The Best David Fincher Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 1985 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Killer (2023) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) with $336M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest David Fincher Box Office Hits
David Fincher's films have made $2.11B worldwide in total. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) is the biggest hit at $336M, ahead of Seven (1995) ($329M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 · Drama $336M $128M dom. - 2
Seven 1995 · Drama $329M $101M dom. - 3
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011 · Drama $233M $103M dom. - 4
The Social Network 2010 · Biography $225M $97M dom. - 5
Panic Room 2002 · Thriller $197M $96.4M dom. - 6
Alien 3 1992 · Action $160M $55.5M dom. - 7
The Game 1997 · Action $109M $48.3M dom. - 8
Fight Club 1999 · Drama $101M $37M dom. - 9
Zodiac 2007 · Drama $84.8M $33.1M dom. - 10
The Killer 2023 · Action $3.14M
The Best David Fincher Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Fincher has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) is the pick of them.
The Best David Fincher Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Fincher's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded David Fincher Movies
David Fincher's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Social Network (2010) leads with 17 wins from 36 nominations.
The Latest David Fincher Movies
The most recent films David Fincher is credited on, newest first — starting with The Killer (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Killer 2023 · Director
-
Love, Death & Robots: Bad Travelling 2022 · Director -
Mank 2020 · Director - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011 · Director
- The Social Network 2010 · Director
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 · Director
- Zodiac 2007 · Director
- Panic Room 2002 · Director
- Fight Club 1999 · Director
- The Game 1997 · Director
- Seven 1995 · Director
-
Se7en 1995 · Director
The Best David Fincher Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Fincher films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Fincher movie?
The Killer (2023) is the best-rated David Fincher film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Mank (2020) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Killer: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Fincher movie?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) made the most at the box office, with $336M worldwide, followed by Seven (1995) with $329M. Together, David Fincher's films with box office figures have made $2.11B.
Which David Fincher movie won the most awards?
The Social Network (2010) is the most decorated David Fincher film, with 17 wins from 36 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best David Fincher drama movie?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) is the best-rated of David Fincher's drama films. In other genres: The Killer (action), Mank (biography) and Panic Room (thriller).
What is the newest David Fincher movie?
The newest film on David Fincher's filmography is This Is the Zodiac Speaking (2024), with David Fincher as Self (archive footage).
More Movie Rankings & Collections
Best-of lists by year, decade and genre, all-time box office records and the films on the trending list.
Best-Rated Movie Rankings
Best-rated, biggest and most-awarded
New Movies & Top Genres
New releases, popular films and the best of every genre