David Fincher filmography explained

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).

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), Gone Girl (2014) and The Killer (2023). He has also produced three television series for Netflix: House of Cards (2013–2018), Mindhunter (2017–2019), 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 Video—Nine 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

Interviewee

Cameo roles

YearTitleRole
1999Being John MalkovichChristopher Bing
2002Full FrontalFilm Director
2009LogoramaOriginal Pringles Mascot (Voice)

Other credits

YearTitleRole
1983Return of the JediAssistant cameraman
Twice Upon a TimeSpecial photographic effects
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomMatte photography
The NeverEnding StoryMatte photography assistant

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer		Notes
2013–2018House of CardsDirected 2 episodes
2017–2019MindhunterDirected 7 episodes
2019–presentLove, Death & RobotsDirected episode "Bad Travelling"
2021Voir

Music video

YearTitleArtist
1984"Bop Til You Drop"Rick Springfield
1985"Celebrate Youth"
"Shame"The Motels
"Shock"
"Dance This World Away"Rick Springfield
1986"All the Love"The Outfield
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"Jermaine Stewart
"Everytime You Cry"The Outfield
"One Simple Thing"Stabilizers
"Stay"Howard Hewett
1987"She Comes On"Wire Train
"Endless Nights"Eddie Money
"Downtown Train"Patty Smyth
"I Don't Mind at All"Bourgeois Tagg
"Notorious"Loverboy
"Love Will Rise Again"
"Johnny B"The Hooters[1]
"Storybook Love" (from The Princess Bride)Willy DeVille and Mark Knopfler
"Can I Hold You"Colin Hay
"No Surrender"The Outfield
"Say You Will"Foreigner
"Don't Tell Me the Time"Martha Davis
1988"Tell It to the Moon"
"Heart of Gold"Johnny Hates Jazz
"Englishman in New York"Sting
"Shattered Dreams" (second version)Johnny Hates Jazz
"Get Rhythm"Ry Cooder
"Most of All"Jody Watley
"Roll with It"Steve Winwood
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (version 1988)Paula Abdul
"Holding On"Steve Winwood
1989"Bamboléo"Gipsy Kings
"Straight Up"Paula Abdul
"Real Love"Jody Watley
"She's a Mystery to Me"Roy Orbison
"Forever Your Girl"Paula Abdul
"Express Yourself"Madonna
"The End of the Innocence"Don Henley
"Cold Hearted"Paula Abdul
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (version 1989)
"Oh Father"Madonna
"Janie's Got a Gun"Aerosmith
1990"Heart"Neneh Cherry
"Vogue"Madonna
"Cradle of Love"Billy Idol
"Home"Iggy Pop
"L.A. Woman"Billy Idol[2]
"Should She Cry"Wire Train
"Freedom! '90"George Michael
1992"Who Is It"Michael Jackson[3] [4]
1993"Bad Girl"Madonna
1994"Love Is Strong"The Rolling Stones
1996"6th Avenue Heartache"The Wallflowers
2000"Judith"A Perfect Circle[5]
2005"Only"Nine Inch Nails[6]
2013"Suit & Tie"Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z[7]

Frequent collaborators

CollaboratorRoleAlien 3SevenThe GameFight ClubPanic RoomZodiacThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Social NetworkThe Girl with the Dragon TattooGone GirlMankThe KillerTotal
Kirk BaxterEditor5
Ceán ChaffinProducer9
Jeff CronenwethCinematographer4
Donald Graham BurtProduction designer6
James HaygoodEditor3
Laray MayfieldCasting director8
Ren KlyceSound designer10
Brad PittActor3
Trent ReznorComposer5
Atticus RossComposer5
Howard ShoreComposer3
Bob WagnerAssistant director6
Angus WallEditor5

Reception

Critical reception

FilmRotten TomatoesMetacritic
Alien 3 48% (63 reviews)[8] 59 (20 reviews)[9]
Seven 82% (80 reviews)[10] 65 (22 reviews)[11]
The Game 75% (61 reviews)[12] 61 (19 reviews)[13]
Fight Club 79% (178 reviews)[14] 66 (35 reviews)[15]
Panic Room 75% (187 reviews)65 (36 reviews)[16]
Zodiac 89% (257 reviews)[17] 78 (40 reviews)[18]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 71% (258 reviews)70 (37 reviews)[19]
The Social Network 96% (327 reviews)[20] 95 (42 reviews)[21]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 87% (253 reviews)[22] 71 (41 reviews)
Gone Girl 87% (364 reviews)[23] 79 (49 reviews)[24]
Mank 83% (351 reviews)[25] 79 (50 reviews)[26]
The Killer 85% (282 reviews)[27] 73 (58 reviews)[28]

Box office performance

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBudget
North AmericaOther territoriesWorldwide
Alien 3$55,473,545$104,340,953$159,814,498$50 million[29]
Seven$100,125,643$227,186,216$327,311,859$33 million[30]
The Game$48,323,648$61,100,000$109,423,648$50 million[31]
Fight Club$37,030,102$63,823,651$100,853,753$63 million[32]
Panic Room$96,397,334$100,000,081$196,397,415$48 million[33]
Zodiac$33,080,084$51,705,830$84,785,914$65 million[34]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$127,509,326$206,422,757$333,932,083$150 million[35]
The Social Network$96,962,694 $127,957,621$224,920,315 $40 million[36]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo$102,068,888 $130,101,637$232,617,430$90 million[37]
Gone Girl$167,238,510$199,700,000$366,938,510$61 million[38]
MankN/D$74,751$99,752$25 million[39]
The KillerN/DN/D$452,208$10 million[40]
Total$858,764,264$1,246,113,227$2,137,010,115$685 million

