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10 Best Villains in David Fincher Movies, Ranked – Collider
From real-life billionaires to ruthless serial killers, these are David Fincher’s most memorable antagonists.
Horror, anxiety, and violence are all common topics in the films of David Fincher, whose work within the film industry had earned him an all-time “blank check.” Whether he’s tackling historical dramas based on riveting true stories or telling viscous crime sagas, Fincher is guaranteed to find an audience with every project he works on.
In recent years, Fincher has found success with Netflix, as he served as a collaborator on the popular streaming shows House of Cards and Mindhunter. After funding Fincher’s passion project Mank, Netflix will distribute Fincher’s next crime thriller The Killer. Here are the ten best villains in David Fincher movies, ranked.
Alien 3 isn’t given much credit by Fincher’s fans; this is unsurprising considering Fincher himself has disowned the film and has not made a definitive director’s cut that represents his true vision to the butchered sequel.
While nothing will top the true horror of seeing the Xenomorph unleashed in full for the first time in the original 1979 Alien, Fincher does manage to take an interesting slant on the franchise by killing off Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) allies in the first few minutes and introducing new creatures. Among them is “The Beast,” a hybrid alien brought to life with stunning practical effects.
Fincher’s underrated 1997 thriller The Game was a much different examination of evil than some of the more defining work of his late career. Rather than introduce a terrifying villain, The Game examines the evil that lurks within everyone, questioning who has the capacity to commit acts like murder.
Nothing is scarier than corporations, and the Consumer Recreation Services in The Game represents the corrupting power of capitalism. Among their most fearsome employees is Christine (Deborah Kara Unger), who successfully goads Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) into taking part in CRS’s twisted program.
Unlike other Fincher films, Panic Room is a fairly straightforward home invasion thriller that examines the horror of being unsafe in one’s home. The film focuses on the struggling mother Meg Altamn (Jodie Foster), who must defend her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) when robbers break in.
Of all the film’s villains, it’s surprisingly Jared Leto who gives the most memorable performance as the uptight burglar Junior. Leto is known for getting a little too eccentric in films like Suicide Squad and Morbius, but he’s able to reign himself in for Panic Room to play a more nuanced role.
While the story of Lisbeth Salander and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was once told across the course of an entire Swedish film trilogy, Fincher managed to tell his version of the story in a jam-packed 158-minute feature. Fincher’s version replaced Noomi Rapace’s iconic performance as Lisbeth with Rooney Mara, who received an Academy Award nomination for her intimate performance.
Lisbeth is tasked with researching a decades-old case involving the disappearance of the missing child of a wealthy family, only to realize that the girl’s estranged relative Martin Vanger (Stellan Skarsgård) had a hand in the case.
Mank was a very personal project for Fincher, as it was based on a script written by his late father Jack Fincher. The film was based on the behind-the-scenes drama behind the making of Citizen Kane, and how internal pressure forced the film’s screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman).
The film draws comparisons between the real life figures in Mankiewicz’s life and the characters in Citizen Kane. The ruthless, legendary newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hurst (Charles Dance) is commonly thought to be the inspiration for Orson Welles’ iconic titular character, Charles Foster Kane.
The “Zodiac killings” remains one of the most transfixing unsolved murder cases of all-time, and Fincher’s 2007 thriller makes a deliberate (and brilliant) choice not to give the audience what they want by finding a definitive culprit. Instead, he examines how fear and anxiety drives the cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) to the point of insanity as he searches for the killer.
The unnamed presence of the titular killer in Zodiac somehow manages to be even scarier than any shocking reveal would have been. The viewer only sees brief glimpses of the killer during a ritual murder committed on the side of a lake.
Kevin Spacey may have won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the criminal mastermind Keyser Soze in 1995’s The Usual Suspects, but the same year he also appeared as the enigmatic serial killer ‘John Doe’ in Fincher’s Se7en.
Doe doesn’t appear until the final stretch of the film when he’s captured by the retiring homicide detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and his jumpy young protege David Mills (Brad Pitt). However, a twist involving a certain box is enough to sear him within the memories of moviegoers forever.
Gillian Flynn’s hit novel Gone Girl inspired one of Fincher’s scariest, funniest, and most unique novels to date. The film examines the impact of the news media circus after the disappearance of the seemingly flawless housewife Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) leaves her husband, Nick (Ben Affleck) completely baffled.
Pike’s presence is understated for the first half of the film, but the stirring “cool girl” monologue she gives during Gone Girl’s climax solidifies that Amy’s disappearance is much more than a simple case of kidnapping. Pike’s twisted performance as Amy earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
“Hey, wanna fight?” Brad Pitt’s performance as the ringleader of an underground society in Fight Club may have been seen as “cool” by viewers at the time, but any serious examination of the film reveals that Tyler Durden represents the worst of toxic masculinity.
