From there, Fincher went on to direct commercials and music videos throughout the ’80s and early ’90s.
Fincher’s debut feature wasAlien 3, amovie infamous for its production woes.
David Fincher is one of the most influential and widely celebrated directors working today.
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Mankis a curious diversion,unlike anything Fincher has made before.
In an instance that defies science,Button ages in reverse, getting younger as the decades go by.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonisold-school filmmaking at its most earnest.
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Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.
Inside, they must strategize to stay safe as the situation escalates.
The Gameisan exuberant puzzle-box of a movie that’s far from predictable.
1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).
The deeper they dig, the more sinister the findings.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoois asbleak and uninviting as thrillers come.
Fincher has a penchant for the dreary, andthis movie is as icy as its snow-capped Swedish setting.
Lawsuits surface, predatory figures take advantage, and bonds are brokenchanging the world rarely comes without consequence.
The Social Networkis a technical showcase when it comes tocutting a movie togetherwith the highest degree of effectiveness.
The cinematic rhythm ofThe Social Networkis astounding.
His investigative efforts bring him closer to the killer than he would’ve ever wanted to be.
Zodiacis a sprawling investigatory thriller that makes a strong argument for being Fincher’s most accomplished work to date.
The cast is impeccable, the atmosphere is smothering, andthe screenplay is as sharply engaging as ever.
Fight Clubis anidiosyncratic masterwork of excess and creative expression.
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
However, his final act would be one that neither would foresee.
Se7enis not only a dark thriller, it’s alsoone of the darkest movies ever.
In terms of defining works,Se7enis the most Fincher-esque movie in the director’s catalog.
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Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.
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A mother and daughter’s night in their new home turns into a nightmare when intruders force them to take refuge in a hidden panic room. Inside, they must strategize to stay safe as the situation escalates.
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Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.
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As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
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With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.
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Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
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An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
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Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
