The Black DAHLIA (2006 film) is a neo-noir crime thriller directed by Brian De Palma and based on the novel of the same name by James Ellroy. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, and Mia Kirshner. It follows two police officers who investigate the murder of Elizabeth Short, a young woman whose body was found mutilated in a vacant lot in Los Angeles in 1947. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure.