The emblematic director of psychological thrillers and neo-noir, David Fincher is back this year with the much-anticipated The Killer, a portrait of a hitman in the midst of an existential crisis. To mark the occasion, we'd like to take a look back at three major crime films that represent milestones in Fincher's filmography. Whether they're larger-than-life serial killers or ordinary sociopaths, David Fincher's killers are always captivating objects of study and subjects of directing, sending back to our society and our certainties the chilling reflection of their own monstrosity.
William Somerset and David Mills, two cops with different personalities and methods, team up to stop a psychopathic serial killer who carefully plans his murders based on the seven deadly sins.
David Fincher
David Fincher is an American filmmaker. His films, most of which are psychological thrillers, have collectively grossed over $2.1 billion worldwide and have received 40 Academy Awards nominations; including three Best Director nominations for him.
He made his feature film directorial debut with Alien 3 (1992) and gained acclaim with Seven (1995), The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), and Zodiac (2007). Fincher received Best Director nominations at the Academy Awards for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), and Mank (2020). He also directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Gone Girl (2014).
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