Justice is coming.
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.
Death Note (2017) is a crime, fantasy, horror and thriller film directed by Adam Wingard, released on August 25, 2017 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley and Shea Whigham. Viewers rate it 4.3 out of 10 across 4,176 ratings.
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Nat Wolff
as Light Turner
LaKeith Stanfield
as L
Margaret Qualley
as Mia Sutton
Shea Whigham
as James Turner
Willem Dafoe
as Ryuk (voice)
Jason Liles
as Ryuk
Paul Nakauchi
as Watari
Jack Ettlinger
as Kenny Doyle
Matthew Kevin Anderson
as Agent Young
Chris Britton
as Peltz
Timothy Lambert
as Dr. Norman Ludlam
Kwesi Ameyaw
as Undercover Agent #1
Directed by Adam Wingard, written by Jeremy Slater, Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, produced by Masi Oka, Roy Lee and Dan Lin.
Average viewer score of 4.3/10 from 4,176 ratings.
_Death Note_ - _★★★★_ While different from the anime, and surely the manga, Death Note is an enjoyable adaption. If you watched the anime, you know that the series’s first episode titled “Rebirth” starts out in the Shinigami Realm. We unfortunately do not see this scene or ever visit the Shinigami Realm but I think that’s just fine for this adaption as when we meet Ryuk for the first time, it’s so cool and…
Reviewed on August 25, 2017
Despite tentative hopes, the Netflix live action movie for Death Note was painful to watch. Watching with my husband and another friend who was a fan of the original anime, we switched it off after 10 minutes soon after Light's girly screaming. I did manage to play the rest on my own while multi-tasking since I felt I owed it that much. The shinigami Ryuk was the one cool thing, even if they changed his amused…
Reviewed on October 5, 2017
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The main cast of Death Note (2017) includes Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham and Willem Dafoe. The film was directed by Adam Wingard. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Death Note was released on August 25, 2017 and runs for 1h 41m.
Death Note (2017) holds an average rating of 4.3 out of 10 from 4,176 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, fantasy and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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