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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Gatekeeper Strong in semis, fades in finals
2011 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · David Fincher

At 40%, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is below average — but the pattern matters. It has strong rounds and weak rounds, and the weak ones tend to be the finals. Fincher's coldest film demands a level of engagement that not every voter brings to a bracket. Rooney Mara's Lisbeth Salander is unforgettable for those who stayed locked in.

Synopsis

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 named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

Round 1
39.3%
57/145
Semifinals
49.1%
Finals
21.4%
The ceiling

Strong enough to reach the final at 49% in the semis, not strong enough to win it at 21%. The pattern is consistent enough across tournaments to define The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Zodiac at 50% is as close to a dead heat as the platform produces. Every vote matters in this one. Against Fight Club, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo wins only 0%. Some matchups simply don't go your way. The Social Network causes similar problems at 20%.

Closest Rival
Kryptonite
Fight Club
100.0%
Se7en
72.7%

The path through Best of David Fincher always ends the same way for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: a final against Se7en, a 73% loss rate. So close and so consistent.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sits at #7 of David Fincher's 9 films. The filmography spans from Fight Club (57%) down to Alien³ (36%).

Fight Club 56.6%
Zodiac 55.1%
Se7en 51.1%
The Game 48.9%
Gone Girl 45.4%
Alien³ 35.7%
BingeBracket Record
40%
Win Rate
#48 of 61 in Thriller #40 of 57 from the 2010s #7 of 9 David Fincher films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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Dead last in Best of David Fincher.

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Se7en #1
Fight Club #2
Zodiac #3
Gone Girl #4
The Game #5
The Social Network #6
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo #7
Panic Room #8
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