Which David Fincher film features Lisbeth Salander?

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The David Fincher film featuring Lisbeth Salander is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Fincher directed the 2011 English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s 2005 Swedish novel.

Rooney Mara plays Lisbeth Salander, a highly skilled computer hacker and investigator, while Daniel Craig plays journalist Mikael Blomkvist. The story begins when Blomkvist is hired to investigate the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, a young woman who vanished from her family’s island estate 40 years earlier. Salander joins the investigation, helping uncover links between the Vanger family and a series of murders.

The title refers to Salander’s distinctive dragon tattoo, though her character is more than a visual symbol: she is an independent investigator shaped by abuse, surveillance, and mistrust of institutions. Common mix-ups include confusing Fincher’s film with the earlier Swedish film adaptation, or naming another Millennium novel such as The Girl Who Played with Fire. The Fincher film is specifically the 2011 English-language version.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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