, you may and should be disappointed. When I see the genre described as it was, I want to see just that. Oh, you can add comic relief, maybe good music, some reasonable horror and nostalgia, but do not do what was done to The Black Dahlia.

    They obviously didn't intend to make this a serious movie, but rather it was a cheap attempt to imitate a Film Noir sometimes, a TV mystery sometimes and then other times I don't think they knew what they actually wanted to do.

    When I am sucked into a movie that I believe is going to be a mystery, I want to be able to enjoy the movie throughout and get involved in the mystery. In this case, the viewer has to spend far too much time trying to figure out what the movie is trying to do. Just give me the mystery that the movie is about. No one needs to make the movie-making process a mystery.

    For those of you who are going just to see Scarlett Johansson, I have to say I am very disappointed in her. Her acting needs a lot of improvement or she needs to find movies that embrace her sensuality. Yeah, she is sexy in this movie, too, but her voice does not fit her actions and her acting is puzzling, not mysterious. I want the Scarlett I knew from "Lost In Translation" and "American Rhapsody" at least she could act and her voice fit her character. Other main characters were just as puzzling, however. And honestly, the best and most interesting characters were treated somewhat like extras, though one of those "extras" was by far the best actress in the movie.

    You can call this an imitation Film Noir Graphic Novel that should have taken a more serious approach to even those genres.

    I gave it a 4 out of 10 out of generosity.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Thược Dược Đen
    • Filming locations
      • New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Millennium Films
      • Signature Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,545,080
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,005,895
      • Sep 17, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $49,332,692
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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