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Death Note (2017)
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham
Runtime101 min
Rating18
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Light Turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death, attracting the attention of a detective, a demon and a girl in his class.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The 2017 film adaptation of the popular manga series 'Death Note' directed by Adam Wingard received mixed reviews from critics. While some praised the film's visual style and intriguing premise, others found it to be a disappointing departure from the source material. The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 5.9/10 score on IMDb, indicating a divided audience reception.
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Fans of twisted supernatural thrillers will enjoy the dark reimagining of the classic anime 'Death Note' directed by Adam Wingard in 2017. The film blends crime drama and horror elements, featuring strong performances from Nat Wolff and LaKeith Stanfield as they navigate the moral complexities of a deadly supernatural notebook.
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Death Note is a 2017 American supernatural crime thriller film directed by Adam Wingard from a screenplay by Charles and Vlas Parlapanides and Jeremy Slater, loosely based on the manga of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. It stars Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, Jason Liles, and Willem Dafoe. The plot follows an American high school student named Light Turner, who finds a mysterious supernatural notebook known as the Death Note and uses it to murder criminals around the globe under the alias of Kira, while an international detective known only as L seeks to find and arrest him.
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