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David Fincher
David Fincher’s screen credits include director work on Fight Club, director work on Se7en, and director work on Gone Girl.
Born August 28, 1962 Denver, Colorado, USA8 movies on MoviHero
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David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly thrillers, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992), which garnered mixed reviews, followed by the thriller Seven (1995), which was better received. Fincher found lukewarm success with The Game (1997) and Fight Club (1999), but the latter eventually became a cult classic. In 2002, he returned to prominence with the thriller Panic Room starring Jodie Foster. Fincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020). …
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For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His biggest commercial successes are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Gone Girl (2014), both of which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, with the former earning thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards, and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards.
He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
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- 2026THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTHComedy · DramaDirectorUpcoming
- 2014Gone Girl2h 29m · Drama · MysteryDirector
- 2010The Social Network2h 1m · DramaDirector
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2h 46m · Drama · FantasyDirector
- 2007Zodiac2h 37m · Crime · MysteryDirector
- 1999Fight Club2h 19m · Drama · ThrillerDirector
- 1995Se7en2h 7m · Crime · MysteryDirector
- 1992Alien³1h 54m · Action · HorrorDirector
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- 2023The KillerDirector
- 2022Is That Black Enough for You?!?Producer
- 2021The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's MankSelf
- 2020MankDirector
- 2018The Girl in the Spider's WebProducer
- 2015Hitchcock/TruffautSelf
- 2012Side by SideSelf
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and VangerSelf
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate WomenSelf
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Metal One SheetActor
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and HollywoodActor
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-ProductionActor
- 2011The Girl with the Dragon TattooDirector
- 2011Exploring 'The Tree of Life'Self
- 2011How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?Self
- 2009LogoramaPringles Original (voice)
- 2009The Curious Birth of Benjamin ButtonSelf
- 2008Zodiac DecipheredSelf
- 2008The FallProducer
- 2006Love and Other DisastersProducer
- 2005The Work of Director Mark RomanekSelf - Interviewee
- 2005Lords of DogtownProducer
- 2004Shooting 'Panic Room'Self
- 2004Murder by NumbersSelf
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage)
- 2002The Alien SagaSelf (archive footage)
- 2002TickerProducer
- 2002Full FrontalFilm Director
- 2002Panic RoomDirector
- 2001Powder KegProducer
- 2001StarProducer
- 2001The FollowProducer
- 2001AmbushProducer
- 2001ChosenProducer
- 2000Fight Club: Behind the ScenesSelf
- 1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99Director
- 1999Being John MalkovichChristopher Bing (uncredited)
- 1997The GameDirector
- 1997The Making of Se7enSelf (archive footage)
- 1994Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look AtDirector
- 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsDirector
- 1992The Making of 'Alien³'Self (archive)
- 1990Madonna: The Immaculate CollectionDirector
- 1985Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live DrumDirector
- BitterrootDirector
- LangeProducer
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