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Director · Actor · age 64

David Fincher

Best rated: Fight Club (8.8)

David Fincher, illustrated
Films
13
Avg rating
7.58
Peak run
1995’07
Oscar noms
3
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

David Fincher, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1995 to 2007, 7.9267891995200020052010201520202025Fight Club 8.8Alien³ 6.4Career avg 7.58

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

David Fincher's career barcodecoolhot
199213 films2026
Current formLast 5: 7.44 vs career 7.58 (−0.14)
  1. WThe Social Network2010 · 7.8+0.2
  2. WThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011 · 7.8+0.2
  3. WGone Girl2014 · 8.1+0.5
  4. LMank2020 · 6.8−0.8
  5. LThe Killer2023 · 6.7−0.9
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

David by the numbers

Average
7.58
12 rated films
Vote weighted
7.63
bigger films count more
Median
7.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.76
rating spread
Career
35y
1992 to 2026
Total votes
10.2M
across every film
Best
8.8
Fight Club
Worst
6.4
Alien³
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2026The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth posterThe Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth·0
2023The Killer posterThe Killer6.7228K
2020Mank posterMank6.8106K
2014Gone Girl posterGone Girl8.11.19M
2011The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo posterThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo7.8535K
2010The Social Network posterThe Social Network7.8832K
2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button posterThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button7.8756K
2007Zodiac posterZodiac7.7693K
2002Panic Room posterPanic Room6.8318K
1999Fight Club posterFight Club8.82.67M
1997The Game posterThe Game7.7479K
1995Seven posterSeven8.62.07M
1992Alien³ posterAlien³6.4356K
Better together?

David Fincher's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: David Fincher and Trent Reznor movies · David Fincher and Atticus Ross movies · David Fincher and Brad Pitt movies · David Fincher and Jeff Cronenweth movies

Takes

On David Fincher

6 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2021
    David Fincher
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2011
    David Fincher
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2011
    David Fincher
    Won
  • Best Director · Critics Choice Awards 2011
    David Fincher
    Won
  • Best Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2011
    David Fincher
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2009
    David Fincher
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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