David Fincher has established himself as among the most brilliant American film director in Hollywood. He is among the most sought after director just like Gary Oldman and Donya Fiorentino, and it is probably because Oldman, Fiorentino and Fincher have something in common when it comes to directing. Most of Fincher’s works are psychological thrillers and biographical dramas, and he has received numerous nominations for his work.
David Fincher has director numerous films and TV shows and most of them are well received. He is famous for the plot twists in his stories and people just love every mind blowing twists he puts in. The movie goers love plot twists even though they are messed up. Here are some of David Fincher’s most successful movie and TV shows according to IMDB.
8 The Social Network
The film The Social Network released in 2003 is about the Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg played by Jesse Eisenberg. Mark is computer genius, and had begun working on a new concept which eventually turned into a massive social network known today as Facebook. Just six years after he conceptualized Facebook, he has become one of the youngest billionaires in the world. The movie shows the struggles he faced to become where he is now, including the lawsuit filed against him by the twins who claimed that he stole their idea.
7 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was released in 2011 is about the disgraced financial reported named Mikael Blomkvist who was played by Daniel Craig. Mikael has found an opportunity to finally redeem his honor after he was hired by the wealthy Swedish industrialist named Henrik Vanger to solve the murder of his niece named Harriet which has been an open case for more than 40 years. Henrik believes that Harriet was killed by a member of their family.
6 House Of Cards
House of Cards is a television show which ran from 2013 until 2018. The TV show is about the ruthless politician who is seeking revenge. U.S. Rep. Francis Underwood of South Carolina was promised the post as Secretary of State in exchange for his support and effort to help ensure that Garrett Walker will be winning the election as president. However, despite Underwood’s loyal support to Walker, the president changed his mind before his inauguration and basically told Underwood that he will be too valuable to be placed in Congress. Numerous deaths and complications soon followed which is what makes the story of the show moving. The production of House of Cards can be a little expensive and here’s how much House of Cards costs.
5 Her
The movie Her is somewhat a sensitive yet soulful film as it is about a man named Theodore who found solace in the voice of Samantha after ending his marriage. After having his heart broken, Theodore decided to start a program which is a new operating system that can develops into an intuitive and unique entity. He met the voice Samantha who is sensitive but has playful personality. Their friendship soon deepened and developed into love. Scarlett Johansson played the role of Samantha and she has said in her interviews that playing Samantha is actually harder than it seems.
4 Gone Girl
The movie Gone Girl tackles the marriage of former New York-based writer named Nick Dunne played by Ben Affleck and his beautiful wife Amy played by Rosamund Pike. Their marriage presents a portrait of an ideal and blissful marriage to the public but behind closed doors, it is much more. When Amy went missing on their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick has become the primary suspect in her disappearance which resulted to the police pressuring him. The happy marriage the couple has depicted to the public isn’t that happy after all. Although it is among the most successful David Fincher film, Fincher admitted that working with Affleck is not a great experience. Fincher even called Affleck unprofessional and the two had an alleged feud.
3 Se7en
The movie Se7en is a controversial and mind-boggling film starring Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey and Brad Pitt. The film revolves around the retiring police Detective William Somerset played by Freeman who tackles his final case with the newly transferred David Mills played by Brad Pitt. They soon discovered that the case they are handling had a number of elaborate and gruesome murders. They realized that they are dealing with a serial killer played by Kevin Spacey. The serial killer is targeting people who he thinks are committing the seven deadly sins.
2 Mindhunter
The TV series Mindhunter is about authorities using a unique technique to catch the criminals. In order to find their culprit, the authorities try to get inside the mind of the villain in order to figure how he operates. Mindhunter which aired from 2017 until 2019 centers on FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench.
1 Fight Club
It is not surprising that Fight Club is David Fincher’s most popular work even though it was released more than two decades ago. The movie is about the depressed man played by Edward Norton who is suffering from insomnia who fatefully met a weird soap salesman named Tyler Durden played by Brad Pitt. He soon found himself in a squalid home after his beautiful apartment was destroyed. The movie is controversial and mind-blowing with numerous twists on the entire story of the film.