The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  is a 2011 psychological thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson.  This film adaptation was directed by David Fincher and written by Steven Zaillian.  Starring Daniel Craig as journalist Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, it tells the story of Blomkvist’s investigation to find out what happened to a woman from a wealthy family who disappeared 40 years prior.  He recruits the help of Salander, a computer hacker.  The film was chosen by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2011 and was a candidate for numerous awards, winning, among others, the Academy Award for Best Film Editing; while Mara’s performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.  (More from Wikipedia)