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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.
The Shopping List is a 2025 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, based on the short horror game of the same name, and starring Dove Cameron, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ryan Gosling, Josh Hartnett, Courtney Cox, Andy Serkis, Jeffery Wright, and Michael Shannon. In the film, a woman named Claire moves into a town and goes shopping at night for supplies and food, only to come face to face with evil in its most sinister form and to understand that she is being followed. As the film progresses, Claire realizes to her horror that she must later confront her unknown fear after she concludes that she is the primary target of her stalker. The Shopping List was released in theaters on October 24th, 2025; it received generally positive reviews, with praise for Cameron, Howard, and Shannon's performances and Shyamalan's screenplay and direction, as well as its atmosphere and respect to the source material. The film was massive sleeper hit, grossing $471 million worldwide. A sequel is in development with Cameron, Howard and Shannon set to reprise their roles.
