David Fincher

David Fincher

1962-08-28 Denver, Colorado, USA 65 Credits

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 ...

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The Killer

The Killer

2023

Director

6.6
Directing

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

Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

2023

Thanks

6.7

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?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022

Producer

7.4
Producing

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

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank

2021

as Self

Acting

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

Mank

2020

Director

6.7
Directing

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

The Girl in the Spider's Web

2018

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web ...

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015

as Self

7.3
Acting

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

Gone Girl

Gone Girl

2014

Director

7.9
Directing

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

The One I Love

2014

Thanks

6.9

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

Gravity

2013

Thanks

7.2

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

Side by Side

2012

as Self

7.2
Acting

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

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger

2012

as Self

8.0
Acting

Cast and crew, including Mara, discuss her casting.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Metal One Sheet

2012

Acting

A look at the process of creating a metallic poster.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-Production

2012

Acting

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

7.0
Acting

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

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

2012

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood

2012

8.0
Acting

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

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

Director

7.4
Directing

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

6.5
Acting

A documentary on Terrence Malick and the making of his film "The Tree of Life."

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?

2011

as Self

7.5
Acting

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

The Social Network

2010

Director

7.4
Directing

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

I'm Still Here

2010

Thanks

6.0

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

Sympathy for Delicious

2010

Thanks

5.7

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

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

Thanks

6.5

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

Logorama

2009

as Pringles Original (voice)

7.1
Acting

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

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

as Self

6.9
Acting

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

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

Director

7.6
Directing

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

WALL·E

2008

Thanks

8.1

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

Zodiac Deciphered

2008

as Self

Acting

An exhaustive behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Zodiac (2007).

Zodiac

Zodiac

2007

Director

7.5
Directing

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

Love and Other Disasters

Love and Other Disasters

2006

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

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

The Fall

2006

Executive Producer, Presenter

7.6
Producing

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

The Work of Director Mark Romanek

2005

as Self - Interviewee

8.3
Acting

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

Lords of Dogtown

2005

Executive Producer

7.1
Producing

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'

Shooting 'Panic Room'

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

Acting

A documentary on serial killer films.

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

2003

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

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

Beat the Devil

2002

Original Concept

7.0

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

The Alien Saga

The Alien Saga

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

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

Ticker

2002

Original Concept, Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

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

Full Frontal

2002

as Film Director

4.6
Acting

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

Panic Room

2002

Director

6.8
Directing

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

Powder Keg

2001

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

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

Star

2001

Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

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

The Follow

2001

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

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

Ambush

2001

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

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

Chosen

2001

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

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

Keeping the Faith

2000

Thanks

6.1

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

Being John Malkovich

1999

as Christopher Bing (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

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

Fight Club

1999

Director

8.4
Directing

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

The Game

1997

Director

7.6
Directing

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)

10.0
Acting

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

Se7en

1995

Director

8.4
Directing

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

Dangerous: The Short Films

1993

Director

8.2
Directing

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

Alien³

Alien³

1992

Director

6.4
Directing

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

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

1990

Director

8.6
Directing

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

Smoking Fetus

Smoking Fetus

1985

Director

8.0
Directing

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

Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum

1985

Director

5.9
Directing

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

The Ewok Adventure

1984

Visual Effects Camera

5.9

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

Twice Upon a Time

1983

Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera

6.6

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

Return of the Jedi

1983

Visual Effects Camera

7.9

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

The Goon

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

“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

Producing

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

Directing

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

Directing

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.