The Black Dahlia

Genre: Crime

Worldwide gross$49.3M

In 1946, the former boxers Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are policemen in Los Angeles. Lee has a good relationship with his chief and uses a box fight between them to promote the department and get a raise to the police force. They succeed and are promoted to homicide detectives, working together. Bucky becomes a close friend of Lee and his girlfriend Kay Lake, forming a triangle of love. When the corpse of the aspirant actress Elizabeth Short is found mutilated, Lee becomes obsessed to solve the case called by the press Black Dahlia. Meanwhile, Bucky's investigation leads him to a Madeleine Linscott, the daughter of a powerful and wealthy constructor that resembles the Black Dahlia. In an environment of corruption and lies, Bucky discloses hidden truths.

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 16 nominations total

Genres

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director

Brian De Palma

Cast

Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson

Released

15 September 2006

Runtime

2h 1m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

5.6 / 10

Votes

79,061

Metascore

49

Rotten Tomatoes

32%

Box office

$22,545,080

Budget

$50,000,000

Edition

Base