Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
David Fincher
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.3
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 44
TMDB ID: 7467
IMDb ID: nm0000399
Known for: Directing
Born: August 28, 1962
Age: 63
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 7.05
Wikidata: Q184903
Also known as
Dave Fincher • David Andrew Leo Fincher
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Executive Producer (13)Thanks (9)Original Concept (2)Visual Effects Camera (2)Creator (1)Producer (1)Special Effects (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Fincher.
6.6
The Killer
Director
2023 Movie
6.7
Mank
Director
2020 Movie
7.9
Gone Girl
Director
2014 Movie
7.4
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Director
2011 Movie
7.4
The Social Network
Director
2010 Movie
7.6
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Director
2008 Movie
7.5
Zodiac
Director
2007 Movie
6.8
Panic Room
Director
2002 Movie
8.4
Fight Club
Director
1999 Movie
7.6
The Game
Director
1997 Movie
8.4
Se7en
Director
1995 Movie
8.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Director
1993 Movie
6.4
Alien³
Director
1992 Movie
8.6
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Director
1990 Movie
5.4
Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum
Director
1985 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Fincher.
8.4
Fight Club
Director
1999 Movie
8.4
Se7en
Director
1995 Movie
8.1
WALL·E
Thanks
2008 Movie
7.9
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects Camera
1983 Movie
7.9
Gone Girl
Director
2014 Movie
7.6
The Fall
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
7.6
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Director
2008 Movie
7.6
The Game
Director
1997 Movie
7.5
Zodiac
Director
2007 Movie
7.4
Being John Malkovich
as Christopher Bing (uncredited)
1999 Movie
7.4
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Director
2011 Movie
7.4
The Social Network
Director
2010 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Fincher.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Fincher.
8.4
Fight Club
Director
1999 Movie
8.4
Se7en
Director
1995 Movie
7.3
Weapons
Thanks
2025 Movie
7.9
Gone Girl
Director
2014 Movie
8.1
WALL·E
Thanks
2008 Movie
7.4
The Social Network
Director
2010 Movie
7.5
Zodiac
Director
2007 Movie
7.6
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Director
2008 Movie
7.9
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects Camera
1983 Movie
7.6
The Game
Director
1997 Movie
7.4
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Director
2011 Movie
7.2
Gravity
Thanks
2013 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Fincher.
8.0
House of Cards
Executive Producer • 65 eps
2013 Series
8.2
Love, Death & Robots
Executive Producer • 45 eps
2019 Series
8.1
MINDHUNTER
Executive Producer • 19 eps
2017 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.6
Dirt
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.6
The Hire
Creator
2001 Series
7.3
This Is the Zodiac Speaking
as Self (archive footage) • 3 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Fincher.
7.3
Weapons
Thanks
2025 Movie
6.7
Beau Is Afraid
Thanks
2023 Movie
6.3
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Producer
2022 Movie
6.2
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
6.9
The One I Love
Thanks
2014 Movie
7.2
Gravity
Thanks
2013 Movie
6.0
I'm Still Here
Thanks
2010 Movie
5.7
Sympathy for Delicious
Thanks
2010 Movie
6.5
Where the Wild Things Are
Thanks
2009 Movie
8.1
WALL·E
Thanks
2008 Movie
7.6
The Fall
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
5.7
Love and Other Disasters
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
7.1
Lords of Dogtown
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
7.0
Beat the Devil
Original Concept
2002 Movie
6.7
Ticker
Original Concept
2002 Movie
6.9
Star
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for David Fincher.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Fincher.
The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
as Self
2021 Movie
7.2
Hitchcock/Truffaut
as Self
2015 Movie
7.2
Side by Side
as Self
2012 Movie
6.0
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
as Self
2012 Movie
8.0
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
as Self
2012 Movie
8.0
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
2012 Movie
7.5
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
as Self
2011 Movie
7.1
Logorama
as Pringles Original (voice)
2009 Movie
6.9
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
as Self
2009 Movie
Zodiac Deciphered
as Self
2008 Movie
8.3
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
as Self - Interviewee
2005 Movie
6.8
Shooting 'Panic Room'
as Self
2004 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David Fincher.