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The Black Dahlia (2006)

★ 5.6 · 1,200 ratings on TMDB

Inspired by the most notorious unsolved murder in California history.

The Black Dahlia poster★ 5.6

In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.

DirectorBrian De Palma
CastAaron Eckhart, Fiona Shaw, Hilary Swank, James Otis, John Kavanagh, Josh Hartnett
GenresCrime, Drama, Thriller
The emergence reading

The Black Dahlia keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Shared director or cast.

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