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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Killer
2023
Director
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Beau Is Afraid
2023
Thanks
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odys...

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
Producer
A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
2021
as Self
Join acclaimed director David Fincher, actors Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried, and the cast and crew of MANK, for a peek behind the curtain of Netflix...

Mank
2020
Director
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the sc...

The Girl in the Spider's Web
2018
Executive Producer
After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web ...

Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015
as Self
Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and pu...

Gone Girl
2014
Director
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 m...

The One I Love
2014
Thanks
Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by ...

Gravity
2013
Thanks
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, is on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight befo...

Side by Side
2012
as Self
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmak...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
2012
as Self
Cast and crew, including Mara, discuss her casting.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Metal One Sheet
2012
A look at the process of creating a metallic poster.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-Production
2012
Divided into several segments: A detailed examination of the editing process, centered around Fincher screening scenes from the film; in the recording...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy
2012
This is a mock episode of the 80's-90's era tabloid show was created as part of the film's Internet promotion.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012
as Self
Cast and crew discuss the success of the novel, transitioning it to film and condensing it for the medium, and gender dynamics in Sweden.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
2012
A look at the necessity of shooting in Sweden, with emphasis on the country's culture, history, climate, and politics as they play central to the stor...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
Director
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tatto...
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
2011
as Self
A documentary on Terrence Malick and the making of his film "The Tree of Life."

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
2011
as Self
This feature-length documentary about the making of "The Social Network" goes back and forth from the elements of storytelling and long rehearsals wit...

The Social Network
2010
Director
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network k...

I'm Still Here
2010
Thanks
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as...

Sympathy for Delicious
2010
Thanks
A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.

Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Thanks
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—cr...

Logorama
2009
as Pringles Original (voice)
Two cops portrayed by Michelin Men chase an armed Ronald McDonald through the streets of a fictionalized, stylized city.

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
as Self
A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Finch...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
Director
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years...

WALL·E
2008
Thanks
What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E discove...

Zodiac Deciphered
2008
as Self
An exhaustive behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Zodiac (2007).

Zodiac
2007
Director
The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.

Love and Other Disasters
2006
Executive Producer
Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her de...

The Fall
2006
Executive Producer, Presenter
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic...

The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
as Self - Interviewee
More than two-dozen music-videos directed by filmmaker Mark Romanek (One-Hour Photo) are collected together in this compilation from Palm Pictures. Am...

Lords of Dogtown
2005
Executive Producer
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of spor...

Shooting 'Panic Room'
2004
as Self
Watch David Fincher's journey of the filming process for Panic Room (2002) in this interesting documentary. We see the entire cast and crew throughout...
Murder by Numbers
2004
as Self
A documentary on serial killer films.

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail. Many interviews with the cast and crew...

Beat the Devil
2002
Original Concept
The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.

The Alien Saga
2002
as Self (archive footage)
In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature. T...

Ticker
2002
Original Concept, Executive Producer
The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. During the attack the briefcase is struck by ...

Full Frontal
2002
as Film Director
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.

Panic Room
2002
Director
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her ...

Powder Keg
2001
Executive Producer
The Driver is drafted by the UN to rescue a wounded war photographer named Harvey Jacobs from out of hostile territory. While they are leaving Jacobs ...

Star
2001
Executive Producer
The Driver now carries an arrogant rock star who is visiting a major city. Played by Madonna, this title character wants to get away from her bodyguar...

The Follow
2001
Executive Producer
The Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the Driver describes the right way t...

Ambush
2001
Executive Producer
While escorting an elderly man to an undisclosed location, The Driver is confronted by a van full of armed men and is warned that the old man has stol...

Chosen
2001
Executive Producer
The Driver is carrying an Asian child who has been chosen for a strange ritual. He must drive him through a dark night in the city to get to a monk's ...

Keeping the Faith
2000
Thanks
Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper W...

Being John Malkovich
1999
as Christopher Bing (uncredited)
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who ...

Fight Club
1999
Director
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches o...

The Game
1997
Director
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his y...
The Making of Se7en
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The principal cast and crew members take you behind the scenes hearing from the core three members about there experiences and behind-the-scenes of ho...

Se7en
1995
Director
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film t...

Dangerous: The Short Films
1993
Director
Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the visual...

Alien³
1992
Director
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfo...

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
Director
The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by singer Madonna. Released on November 13, 1990 to accompany...

Smoking Fetus
1985
Director
A memorable public information film for American Cancer Society; it shows a fetus smoking a cigarette, to warn expectant mothers against smoking while...

Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum
1985
Director
He soared to the heights of stardom in the '80s as a teen idol, a soap star on "General Hospital," and a platinum-selling, Grammy-Award winning music ...

The Ewok Adventure
1984
Visual Effects Camera
Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.

Twice Upon a Time
1983
Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera
In the world of the Murkworks where nightmares are made, the evil Synonamess Botch hatches a scheme to make non-stop nightmares. Only Ralph and Mumfor...

Return of the Jedi
1983
Visual Effects Camera
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion onc...

The Goon
N/A
Executive Producer
“The Goon” comic, which debuted in 1998 and was picked up by Dark Horse in 2003, is about a hulking orphan raised by his aunt, a strong-woman for a ca...
Lange
N/A
Executive Producer
The life story of a photojournalist who documented the plight of migrant farm workers during the Great Depression, and whose photography inspired John...
Bitterroot
N/A
Director
Estranged from his son and granddaughter, and grieving his wife's death, 78-year-old WWII veteran Francis Lee, Sr.'s only comfort comes from outings w...
The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth
N/A
Director
Eight years after the events of Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, Cliff Booth navigates the studio system in his new role as a fixer.