Fight Club’s twists and turns have now become embedded within popular culture, but the salient points that the film (and surprisingly, Durden himself) about violent radicalism remain just as relevant today as they were in 1999. If Fight Club felt like a warning in the 1990s, it now plays like the perfect examination of Today's internet culture.
The Social Network continues to become more timely with each passing day as Facebook puts limits on free speech and contributes to the spread of malicious fake news outlets.
In many ways, Fincher’s 2010 biopic of Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) feels like the origin story for one of today’s most destructive public figures. Any sympathy Eisenberg invokes in the film’s opening completely disappears once his true colors are revealed.
Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for eight years with bylines at Dallas Observer, About.com, Taste of Cinema, Dallas Morning News, Schmoes Know, Rebel Scum, and Central Track. He aims to get his spec scripts produced and currently writes short films and stage plays. He lives in McKinney, TX.
The last Fight Week prior to the mega Fulton-Inoue/Spence-Crawford showdowns offers up some interesting action.
FRIDAY
Thompson Boxing sadly bids farewell after 23 years of promoting boxing in Southern California. Their final show is headlined by welterweight Louie Lopez (13-2-1, 4 KOs) against an opponent TBA. You can catch the action on YouTube and Facebook.
SATURDAY
ESPN presents former undisputed lightweight champion George “Ferocious” Kambosos Jr. (20-2, 10 KOs) against Maxi Hughes (26-5-2, 5 KOs) in a twelve round IBF world title eliminator from the FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
UFC Fightpass has exciting junior middleweight KO artist Serhii “El Flaco” Bohachuk (22-1, 22 KOs) against former world title challenger Patrick Allotey (42-4, 32 KOs) at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.
ProBox TV has a pro fight card from the Radisson Victoria Plaza in Montevideo, Uruguay, with middleweight Amilcar Vidal Jr (16-1, 12 KOs) rebounding from his first loss against Domicio Rondon (17-5, 11 KOs).
So we have a fighter from Australia against a UK fighter at a venue on Oklahoma. Looks like this one will go the distance!
My thoughts (re the fighters and venue) exactly but why do you think that this means a distance fight?
Am I ridiculous for thinking that Hughes has a chance in this one, Pete?? He’s been on a nice little run as of late against some decent guys including a former world champion, albeit a blown-up featherweight.
I was just thinking the same. Maxi is on a nice run; If you take away the win against a mentally and physically compromised Teo, has George done much?
Getting whitewashed against Haney twice and close wins against Bet and Selby doesn’t make a great resume. I think Maxi is a live dog.
Don’ think so-has five losses and not much KO power. Kambosos pretty average as well but should have enough to beat this guy.
Only time he got f’d up was vs someone who wore Reyes gloves. As long as Kambosos isn’t wearing those, Hughes may not be psyched out. He like kept the Reyes gloves and showed them off about how much he hated the padding and feel to them. It was in a YouTube video.
I think he does have a chance. I always felt the stars aligned perfect for Kambosos when he fought Lopez. Lopez was overconfident and fought a fight that gave Kambosos a chance. Plus he was better at taking Lopez’s power then we thought which I also think caught Lopez off guard. Other then that, like Streetgang said…what else has he really done that separates him from Hughes? I maybe in the minority but I thought Selby beat him.
So yes I think Hughes could outpoint him. I am not sure if that is my pick but it is a reasonable outcome. Just to clarify when I earlier said it would go the distance I was referring to their KO % …that comment had nothing to do with the venue which I do not think will be relevant as to whether it goes the distance or not.
I remember the Selby fight and thinking it was close but Lee may have nicked it.
I will be pulling for Maxi, George has become a bit unbearable for me.
I think I might just take this week off and just save the excitement for next weekend
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The IBF’s 38th Annual Convention will kick off this weekend at The Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, in Chicago, Illinois from May 28 – June 1, 2023. After 38 years, the organization will be returning to the Midwest to celebrate the IBF’s 40th year. The IBF celebrated its 2nd Annual Convention in Dearborn, Michigan in 1985 and a return to the region is long overdue. “We are excited for this milestone event and are looking forward to gathering with the boxing community in Chicago and the Midwest,” said IBF President Daryl Peoples.
During the convention the IBF hosts several events and seminars. Notably, the IBF also presents annual awards at each convention, and proudly announces its top award recipients for 2022 to be presented at the Awards Banquet closing the organization’s convention festivities on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The IBF is proud to announce some of it’s top awards for 2022 in anticipation of the upcoming convention.
Jersey Joe Walcott Award
The Jersey Joe Walcott Award, the organization’s highest honor, will go to Naoya Inoue. In spectacular fashion, Inoue unified the Bantamweight division with a second-round knockout win over Nonito Donaire. Naoya won the IBF title in 2019 and defended six times.
