FILM DIRECTOR

David Fincher

1962 - Today

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David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, most of which are psychological thrillers, have collectively grossed over $2.1 billion worldwide and have received numerous accolades, including three nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Fincher has received more than 13,393,981 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). David Fincher is the 109th most popular film director (up from 112th in 2019), the 750th most popular biography from United States (down from 739th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Film Director.

David Fincher is most famous for directing films such as Se7en, Fight Club, and Gone Girl.

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  • 13M

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  • 64.37

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  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Fincher ranks 109 out of 2,041. Before him are Jean-Pierre Melville, Walter Hill, Mel Brooks, Joris Ivens, John Carpenter, and Robert Altman. After him are John Huston, Terrence Malick, Kenji Mizoguchi, Otar Iosseliani, Manoel de Oliveira, and Jules Dassin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, David Fincher ranks 15. Before him are Nicolás Maduro, Demi Moore, Ralph Fiennes, Olga Tokarczuk, Sandra, and Abdullah II of Jordan. After him are Antony Blinken, Alexander Litvinenko, Aleksandr Dugin, Carlos Sainz, Mohammed Omar, and Michelle Yeoh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Fincher ranks 750 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Shepard (1923), Robert Mitchum (1917), Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), Robert Altman (1925), and Ali MacGraw (1939). After him are Edward Mills Purcell (1912), Richard Dean Anderson (1950), Paul Morphy (1837), Les Paul (1915), H. H. Holmes (1861), and Steven Weinberg (1933).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Fincher ranks 28. Before him are Michael Mann (1943), Sam Peckinpah (1925), Walter Hill (1942), Mel Brooks (1926), John Carpenter (1948), and Robert Altman (1925). After him are John Huston (1906), Terrence Malick (1943), Jules Dassin (1911), Howard Hawks (1896), Victor Fleming (1889), and Wes Craven (1939).

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Filmography

Fight Club
Director
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Oct 15o 19998.438 / 10
Se7en
Director
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
Sep 22o 19958.4 / 10
Gone Girl
Director
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Oct 1o 20147.894 / 10