Metacritic Movie Ratings
Zodiac Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

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

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• 100

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger 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.

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• 90

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  Conveying an astonishing array of information across a long narrative arc while still maintaining dramatic rhythm and tension, this adaptation of Robert Graysmith's bestseller reps by far director David Fincher's most mature and accomplished work.

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• 90

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Rarely has a film with so much blood on its hands seemed so insistently alive.

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• 90

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael 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.

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• 88

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  This is the rare movie that blends long scenes of meticulous research with a sweeping story and sustains a feeling of riveting suspense. Zodiac grips you by the throat and doesn't let go.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  Zodiac is primarily a complex character study, despite the film's grim and gruesome subject matter. It's a role reversal of sorts for a director who normally emphasizes the brutal tension in his movies.

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