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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.
Horror Mansion is a 2025 American science fiction horror film written and directed by David Fincher and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Jerry Bruckheimer, and James Wan. Co-financed by Jerry Bruckheimer Films and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the first installment in the Horror Mansion trilogy. The film stars David Arquette, Sasha Calle, Isabella Sermon, Charles Parnell, Ethan Hawke, William Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, and Michael Douglas. In the film, an ex-navy AIRR teams up with a team of paranormal investigating scientists to investigate the abandoned house of her deceased parents, and is forced to also bring her daughter when the state wrongly tries to take her away. Horror Mansion premiered in London on October 8th, 2025, and was released in theaters on November 18th; the film received positive reviews with praise for its atmosphere, direction, score, and acting performances, particularly Calle and Sermon. It was also a box-office success, grossing $813 million worldwide against print and advertisement costs of $156 million. It developed its own cult following, especially for its stylistic depiction of spirits and ghosts, along with Calle and Sermon's mother and daughter chemistry. A sequel is currently in development.
