David Fincher's 8 Best Movies, Ranked

Fincher movies are cold, green and precise enough to do your taxes. His top 8 by movie.guru score, counting down.

Number one has zero killers, a lot of typing, and beats them all.

1. 8
   The Game (1997)6.7

   Killer premise, then it asks for a lot of trust.

   Michael Douglas gets a mystery birthday gift and his life unravels for 129 minutes. 7.7 on IMDb, 63 on Metacritic. Fun ride, wobbly landing.
2. 7
   Fight Club (1999)7.0

   Seventh place. Tyler Durden would want you mad about it.

   It made just $38 million domestic and holds 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. The catalog apartment scene is still the sharpest joke in its 139 minutes.
3. 6
   Seven (1995)7.5

   It never stops raining, and the gloom is the star.

   8.6 on IMDb from 2.07 million votes, made for $33 million. Morgan Freeman's weary detective is perfect. Metacritic's 65 says the grime does more work than the mystery.
4. 5
   Zodiac (2007)7.4

   Real case, no cheap thrills, all obsession and paperwork.

   157 minutes of reporters and cops chasing leads through filing cabinets. Critics rank it above 84% of notable movies, audiences only 60%. Patience required.
5. 4
   Gone Girl (2014)8.0

   Never watch this on a first date. Trust me.

   149 minutes, $370.9 million worldwide, and Ben Affleck's smirk doing heavy lifting. Audiences rank it above only 67% of notable movies. Couples are still arguing about it.
6. 3
   The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)7.9

   Gorgeous, sad, and way too patient.

   Metacritic gives it a 70. Taraji P. Henson and Cate Blanchett do the real work while the makeup team takes the bows. It made $335.8 million worldwide on tears alone.
7. 2
   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)8.4

   Rooney Mara's Lisbeth carries a remake nobody asked for.

   158 minutes of Swedish winter, cold case files and Daniel Craig in heavy knitwear. Audiences rank it above 92% of notable movies. Leave the kids with a sitter.
8. 1
   The Social Network (2010)8.7

   A movie about a website beats Fight Club and Seven.

   Metacritic gave it a 95. Audiences rank it above just 73% of notable movies. Fair. It's 120 minutes of geniuses being rude in rooms, and it's perfect.

$7.33 says you rewatch The Social Network tonight and talk faster for a week.

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