Factual error: In a couple of scenes, most notably the one where Graysmith drives his kid to school, there are newer cars in the background than the year it is supposed to be. In this scene the car is a 1971 Chrysler, when the scene takes place in 1969.

Zodiac (2007)
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Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Cox, Anthony Edwards
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I own this movie on DVD. (double feature box with Prisoners)
I've seen this film twice now. I don't remember when the first time I watched it was... it was either something I watched on Netflix back in the day or I had rented it from Redbox or the Library or something. Whatever it was, I enjoyed it a lot that first time. And now that I own it I watched it again and it still holds up.
A thrilling period piece based around the true story and events of the infamous Zodiac killer. While the case has never truly been definitively solved, this film sets out to try and tell it as close as we believe is the truth.
A good mystery thriller all the way through with this reminding me why Jake Gyllenhaal is among my favorite actors. Despite this movie being bundled with prisoners, he plays a completely different character in this film than that one.
They also make a good double feature.
Zodiac may have its detractors and is probably not 100% accurate, but from what I know it's pretty close. And with how things are... we may never get a more straight forward answer on the truth of the Zodiac killer. Then again, who knows what technology will uncover as time goes on.
I'd say give this movie a good watch. And it has a good performance from Mark Ruffalo while he seemed still sane. RDJ is great in this also, making this a cool picture to watch knowing they would go on to play Mysterio, Hulk and Iron Man.
Good 4 out of 5 stars.
Mistake Status: N/A.
Robert Graysmith: Paul, are you okay?
Paul Avery: No... but thanks for asking.
Question: Are this film's Zodiac killer and the Scorpio Killer in "Dirty Harry" based on the same person?





Chosen answer: Scorpio is loosely based on the Zodiac killer, yes. However, "Zodiac" is made to portray the hunt for the real-life Zodiac killer (as accurately as possible), with only a few ficticious elements thrown in for the sake of story-telling, while "Dirty Harry" is pure fiction.
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