Zodiac

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  • Opened March 2, 2007 
  • 2 hr 40 min
  • R | some strong killings, language, drug material and brief sexual images
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 17+. More on child suitability

  • In the late 1960s and 1970s, fear grips the city of San Francisco as a serial killer called Zodiac stalks its residents. Investigators (Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards) and reporters (Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey) become obsessed with learning the killer's identity and bringing him to justice. Meanwhile, Zodiac claims victim after victim and taunts the authorities with cryptic messages, cyphers and menacing phone calls. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey, Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox
  • Director: David Fincher
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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Zodiac is by far one of the best written scripts that document the accounts of a serial murderer. I kid you not... The movie runs for about two and a half hours, but if there were two more hours...

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

Its most impressive accomplishment is to gather a bewildering labyrinth of facts and suspicions over a period of years, and make the journey through this maze frightening and suspenseful. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Zodiac never veers from its stoically gripping, police-blotter tone, yet it begins to take on the quality of a dream. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

Firing on all cylinders as a creepy thriller, police procedural and "All the President's Men"-style investigative newsroom drama, the smart, extremely vivid production oozes period authenticity. Read full review

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo in "Zodiac."