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The David Fincher Rankings, Part I

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September 22, 2020 · 1:31:37 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins

Lists in this episode

Ranking 25 things David Fincher has made (films, TV, music videos, commercials)

Ranked list · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 33:27

  1. 25Alien 3 (1992) · Sean Fennessey▶ 33:27
  2. 24Nike "Instant Karma" commercial · Sean Fennessey▶ 45:00
  3. 23House of Cards pilot · Sean Fennessey▶ 45:18
  4. 22Paula Abdul, "Cold Hearted" (music video) (1989) · Sean Fennessey▶ 54:00
  5. 21Nike "Fate / Leave Nothing" commercial · Sean Fennessey▶ 54:03
  6. 20Gone Girl director's commentary · Amanda Dobbins▶ 55:38
  7. ·Panic Room (2002) · Sean Fennessey▶ 59:33
  8. ·Nike "Barkley on Broadway" commercial · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:25
  9. ·Madonna, "Express Yourself" (music video) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:11:18
  10. ·Paula Abdul, "Straight Up" (music video) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:11:28
  11. ·Gap "Dress Normal" commercial (2014) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:14:58
  12. ·Nike "The Referee" campaign (Dennis Hopper) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:15:29
  13. 13American Cancer Society "smoking fetus" commercial · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:17:17
  14. 12Mindhunter · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:24:40
  15. ·The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:17:13

Movies Referenced (23)

Panic Room (2002)

15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 10:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Game (1997)

13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 14:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Seven (1979)

12 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 2:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gone Girl (2014)

11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 13:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alien (1979)

9 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 34:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fight Club (1999)

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 10:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mank (2020)

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 3:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spider-Man (2002)

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 26:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Social Network (2010)

6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 3:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 59:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Citizen Kane (1941)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 27:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

La La Land (2016)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 30:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (12)

David Fincher

35 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 2:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Affleck

11 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 13:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ridley Scott

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 11:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bob Fosse

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Cabaret, All That Jazz▶ 48:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jayson Clute

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Titanic, American Psycho▶ 11:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonathan Demme

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married▶ 1:07:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stanley Kubrick

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon▶ 11:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steven Spielberg

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 11:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jim Jarmusch

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Only Lovers Left Alive, Broken Flowers▶ 31:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Colorado

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hancock▶ 4:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Corman

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Apollo 13, Little Shop of Horrors▶ 1:07:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sam Raimi

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Spider-Man, The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness▶ 27:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (33)

Paula Abdul

19 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Running Man, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers▶ 49:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brad Pitt

7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 29:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rick Springfield

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Hot Tub Time Machine▶ 48:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Charles Barkley

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for He Got Game, Space Jam▶ 1:03:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dennis Hopper

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Speed▶ 1:15:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Daniel Craig

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for No Time to Die, Casino Royale, Skyfall▶ 51:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don Henley

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for In America, Space Cowboys, Vertical Limit▶ 1:12:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Lennon

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for A Hard Day's Night, Yellow Submarine▶ 4:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Charles Dance

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Gosford Park, The Imitation Game▶ 36:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Scott Bakula

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Behind the Candelabra, American Beauty▶ 11:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Selleck

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Beatrice Straight

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Network, Poltergeist▶ 1:12:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (6)

Aaron Sorkin

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 24:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stieg Larsson

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo▶ 26:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

George Lucas

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, THX 1138, American Graffiti▶ 4:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gillian Flynn

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Gone Girl, Widows▶ 19:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Noah Baumbach

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 23:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Shonda Rhimes

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 46:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