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The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Girl in the Spider's Web

The past never forgets.

20186.21h 55m

Overview

After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.

Directed by Fede Álvarez
Written by David Lagercrantz, Fede Álvarez, Jay Basu
Produced by Scott Rudin, Amy Pascal, Elizabeth Cantillon
Box OfficeBudget: $43.0MRevenue: $35.2M

Top Cast

Claire Foy

Claire Foy

Lisbeth Salander

Sverrir Gudnason

Sverrir Gudnason

Mikael Blomkvist

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

Edwin Needham

Sylvia Hoeks

Sylvia Hoeks

Camilla Salander

Stephen Merchant

Stephen Merchant

Frans Balder

Christopher Convery

Christopher Convery

August Balder

Claes Bang

Claes Bang

Jan Holster

Synnøve Macody Lund

Synnøve Macody Lund

Gabriella Grane

Cameron Britton

Cameron Britton

Plague

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Erika Berger

Themes & Keywords

hackerbased on novel or bookswedenstockholm, swedensequelcomputer expertmillenniumcomputer programmergifted childrenfather daughter relationshipsister sister relationship

About The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Girl in the Spider's Web is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of hacker, based on novel or book, sweden, stockholm, sweden, sequel, computer expert. Directed by Fede Álvarez, it stars Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, LaKeith Stanfield. After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.

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