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.
In the late '60s, an enigmatic serial killer is on the loose in the San Francisco area. Journalists and investigators set out to track him down. They try to make sense of the cryptic messages and false leads left by the killer who calls himself the Zodiac.
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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