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 Music Videos Directed by David Fincher. unrealitymag.com. March 20, 2009. August 5, 2013. June 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626112240/http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/03/20/4241/. dead.
  2. Web site: Demo Reel (Billy Idol's "LA Woman"). IMDb. August 5, 2013.
  3. Web site: Michael Jackson – Who Is It on Vimeo. Vimeo. July 20, 2009. August 5, 2013.
  4. Web site: The Best Music Video Michael Jackson Ever Released. Anil. Dash. dashes.com. June 26, 2009. August 5, 2013. June 28, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090628195559/http://dashes.com/anil/2009/06/the-best-music-video-michael-jackson-ever-released.html. dead.
  5. Web site: David Fincher To Direct A Perfect Circle Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106020605/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433136/david-fincher-direct-perfect-circle-video.jhtml. dead. November 6, 2012. David. Basham. MTV.com. March 30, 2000. August 5, 2013.
  6. Web site: Digital Domain Productions. Digital Domain. August 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130813223717/http://digitaldomain.com/projects/139. August 13, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie (Official) ft. JAY Z. YouTube. August 5, 2013.
  8. Web site: Alien 3 Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . May 22, 1992 . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415153057/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alien_3/ . April 15, 2012 . live .
  9. Web site: Alien 3 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic . Metacritic.com . September 29, 2014 . October 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160721014009/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/alien-3 . July 21, 2016 . live .
  10. Web site: Seven (Se7en) Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . September 22, 1995 . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110731104230/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1066164-seven/ . July 31, 2011 . live .
  11. Web site: Se7en Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic . Metacritic.com . September 27, 1999 . September 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100830174146/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/se7en . August 30, 2010 . live .
  12. Web site: The Game Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101011020148/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1078955-game/ . October 11, 2010 . live .
  13. Web site: The Game Reviews. Metacritic. March 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509113454/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-game. May 9, 2018. live.
  14. Web site: Fight Club Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . October 15, 1999 . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160529234841/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Fight_Club . May 29, 2016 . live .
  15. Web site: Fight Club Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic . Metacritic.com . October 29, 1999 . September 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813091853/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/fight-club . August 13, 2016 . live .
  16. Web site: Panic Room Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic . Metacritic.com . January 23, 2002 . September 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922085032/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/panic-room . September 22, 2010 . live .
  17. Web site: Zodiac Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . March 2, 2007 . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100916201041/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zodiac/ . September 16, 2010 . live .
  18. Web site: Zodiac Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic . Metacritic.com . November 28, 2006 . September 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006063103/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/zodiac . October 6, 2010 . live .
  19. Web site: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic . Metacritic.com . May 28, 2008 . September 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908103526/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button . September 8, 2010 . live .
  20. Web site: The Social Network Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . September 18, 2010 . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005022753/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-social-network . October 5, 2010 . live .
  21. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-social-network The Social Network
  22. Web site: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . December 20, 2011 . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111228094531/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_girl_with_the_dragon_tattoo/ . December 28, 2011 . live .
  23. Web site: Gone Girl Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . October 3, 2014 . December 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190522165353/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gone_girl/ . May 22, 2019 . live .
  24. Web site: Gone Girl Reviews - Metacritic . Metacritic.com . September 24, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140927063113/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/gone-girl . September 27, 2014 . live .
  25. Web site: Mank (2020) . . November 13, 2020 . December 23, 2020 . November 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150134/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mank . live .
  26. Web site: Mank Reviews . . December 23, 2020 . November 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150115/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mank . live .
  27. Web site: The Killer . December 2, 2023 . . Fandango Media.
  28. Web site: The Killer (2023) Reviews . December 2, 2023 . . Fandom, Inc..
  29. Web site: Alien 3 (1992). Box Office Mojo. October 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120513044143/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alien3.htm. May 13, 2012. live.
  30. Web site: Seven. 1995. Box Office Mojo. September 14, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20150830115239/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=seven.htm. August 30, 2015. live.
  31. Web site: The Game (1997). Box Office Mojo. October 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021092710/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=game.htm. October 21, 2017. live.
  32. Web site: Fight Club. Box Office Mojo. January 10, 2020. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150200/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0137523/?ref_=bo_se_r_1. live.
  33. Web site: Panic Room. Box Office Mojo. January 10, 2020. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150129/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0258000/?ref_=bo_se_r_1. live.
  34. Web site: Zodiac. Box Office Mojo. January 10, 2020. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150138/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0443706/?ref_=bo_se_r_1. live.
  35. Web site: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Box Office Mojo. January 10, 2020. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150134/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0421715/?ref_=bo_se_r_1. live.
  36. Web site: The Social Network. Box Office Mojo. January 10, 2020. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150139/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1285016/?ref_=bo_se_r_1. live.
  37. Web site: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Box Office Mojo. March 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120812012616/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=girldragontattoo11.htm. August 12, 2012. live.
  38. Web site: Gone Girl. Box Office Mojo. January 10, 2020. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150116/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2267998/?ref_=bo_se_r_1. live.
  39. Web site: Mank (2020). Box Office Mojo. December 20, 2021.
  40. Web site: The Killer. Box Office Mojo. November 14, 2023.

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