Zodiac (2007, United States)

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Zodiac  2007 crime mystery movie

Running time: 155 minutes

Language: English

Locations: the story takes place in San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States


In 1968 starts the story of Zodiac Killer that will grip the San Francisco area in fear for several years. Unknown assailant kills young people in lover’s lanes and drags police in strange cat and mouse game by sending coded messages to newspapers. Cartoonist in one of those newspapers becomes obsessed with the investigation trying to figure out the identity of the killer.

Despite several factual errors it is one of the best crime stories based on real events - it is gripping, well casted, well acted and above all kept real. Definately not to be missed!



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Our rating

8 / 10

Movie value

10 / 10

Realism factor

4 / 5

Adventure factor

5 / 5

Story complexity

5 / 5

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Creators of Zodiac

David Fincher films

David Fincher

director

James Vanderbilt films

screenplay

Robert Graysmith films

screenplay



Cast of Zodiac

Jake Gyllenhaal films

Jake Gyllenhaal

as Robert Graysmith

Mark Ruffalo films

Mark Ruffalo

as Inspector David Toschi

Anthony Edwards films

Anthony Edwards

as Inspector William Armstrong

Robert Downey Jr films

Robert Downey Jr

as Paul Avery

John Carroll Lynch films

John Carroll Lynch

as Arthur Leigh Allen

Brian Cox films

Brian Cox

as Melvin Belli

Donal Logue films

Donal Logue

as Captain Ken Narlow

Chloe Sevigny films

Chloe Sevigny

as Melanie Graysmith





Zodiac trivia

Only facts

The concept of director David Fincher, that only the facts should be included in the film, caused some of the Zodiac crimes not to be depicted at all, because there were no witnesses or survivors to corroborate. Of course some creative liberties were taken, f.e. creating friendship between Greysmith and Avery, but overall film sticks to the facts.


The film conclusion

Spoiler alert! Despite film concluding that Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac, DNA tests done in 2002 did not confirmed he was author of the letters sent by the Zodiac.