The Black Dahlia
R · 2006 ‧ Thriller/Crime ‧ 2h 1m
Two cops in 1940s Los Angeles investigate the murder of a Hollywood starlet (Mia Kirshner), and one (Aaron Eckhart) puts his marriage in jeopardy by obsessing over the crime, while the other (Josh Hartnett) becomes involved with a woman (Hilary...
Release date: September 15, 2006 (USA)
Director: Brian De Palma
Story by: James Ellroy
Adapted from: The Black Dahlia
Distributed by: Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and more
Box office: $49.3 million
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On Metacritic, the film has a score 49 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Why is the black dahlia so popular?
In legend, she's known as the Black Dahlia, a name given her by crime reporters, perhaps a borrowing from a current mystery novel, The Blue Dahlia. She and her murder became famous as a symbol of the newly crime-ridden Los Angeles at its worst, a dangerous place for women.
Is there a movie based on Black Dahlia?
The Black Dahlia (2006)
Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.
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Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart play Hollywood cops who become involved with a mystery woman (Scarlett Johansson) while investigating the 1947 murder of an ...
Fictional movie based on a real unsolved Hollywood murder in the 1940s. The mutilated body of Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirschner) is found in an empty lot. Officer ...
The Black Dahlia is a 2006 American neo noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma. It is drawn from a novel of the same name by James Ellroy, ...