Red Dragon Poster
MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Up 70 this week

Red Dragon (2002)

15 124 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery  -   4 October 2002 (USA)
7.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.2/10 from 105,063 users   Metascore: 60/100 
Reviews: 726 user | 194 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com

A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer; aiding him is imprisoned criminal genius Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Thomas Harris (novel), Ted Tally (screenplay)

Stars:

Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton and Ralph Fiennes
Watch Trailer
 Loading+Watchlist
View Watchlist »
New List »
Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel and Ken Leung Still of Emily Watson in Red Dragon Still of Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Red Dragon Still of Mary-Louise Parker and Tyler Patrick Jones in Red Dragon Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter Director Brett Ratner and Producer Dino De Laurentiis
41 photos | 10 videos | 355 news articles | full cast and crew »

Watch now

Amazon Instant Video »
Buy it from Amazon »
LOVEFiLM

Quick Links:

Related News

Tim Roth: who's the daddy?
20 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News
Official Synopsis for Hannibal TV Series
14 May 2012 10:33 AM, PDT | DailyDead
Hannibal TV Series Confirms Graham/Lecter Team-Up
13 May 2012 5:38 PM, PDT | shocktillyoudrop
See all 355 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of title
1000 Movies you must see before you die
a list of 727 titles by dimkovachev created 2 months ago
 
image of title
Watched Movies
a list of 2,038 titles by k-gjorgjiev created 2 months ago
 
image of title
Modern Horror : MovieMadChrisB's Best Of 2000-2012!!!
a list of 275 titles by MovieMadChrisB created 4 months ago
 
image of title
All the films I've seen, and / or want to see
a list of 650 titles by King-Lestat created 21 Mar 2011
 
image of title
Movies i've Seen
a list of 257 titles by coolbunny-s created 4 months ago
 
See all 3647 related lists »

Connect with IMDb

Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
6 wins & 7 nominations See more awards »

Related Videos

Red Dragon -- A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer; aiding him is imprisoned criminal genius Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. Red Dragon -- Francis visits the museum where the original Red Dragon painting by William Blake is being kept. Red Dragon -- A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer; aiding him is imprisoned criminal genius Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.
See all 10 »
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Hopkins ...
Edward Norton ...
Ralph Fiennes ...
Harvey Keitel ...
Emily Watson ...
Mary-Louise Parker ...
Philip Seymour Hoffman ...
Anthony Heald Anthony Heald ...
Ken Leung ...
Frankie Faison ...
Tyler Patrick Jones Tyler Patrick Jones ...
Lalo Schifrin ...
Conductor
Tim Wheater Tim Wheater ...
Flautist
John Rubinstein ...
Dinner Guest
David Doty David Doty ...
Dinner Guest
Full cast and crew »
Edit

Storyline

FBI Agent Will Graham has been called out of early retirement to catch a serial killer, known by authorities as "The Tooth Fairy". He asks for the help of his arch-nemesis, Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter, so that he can be able to catch "The Tooth Fairy" and bring him to justice. The only problem is that "The Tooth Fairy" is getting inside information about Graham and his family from none other than Dr. Lecter. Written by MovieWes  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

FBI | FBI Agent | Hannibal Lecter | Cannibal | Serial Killer  | See more »

Taglines:

Before the Silence, there was the Dragon See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, grisly images, language, some nudity and sexuality See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Official page [Spain] | UIP [Germany] | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | French (a few words)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Roter Drache See more »

Filming Locations:

4160 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$36,540,945 (USA) (6 October 2002) (3357 Screens)

Gross:

$107,000,000 (Worldwide) (16 February 2003) (except USA)
See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ethan Hawke was the first choice to play Will Graham. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Molly learns to shoot at the farm, every shot she takes echoes, but Molly and Will are in an open plain. The only way for the shot to echo is if they were in an enclosed space. See more »

Quotes

Hannibal Lecter: Have you seen blood in the moonlight? It appears quite black.
See more »

Crazy Credits

Thanks to the village of Islamorada, Florada See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: The Good Son (#2.8)" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Passion Flower"
Written by Billy Strayhorn
Performed by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label, a unit of BMG Music
Under license from BMG Special Products See more »