The Da Vinci Code 2006

Overview

The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American thriller‑mystery film. It was released in the United States on May 19 2006, carries a PG‑13 rating, runs two hours and twenty‑nine minutes, and was directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, based on the novel of the same name. The story begins with a murder at Paris’s Louvre Museum; cryptic clues hidden in several of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings guide the investigation toward a religious mystery. According to the film’s synopsis, a secret society has guarded information for two thousand years, and the revelation of that information could shake the foundations of Christianity. The production sparked notable controversy, drawing criticism from the Catholic organization Opus Dei and prompting a response from the Vatican. The movie’s blend of art history, cryptic puzzles, and theological speculation reflects the themes that made the source novel a cultural phenomenon.