David Fincher
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.
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
The Killer
Beau Is Afraid
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
VOIR
The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
Mank
Love, Death & Robots
The Girl in the Spider's Web
MINDHUNTER
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Gone Girl
The One I Love
Gravity
House of Cards
Side by Side
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
The Social Network
I'm Still Here
Sympathy for Delicious
Where the Wild Things Are
Logorama
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
WALL·E
Zodiac Deciphered
Zodiac
The Fall
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Lords of Dogtown
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Beat the Devil
The Alien Saga
Ticker
Full Frontal
Panic Room
Powder Keg
The Follow
The Hire
Chosen
Keeping the Faith
Being John Malkovich
Fight Club
The Game
Se7en
Alien³
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Smoking Fetus
Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum
Twice Upon a Time
The Oscars