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Zodiac
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Directed by David Fincher. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards.
7.5/10
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Police conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.
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MOVIHERO RATINGYOUR WATCHLISTPolice conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with l…
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Release snapshot for Zodiac.
MoviHero lists March 2, 2007 as the release date for Zodiac. David Fincher is the listed director. The listed cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Graysmith, Mark Ruffalo as David Toschi, Anthony Edwards as William Armstrong, Robert Downey Jr. as Paul Avery. A trailer and 5 stills are available on this page.
Release dateMarch 2, 2007
GenresCrime · Mystery · Thriller
Runtime2h 37m
DirectorDavid Fincher
CastJake Gyllenhaal as Robert Graysmith, Mark Ruffalo as David Toschi, Anthony Edwards as William Armstrong, Robert Downey Jr. as Paul Avery
TrailerAvailable on this page
Images5 stills
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Zodiac runs 2h 37m. Allow extra time for breaks.
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The current MoviHero pacing estimate is 5/10: a middle-ground pace.
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The attention estimate is 9/10. Consider saving this for a night when you can concentrate.
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The emotional-impact estimate is 4/10, suggesting a lighter emotional load. This does not tell you whether the ending is happy or sad.
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MoviHero Rating: 7.5/10 from 12,076 votes. Updated Nov 2, 2026.
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Pacing5/10
Emotional Impact4/10
Mind-Bending5/10
Scary5/10
Violence8/10
Rewatchability6/10
Attention Required9/10
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“Peerless precision from Fincher. I have seen it written that this film shows that Fincher had grown up, and whilst I understand that train of…”
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“Two years before Zodiac, Capote depicted Truman Capote making a fuss about possibly not having an ending for his seminal true crime novel In Cold…”
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“A great character driven crime-drama with wonderful performances from Gyllenhaal, Ruffalo and Downey Jr.”
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