The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is making its way to Netflix, bringing one of David Fincher’s most acclaimed thrillers back into the spotlight. Led by Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, the R-rated mystery earned widespread praise following its theatrical release. Its arrival on the streaming platform gives audiences another opportunity to rewatch the gripping crime thriller.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is coming to Netflix in August
Daniel Craig and David Fincher’s acclaimed R-rated thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is set to join Netflix’s streaming library next month. According to What’s on Netflix, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be available to stream on Netflix beginning August 15, 2026.
Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling 2005 novel of the same name. The film premiered in U.S. theaters on December 21, 2011.
The story centers on investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who is forced to step away from his magazine after losing a libel case. He is then approached by industrialist Henrik Vanger, who asks him to write the history of the influential Vanger family. However, Henrik’s real motive is to have Blomkvist investigate the disappearance of his niece, Harriet Vanger, who vanished in 1966 and is believed to have been murdered by someone within the family.
To continue the investigation, he recruits hacker Lisbeth Salander, whose extensive research helps uncover the truth behind Harriet’s disappearance and the Vanger family’s darkest secrets. The film stars Craig as Mikael Blomkvist, Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger, Stellan Skarsgård as Martin Vanger, Steven Berkoff as Dirch Frode, and Robin Wright as Erika Berger, among others.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was widely praised by critics upon release. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 86 percent critics’ score based on 255 reviews. Audiences responded just as positively, giving the film an 86 percent audience score.
