David Fincher

18 films directed 5 Awards 1 Nominations

Biography

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). 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.

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

Awards and nominations

2023 Honorary César
2021 Academy Award for Best Director Nominated
2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
2011 BAFTA Award for Best Direction
2010 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
— National Board of Review Award for Best Film

The career in numbers

US$ 1.1 bi Total budget from 13 film(s) with data
US$ 2.1 bi Total box office from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 81 mi Average budget from 13 film(s) with data
US$ 179 mi Average box office from 12 film(s) with data
7.5 Average rating from 13 film(s) with data
2.5× Return on investment from 12 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH	2026	US$ 200 mi	—	—
The Killer	2023	US$ 175 mi	US$ 362,113	6.6
Mank	2020	US$ 25 mi	US$ 122,252	6.7
Ripley by Job Willins	2015	—	—	—
Gone Girl	2014	US$ 61 mi	US$ 371 mi	7.9
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	2011	US$ 90 mi	US$ 233 mi	7.4
The Social Network	2010	US$ 40 mi	US$ 225 mi	7.4
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	2008	US$ 150 mi	US$ 336 mi	7.6
Zodiac	2007	US$ 65 mi	US$ 85 mi	7.5
Panic Room	2002	US$ 48 mi	US$ 197 mi	6.8
Fight Club	1999	US$ 63 mi	US$ 101 mi	8.4
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99	1999	—	—	7.7
The Game	1997	US$ 50 mi	US$ 109 mi	7.6
Se7en	1995	US$ 33 mi	US$ 327 mi	8.4
Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At	1994	—	—	6.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films	1993	—	—	8.2
Alien³	1992	US$ 50 mi	US$ 160 mi	6.4
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection	1990	—	—	8.6

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