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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.
In 1935, drifter Henry Stauf commits murder, a descent into darkness. Haunted by a vision, he carves a doll, bartering it for survival. Visions of toys continue, and Stauf becomes a successful toymaker. He builds a mansion, fulfilling another vision. However, children with his toys fall ill, die. Stauf vanishes into his mansion. Present day, "Ego" awakens in the deserted mansion. Ghostly visions reveal a night after the deaths: six guests arrive, invited by Stauf. His puzzles instruct them to bring an uninvited guest, a boy named Tad. Elinor and Hamilton seek to help Tad, while others hunt him for a reward. Stauf's machinations turn the guests against each other. Julia, the last survivor, finds Tad, but Stauf, a grotesque creature, awaits. He needs Tad's soul to complete a pact with an evil force. Julia dies, Tad trapped. Ego, the spirit of Tad, relives this eternally, a purgatory. Now, he can intervene. He helps Tad escape. Stauf, denied the soul, is consumed by the evil entity. Grateful, Tad thanks Ego, who steps into a sphere of light and vanishes.
