
Zodiac is a movie directed by David Fincher in 2007 and based on the book of the same name by Robert Graysmith, first published in 1986. The movie features Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, and others.
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Storyline
On July 4, 1969, an unknown man attacks Darlene Ferrin and Mike Mageau with a handgun at a lovers’ lane in Vallejo, California. One month later, the San Francisco Chronicle receives encrypted letters written by the killer calling himself the Zodiac, who threatens to kill a dozen people unless his coded message containing his identity is published.
Movie vs Book

Year
2007
Minutes
157
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb

Year
1986
Pages
337
Book Rate
7.82
S: Goodreads
Book
Zodiac
Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer
Author: Robert Graysmith
Country: USA
First published in: 1986
Length: 337 pages
Genre: Biography
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“I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.”
KATE BECKINSALE (Actress)






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