David Fincher filmography

Fincher at the premiere for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2012

David Fincher is an American film director who has worked on feature films, television series, and music videos. His works have been nominated for Academy Award, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Grammys and Emmy Awards, among other accolades. He received Academy Award for Best Director nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), and Mank (2020).

He made his directorial debut in 1992 with the science-fiction horror film Alien 3. Since then, he has gone on to direct several films in the thriller genre, including Seven (1995), The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Zodiac (2007), The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Gone Girl (2014). He has also produced three television series for Netflix: House of Cards (2013–2018), Mindhunter (2017–present), and Love, Death and Robots (2019).

Outside of feature films, Fincher has directed music videos for artists including The Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z—for which he won two Grammy Awards for Best Music Video—Nine Inch Nails, Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Rick Springfield, among others.

Fincher also made a cameo in the 2009 French animated short film Logorama.

Film

Director

• Alien³ (1992)
• Se7en (1995)
• The Game (1997)
• Fight Club (1999)
• Panic Room (2002)
• Zodiac (2007)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
• The Social Network (2010)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Gone Girl (2014)
• Mank (2020)
• The Killer (2023)

Executive producer

• Lords of Dogtown (2005)
• Love and Other Disasters (2006)
• The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)

Additional credits

Year	Title	Role
1983	Return of the Jedi	Assistant cameraman
	Twice Upon a Time	Special photographic effects
1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Matte photography
	The NeverEnding Story	Matte photography assistant
1999	Being John Malkovich	Cameo role: Christopher Bing
2002	Full Frontal	Cameo role: Film Director
2004	Murder by Numbers	Interviewee
2009	Logorama	Voice cameo: Original Pringles Mascot
2012	Side by Side	Interviewee
2015	Hitchcock/Truffaut	Interviewee

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
2013–2018	House of Cards	Yes	Yes	Directed 2 episodes
2017–2019	Mindhunter	Yes	Yes	Directed 7 episodes
2019–present	Love, Death & Robots	Yes	Yes	Directed episode "Bad Travelling"
2021	Voir	No	Yes

Music videos

• "Bop Til You Drop", Rick Springfield (1984)
• "Celebrate Youth", Rick Springfield (1985)
• "Shame", The Motels (1985)
• "Shock", The Motels (1985)
• "Dance This World Away", Rick Springfield (1985)
• "All the Love", The Outfield (1986)
• "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", Jermaine Stewart (1986)
• "Everytime You Cry", The Outfield (1986)
• "One Simple Thing", Stabilizers (1986)
• "Stay", Howard Hewett (1986)
• "She Comes On", Wire Train (1987)
• "Endless Nights", Eddie Money (1987)
• "Downtown Train", Patty Smyth (1987)
• "I Don't Mind at All", Bourgeois Tagg (1987)
• "Notorious", Loverboy (1987)
• "Love Will Rise Again", Loverboy (1987)
• "Johnny B", The Hooters (1987)
• "Storybook Love", Willy DeVille and Mark Knopfler (from The Princess Bride) (1987)
• "Can I Hold You", Colin Hay (1987)
• "No Surrender", The Outfield (1987)
• "Say You Will", Foreigner (1987)
• "Don't Tell Me the Time", Martha Davis (1987)
• "Tell It to the Moon", Martha Davis (1988)
• "Heart of Gold", Johnny Hates Jazz (1988)
• "Englishman in New York", Sting (1988)
• "Shattered Dreams" (second version),
  Johnny Hates Jazz (1988)
• "Get Rhythm", Ry Cooder (1988)
• "Most of All", Jody Watley (1988)
• "Roll with It", Steve Winwood (1988)
• "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (version 1988), Paula Abdul (1988)
• "Holding On", Steve Winwood (1988)
• "Bamboléo", Gipsy Kings (1989)
• "Straight Up", Paula Abdul (1989)
• "Real Love", Jody Watley (1989)
• "She's a Mystery to Me", Roy Orbison (1989)
• "Forever Your Girl", Paula Abdul (1989)
• "Express Yourself", Madonna (1989)
• "The End of the Innocence", Don Henley (1989)
• "Cold Hearted", Paula Abdul (1989)
• "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (version 1989), Paula Abdul (1989)
• "Oh Father", Madonna (1989)
• "Janie's Got a Gun", Aerosmith (1989)
• "Heart", Neneh Cherry (1990)
• "Vogue", Madonna (1990)
• "Cradle of Love", Billy Idol (1990)
• "Home", Iggy Pop (1990)
• "L.A. Woman", Billy Idol (1990)
• "Should She Cry", Wire Train (1990)
• "Freedom '90", George Michael (1990)
• "Who Is It", Michael Jackson (1992)
• "Bad Girl", Madonna (1993)
• "Love Is Strong", The Rolling Stones (1994)
• "6th Avenue Heartache", The Wallflowers (1996)
• "Judith", A Perfect Circle (2000)
• "Only", Nine Inch Nails (2005)
• "Suit & Tie", Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z (2013)

Frequent collaborators

Collaborator	Role	Alien 3	Seven	The Game	Fight Club	Panic Room	Zodiac	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	The Social Network	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Gone Girl	Mank	Total
Kirk Baxter	Editor							Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	5
Ceán Chaffin	Producer			Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Jeff Cronenweth	Cinematographer				Y				Y	Y	Y		4
Donald Graham Burt	Production designer						Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
James Haygood	Editor			Y	Y	Y							3
Laray Mayfield	Casting director				Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Ren Klyce	Sound designer		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Brad Pitt	Actor		Y		Y			Y					3
Trent Reznor	Composer								Y	Y	Y	Y	4
Atticus Ross	Composer								Y	Y	Y	Y	4
Howard Shore	Composer		Y	Y		Y							3
Bob Wagner	Assistant director				Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			6
Angus Wall	Editor					Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5