Every David Fincher Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

After not making a big splash at the box office, this black comedy has deservingly won a cult following, that has since transformed into mass recognition of the brilliance on display. At its heart Fight Club is an exploration of men at their most masculine and most vulnerable, exploring everything the 'modern man' aspires to be. Ed Norton expertly leads this mind trip exploring a dorky office worker's journey to becoming an independent thinker and rebellious terrorist in the process.

Fincher displays his cinema craft here with a brilliant realisation of an underground world in which man's inner anger and fears come bubbling to the surface. The gloomy aesthetics seem to be standard Fincher fare on first glance, but a second viewing allows us to see that the big twist was before us all along. It's a brilliant sleight of hand from Fincher, with several blink and you've likely missed it moments hinting that all is not as it seems.

Norton is perfectly cast as the dorky Narrator who finally dares to do something different in his life, even if he needs to create an imaginary manifestation for his more daring side. Brad Pitt steps in as a literal embodiment of the ideal man, his perfect physique, looks and attitude all making sense with the film's delightful twist.

While there can and has been much psycho-analysing of the key themes present, Fight Club is primarily good fun, that just happens to have something to say if you look for it.