All David Fincher Movies Ranked

Critics Consensus: Impeccably scripted, beautifully directed, and filled with fine performances, The Social Network is a riveting, ambitious example of modern filmmaking at its finest.

Synopsis: In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer genius Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer

Directed By: David Fincher, Kevin Spacey

Critics Consensus: A quiet, dialogue-driven thriller that delivers with scene after scene of gut-wrenching anxiety. David Fincher also spends more time illustrating nuances of his characters and recreating the mood of the ’70s than he does on gory details of murder.

Synopsis: In the late 1960s and 1970s, fear grips the city of San Francisco as a serial killer called Zodiac stalks its residents. Investigators (Mark Ruffalo,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards

Directed By: David Fincher, Louis Phillips

Critics Consensus: Dark, intelligent, and stylish to a fault, Gone Girl plays to director David Fincher’s sick strengths while bringing the best out of stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

Synopsis: In Carthage, Mo., former New York-based writer Nick Dunne and his glamorous wife Amy present a portrait of a blissful marriage to the public; when… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry

Directed By: David Fincher, Leslie Dixon, Bruna Papandrea

Critics Consensus: Brutal yet captivating, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the result of David Fincher working at his lurid best with total role commitment from star Rooney Mara.

Synopsis: Disgraced financial reporter Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) finds a chance to redeem his honor after being hired by wealthy Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer)… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård

Directed By: David Fincher, Steven Zaillian, Mikael Wallen, Anni Faurbye Fernandez

Critics Consensus: The Killer finds director David Fincher on firm footing with a stylish and engaging thriller that proves a perfect match for leading man Michael Fassbender.

Synopsis: After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.

Starring: Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Tilda Swinton

Directed By: David Fincher

Critics Consensus: A brutal, relentlessly grimy shocker with taut performances, slick gore effects, and a haunting finale.

Synopsis: When retiring police Detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) tackles a final case with the aid of newly transferred David Mills (Brad Pitt), they discover a… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Ermey

Directed By: David Fincher, Dan Kolsrud, Anne Kopelson, Gianni Nunnari

Critics Consensus: Sharply written and brilliantly performed, Mank peers behind the scenes of Citizen Kane to tell an old Hollywood story that could end up being a classic in its own right.

Synopsis: 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.”

Starring: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Burke

Directed By: David Fincher

Critics Consensus: Solid acting, amazing direction, and elaborate production design make Fight Club a wild ride.

Synopsis: A depressed man suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf

Directed By: David Fincher, Arnon Milchan

Critics Consensus: The ending could use a little work but this is otherwise another sterling example of David Fincher’s iron grip on atmosphere and storytelling.

Synopsis: Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a successful banker who keeps mostly to himself. When his estranged brother Conrad (Sean Penn) returns on his birthday… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn

Directed By: Jonathan Mostow, David Fincher

Critics Consensus: Elevated by David Fincher’s directorial talent and Jodie Foster’s performance, Panic Room is a well-crafted, above-average thriller.

Synopsis: Trapped in their New York brownstone’s panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jared Leto

Directed By: David Fincher

Critics Consensus: Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an epic fantasy tale with rich storytelling backed by fantastic performances.

Synopsis: Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond

Directed By: David Fincher

Critics Consensus: Alien³ takes admirable risks with franchise mythology, but far too few pay off in a thinly scripted sequel whose stylish visuals aren’t enough to enliven a lack of genuine thrills.

Synopsis: Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet’s… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann

Directed By: David Fincher, Ezra Swerdlow