Director
David Fincher
Born 28 August 1962 · Denver, Colorado, USA
David Fincher (born 1962) is an American director known for dark, meticulously crafted thrillers. After a successful run directing music videos, he moved into features with Alien³ and then Se7en. His films, including Fight Club, Zodiac and The Social Network, helped define modern psychological cinema.
Key films
Se7en (1995)
Grim serial-killer thriller that established him as a major feature director after the troubled Alien³.
Fight Club (1999)
Divisive on release, it became a cult classic and one of his most discussed films.
Zodiac (2007)
Painstaking procedural about the Zodiac killer investigation, widely regarded as one of his finest works.
The Social Network (2010)
Drama about Facebook's founding that earned him the Golden Globe and BAFTA for directing.
Gone Girl (2014)
Hugely successful adaptation of a bestselling thriller, grossing over $300 million worldwide.
Key awards
- 2010: Golden Globe Award for Best Director (The Social Network)
- 2010: BAFTA Award for Best Direction (The Social Network)
- 1989 and 1990: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction (Madonna's "Express Yourself" and "Vogue")
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 40
- 1985Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live DrumDirector
- 1990Madonna: The Immaculate CollectionDirector
- 1992Alien³Director
- 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsDirector
- 1994Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look AtDirector
- 1995Se7enDirector
- 1997The GameDirector
- 1997The Making of Se7en · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1999Fight ClubDirector
- 1999Being John Malkovich · as Christopher Bing (uncredited)Actor
- 1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99Director
- 2000Fight Club: Behind the Scenes · as SelfActor
- 2002Panic RoomDirector
- 2002Full Frontal · as Film DirectorActor
- 2002The Alien Saga · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Shooting 'Panic Room' · as SelfActor
- 2004Murder by Numbers · as SelfActor
- 2005The Work of Director Mark Romanek · as Self - IntervieweeActor
- 2007ZodiacDirector
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonDirector
- 2008Zodiac Deciphered · as SelfActor
- 2009Logorama · as Pringles Original (voice)Actor
- 2009The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button · as SelfActor
- 2010The Social NetworkDirector
- 2011The Girl with the Dragon TattooDirector
- 2011How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? · as SelfActor
- 2011Exploring 'The Tree of Life' · as SelfActor
- 2012Side by Side · as SelfActor
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women · as SelfActor
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger · as SelfActor
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and HollywoodActor
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-ProductionActor
- 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Metal One SheetActor
- 2014Gone GirlDirector
- 2015Hitchcock/Truffaut · as SelfActor
- 2020MankDirector
- 2021The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank · as SelfActor
- 2023The KillerDirector
- 2026THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTHDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.