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Death Note2006

Name: Death Note
Genre: Supernatural, Psychological
Released: 2006-06-17
Rating: 7.5

“The battle of wits begins. Whose side are you on?”

Directed by Shusuke Kaneko

7.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 7.5Rotten Tomatoes 78%TMDB 7.1

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Year

2006

Runtime

126 min

Box Office

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$29,667,169

🏆 4 wins & 3 nominations total

The premise

Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.

Horror Vault's take

When a brilliant university student stumbles upon a supernatural notebook that can kill anyone whose name is written in its pages, he embarks on a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals — one fatality at a time. His rise as a shadowy, self-appointed judge of humanity does not go unnoticed, drawing the attention of the world's most enigmatic and formidable detective. What unfolds is an electrifying psychological chess match between two extraordinary minds, each determined to expose — or eliminate — the other. Based on the acclaimed manga, this live-action adaptation delivers a dark meditation on justice, power, and what it truly means to play God.

Content: Depictions Of Death And Murder, Themes Of Suicide, Morally Disturbing Ideology