David Fincher filmography

David Fincher is an American film director who has worked on feature films, television series, and music videos. His works have been nominated for Academy Award, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Grammys and Emmy Awards, among other accolades. He received Academy Award for Best Director nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), and Mank (2020).

Fincher at the premiere for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2012

He made his directorial debut in 1992 with the science-fiction horror film Alien 3. Since then, he has gone on to direct several films in the thriller genre, including Seven (1995), The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Zodiac (2007), The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Gone Girl (2014). He has also produced three television series for Netflix: House of Cards (2013–2018), Mindhunter (2017–present), and Love, Death and Robots (2019).

Outside of feature films, Fincher has directed music videos for artists including The Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z—for which he won two Grammy Awards for Best Music VideoNine Inch Nails, Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Rick Springfield, among others.

Fincher also made a cameo in the 2009 French animated short film Logorama.

Film

Director

Executive producer

Additional credits

Year Title Role
1983 Return of the Jedi Assistant cameraman
Twice Upon a Time Special photographic effects
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Matte photography
The NeverEnding Story Matte photography assistant
1999 Being John Malkovich Cameo role: Christopher Bing
2002 Full Frontal Cameo role: Film Director
2004 Murder by Numbers Interviewee
2009 Logorama Voice cameo: Original Pringles Mascot
2012 Side by Side Interviewee
2015 Hitchcock/Truffaut Interviewee

Television

Year Title Director Executive
Producer
Notes
2013–2018 House of Cards Yes Yes Directed 2 episodes
2017–2019 Mindhunter Yes Yes Directed 7 episodes
2019–present Love, Death & Robots Yes Yes Directed episode "Bad Travelling"
2021 Voir No Yes

Music videos

Frequent collaborators

Collaborator Role Alien 3 Seven The Game Fight Club Panic Room Zodiac The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Social Network The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Gone Girl Mank Total
Kirk Baxter Editor YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY 5
Ceán Chaffin Producer YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY 9
Jeff Cronenweth Cinematographer YesY YesY YesY YesY 4
Donald Graham Burt Production designer YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY 6
James Haygood Editor YesY YesY YesY 3
Laray Mayfield Casting director YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY 8
Ren Klyce Sound designer YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY 10
Brad Pitt Actor YesY YesY YesY 3
Trent Reznor Composer YesY YesY YesY YesY 4
Atticus Ross Composer YesY YesY YesY YesY 4
Howard Shore Composer YesY YesY YesY 3
Bob Wagner Assistant director YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY 6
Angus Wall Editor YesY YesY YesY YesY YesY 5

Reception

Critical reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Alien 348% (63 reviews)[8]59 (20 reviews)[9]
Seven82% (80 reviews)[10]65 (22 reviews)[11]
The Game75% (61 reviews)[12]61 (19 reviews)[13]
Fight Club79% (178 reviews)[14]66 (35 reviews)[15]
Panic Room75% (187 reviews)[16]65 (36 reviews)[17]
Zodiac89% (257 reviews)[18]78 (40 reviews)[19]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button71% (258 reviews)[20]70 (37 reviews)[21]
The Social Network96% (327 reviews)[22]95 (42 reviews)[23]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo87% (253 reviews)[24]71 (41 reviews)[25]
Gone Girl87% (364 reviews)[26]79 (49 reviews)[27]
Mank83% (351 reviews)[28]79 (50 reviews)[29]

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office gross Budget
North America Other territories Worldwide
Alien 3 May 22, 1992 (1992-05-22) $55,473,545 $104,340,953 $159,814,498 $50 million[30]
Seven September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22) $100,125,643 $227,186,216 $327,311,859 $33 million[31]
The Game September 12, 1997 (1997-09-12) $48,323,648 $61,100,000 $109,423,648 $50 million[32]
Fight Club October 15, 1999 (1999-10-15) $37,030,102 $63,823,651 $100,853,753 $63 million[33]
Panic Room March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29) $96,397,334 $100,000,081 $196,397,415 $48 million[34]
Zodiac March 2, 2007 (2007-03-02) $33,080,084 $51,705,830 $84,785,914 $65 million[35]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button December 25, 2008 (2008-12-25) $127,509,326 $206,422,757 $333,932,083 $150 million[36]
The Social Network October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01) $96,962,694 $127,957,621 $224,920,315 $40 million[37]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo December 20, 2011 (2011-12-20) $102,068,888 $130,101,637 $232,617,430 $90 million[38]
Gone Girl October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03) $167,238,510 $199,700,000 $366,938,510 $61 million[39]
Mank November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13) N/D $74,751 $99,752 $25 million[40]
Total $858,764,264 $1,246,113,227 $2,136,648,002 $675 million

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