# The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - the first one

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-the-first-one/1014441>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [February 18, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-the-first-one/1014441 "2025-02-18T04:45:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-the-first-one/1014441/1 "2025-02-18T04:45:23Z")

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Why is the original so hard to find? All I ever see on “On Demand” is the 2nd version with Daniel Craig.

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**Author:** ![UDS1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47774/32.png) [@UDS1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS1)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-the-first-one/1014441/2 "2025-02-18T05:10:56Z")

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Are you based in the US? It’s a Swedish production. It only ever got a limited theatrical release in the US. The US distributor is Music Box Films. Perhaps you could contact them and ask if it has been licensed to any streaming service serving the US market?

According to [this page](https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dragon-Tattoo-Extended-Subtitled/dp/B006D9UW00/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1682433936&sr=1-1) you can rent or buy it through Amazon Prime…

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-the-first-one/1014441/3 "2025-02-18T05:12:55Z")

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See:

> **[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo streaming online](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2009)**
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> How and where to watch "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" online on Netflix and Prime Video – including free options.

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-the-first-one/1014441/4 "2025-02-18T14:53:22Z")

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It’s definitely worth the effort to track it down, you will not be disappointed.  
Good Luck.