David Fincher
- Directing
- August 28, 1962 · Denver, Colorado, USA
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. He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
Known for
Filmography
- THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH · Director
- Weapons · Thanks
- This Is the Zodiac Speaking · Self
- The Killer · Director
- The Super Models · Self
- Beau Is Afraid · Thanks
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? · Producer
- Blonde · Thanks
- Voir · Executive producer
- Directors on Directors · Self
- The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank · Self
- Mank · Director
- Diane · Thanks
- Love, Death & Robots · Executive producer, Director
- The Girl in the Spider's Web · Executive producer
- MINDHUNTER · Executive producer, Director
- Hitchcock/Truffaut · Self
- Gone Girl · Director
- The One I Love · Thanks
- Gravity · Thanks
- House of Cards · Executive producer, Director
- Side by Side · Self
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger · Self
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Metal One Sheet
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Post-Production
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women · Self
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · Director
- Exploring 'The Tree of Life' · Self
- How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? · Self
- The Social Network · Director
- I'm Still Here · Thanks
- Sympathy for Delicious · Thanks
- Where the Wild Things Are · Thanks
- Logorama · Pringles Original (Voice)
- The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button · Self
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · Director
- WALL·E · Thanks
- Zodiac Deciphered · Self
- The Fall · Executive producer, Presenter
- Zodiac · Director
- Dirt · Self
- Love and Other Disasters · Executive producer
- The Work of Director Mark Romanek · Self
- Lords of Dogtown · Executive producer
- Shooting 'Panic Room' · Self
- Murder by Numbers · Self
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' · Self
- Beat the Devil · Original Concept
- The Alien Saga · Self
- Ticker · Original Concept, Executive producer
- Full Frontal · Film Director
- Panic Room · Director
- Powder Keg · Executive producer
- Star · Executive producer
- The Follow · Executive producer
- Ambush · Executive producer
- The Hire · Creator
- Chosen · Executive producer
- Fight Club: Behind the Scenes · Self
- Keeping the Faith · Thanks
- Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 · Director
- Being John Malkovich · Christopher Bing (uncredited)
- Fight Club · Director
- The Game · Director
- The Making of Se7en · Self
- Se7en · Director
- Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At · Director
- Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films · Director
- Alien³ · Director
- The Making of 'Alien³' · Self
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection · Director
- Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum · Director
- The Ewok Adventure · Visual Effects Camera
- Twice Upon a Time · Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera
- Return of the Jedi · Visual Effects Camera, Assistant Camera
- Cérémonie des César · Self
- The Oscars · Self
- Lange · Executive producer