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David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly thrillers, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992), which garnered mixed reviews, followed by the thriller Seven (1995), which was better received. Fincher found lukewarm success with The Game (1997) and Fight Club (1999), but the latter eventually became a cult classic. In 2002, he returned to prominence with the thriller Panic Room starring Jodie Foster. Fincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020). For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His biggest commercial successes are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Gone Girl (2014), both of which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, with the former earning thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards, and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards. He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
June 1978. Ohio. While his classmates celebrate graduation and the future, 18-year-old Jeffrey sees his world falling apart. His parents are going through a violent divorce, his mother is leaving with his younger brother, and his father is away on business. Alone in a large house in the middle of the woods, Jeffrey battles internal ghosts and impulses he doesn't understand. The story culminates on the fateful day he spots Steven Hicks, a charismatic hitchhiker heading to a rock concert. The film focuses intensely on the hours they spend together: the ride, the conversation about music, the beer in the empty house, and the growing tension between Jeffrey's desire not to be alone and his inability to connect humanly, leading to the first and tragic "sin" that would seal his fate as a monster.