Female Fighter of the Year
Receiving the IBF Female Fighter of the Year Award is Chantelle Cameron who unified the Female Jr. Welterweight division. Cameron put on an exciting performance when she beat Undisputed Welterweight Champion Jessica McCaskill by unanimous decision and became the Undisputed Champion in the division.
Fight of the Year
IBF– Sivenathi Nontshinga vs. Hector Flores
Female – Katie Taylor vs. Amada Serrano
Intercontinental – Mark Heffron vs. Lennox Clarke
USBA – Robeisy Ramirez vs. Abraham Nova
Jessica McCaskill and Murodjon Akhmadaliev are recieving Championship Rings for 3 successful title defenses.
“We proudly celebrate the notable achievements and remarkable careers of our champions, and the boxers that participated in IBF title fights. These are very well-deserved distinctions as all these fighters have worked incredibly hard to attain these accomplishments. We look forward to celebrating them,” noted Daryl Peoples.
Big weekend coming up with four of the top welterweights not named Terence Crawford or Errol Spence seeing action.
FRIDAY
DAZN kicks things off with unbeaten WBO #3, WBA #11, WBC #12 super middleweight Diego Pacheco (18-0, 15 KOs) will take on Manuel Gallegos (19-1-1, 16 KOs) from the Cintermex in Monterrey, NL, Mexico. Pacheco is a 20:1 favorite.
SATURDAY
DAZN is back for the second consecutive night with a mouth-watering clash between unbeaten WBA regular welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis (14-0, 9 KOs) and WBA #1 Vergil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Ortiz is a 4:1 favorite to dethrone Stanionis.
Showtime delivers undefeated IBF interim welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis (30-0, 27 KOs) defending against IBF top-rated Roiman Villa (26-1, 24 KOs) from the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Ennis is a 13:1 favorite.
ESPN+ offers up exciting former world champion and current WBC #2 super bantamweight Luis Nery (34-1, 26 KOs) against Froilan Saludar (33-6-1, 23 KOs) from the fairground in Metepec, Mexico (90 minutes west of Mexico City). Nery is a 12:1 favorite.
Stanionis vs Ortiz is a cracking matchup. I wonder if Virgil’s momentum will be disrupted by illness. I guess we’ll see on Saturday.
Not anymore because Ortiz pulled out with his fake disease of not being able to make weight again. He did this last minute again to the Lithuanian. He should be sued and banned from the sport. Scumbag!
One of these days Boots is gonna walk all over Crawford and Spence. There’s starting to be a lot of buzz on how good Boots is, but I think he’s even better than advertised. Like Spence and Crawford, he boxes on a different level and has an extremely high boxing IQ as they say. It’s not just his speed, power, experience, and skills; he’s a thinking man and knows exactly what he’s doing. I just hope he doesn’t continue to be avoided.
The thing with boots is he seems to leave himself open for shots. Hopefully he corrects that.
Kris…I have to agree with you about Boots….Boots is “special”…..of course time could change that…but watching his fight against Karen Chukhadzhian…studying that fight …I saw something special…and Karen is as tough fighter and Karen maybe a future world champion..very good skills…guys In my opinion Boots is really good…on that level of “special”….
Best of luck to both stanionis and Ortiz. I like both so I’ll be happy for the winner and bummed out for the loser.
SATURDAY
Showtime delivers undefeated IBF interim welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis (30-0, 27 KOs) defending against IBF top-rated Roiman Villa (26-1, 24 KOs).
– Not shown on the FightNews “Upcoming TV Fights”.
ESPN+ offers up exciting former world champion and current WBC #2 super bantamweight Luis Nery (34-1, 26 KOs) against Froilan Saludar (33-6-1, 23 KOs) from the fairground in Metepec, Mexico (90 minutes west of Mexico City). Nery is a 12:1 favorite.
– Same as above.
– I see FightNews added these bouts to their schedule…..
I’ll be watching the Ennis vs Villa fight as I do not have DAZN, but subscribe to SHO. Can’t go wrong either one, two solid fights. Boots vs. Ortiz, make it happen powerbrokers after they both come out victorious this weekend.
I think Stanionis – Ortiz has the potential to be a fight of the year candidate. That match has seemed cursed with all the postponements, but barring a blowout either way (which I don’t see happening but is possible), I don’t know how those two get together without it being a great fight.
Sooner or later one of the top guys at welterweight will have to face Ennis, now, if Ortiz defeat Stanionis many will be asking for Ortiz vs Ennis, exceopt Oscar DE La Hoya, no way that will happen.If not the Crawford vs Spence winner, but rather the winner of Thurman vs Ugas could be excellent
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