David Fincher
Film director · 11 films (1992–2023)
David Fincher is a director whose work here spans Alien 3 (1992) to The Killer (2023), across thriller and drama. 4 of those films were photographed by Jeff Cronenweth. The work runs low-key — 62% of frames across the 11 films indexed here, against 40% library-wide. All 656 frames from 11 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
David Andrew Leo Fincher 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 28 August 1962 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Directing style
Fincher constructs tense, isolating thrillers and dramas primarily through dark, interior scenes shot at night, relying heavily on a shallow depth of field to separate subjects from their environments. He maintains a highly disciplined camera height, staging the vast majority of his medium and closeup shots at eye-level to ground the viewer directly within the characters' space. The visual atmosphere is defined by a cool, desaturated color grade and a muddy, low-key palette of charcoal, olive, and slate tones, illuminated primarily by motivated practical fixtures and fluorescent sources.
Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction · 2011
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 2013
- Honorary César · 2023
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director · 2010
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Films directed by David Fincher
About David Fincher
When was David Fincher born?
David Fincher was born on 28 August 1962 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
What films has David Fincher directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 11 of them: Alien 3 (1992), Se7en (1995), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Zodiac (2007), The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Gone Girl (2014) and more.
What awards has David Fincher won?
BAFTA Award for Best Direction (2011), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2013), Honorary César (2023) and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (2010).
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All 656 indexed frames from 11 films directed by David Fincher — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.