The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

5.6 / Rating 2006

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.

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The Black Dahlia is a 2006 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman, based on the 1987 novel of the same name by James Ellroy. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, and Hilary Swank. Inspired by the widely sensationalized murder of Elizabeth Short, its plot follows two LAPD detectives investigating the case, leading them through a series of shocking discoveries.

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