The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an American psychological thriller that was made by Columbia Pictures and it was released on December 20, 2011. When TNT bought the rights to air the movie a number of scenes were censored in order to get a TV-14 rating. As a result nudity and strong language was removed and sexuality was toned down. (As of 2019 the film has been showed completely uncensored on TNT.)
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- The scene that shows Lisbeth Salander being forced to give Bjurman a blowjob was shortened. As a result you can no longer see him moving her head back and forth, and you can no longer see the close up on his head.
- The scene that shows a far away shot of Bjurman ripping off the last of Lisbeth Salander's clothes was cut.
- The scene that shows Bjurman loosing his belt was modified for the TNT broadcast. In the TNT version the camera zooms in on Bjurman, as a result you can no longer see Lisbeth's butt.
- The scene that shows Bjurman's pants falling onto the floor was modified for the TNT broadcast. In the TNT version the camera zooms in on Bjurman, as a result you can no longer see Lisbeth's butt.
- The scene that shows Bjurman walking towards Lisbeth Slander was modified for the TNT broadcast. In the TNT version the camera zooms in on Bjurman, as a result you can no longer see Lisbeth's butt.
- The scene that shows Bjurman kissing Lisbeth Slander's butt was modified for the TNT broadcast. In the TNT version the camera zooms in on Lisbeth Slander's head, as a result you can no longer see her butt.
- The scene that shows a close up on Bjurman kissing Lisbeth Slander's butt was cut.
- The scene that shows Bjurman raping Lisbeth Slander was cut.
- The scene that shows Lisbeth Slander in her bathroom taking her shirt off was shortened. As a result you can no longer see her breasts.
- The scene that shows Lisbeth Slander in the shower was shortened. As a result you can no longer see her butt.
- The scene that shows Mikael Blomkvist talking to his ex co worker on the coach was cut.
- The scene that shows Mikael Blomkvist's ex co worker walking into the bed room, undressing and offering him to join her was cut.
- The scene that shows a close up on Lisbeth Slander's computer screen was modified for the TNT broadcast. The words "fuck" and "assholes" were digitally removed.
Where to find it uncensored
The DVD's are uncensored and the uncensored version can be found on streaming websites. As of 12/25/19 the film is no longer censored on TNT.
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