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10 Best Movies Like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

If you loved The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist appr...

#2
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

2009★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for fans of Thriller & Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journal...

#3
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for fans of Thriller & Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker name...

#4
Flame & Citron

Flame & Citron

2008★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel Winther, they relish the oppo...

#5
He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not

He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not

2002★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A talented art student named Angélique is passionately in love with Dr. Loïc Le Garrec, a handsome married man whom she believes will leave his wife. When he eventually decides to ...

#6
Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures

2014★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important....