Fight Club

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Fight Club

R

Released Oct 15, 1999

2h 19m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A depressed man (Edward Norton) suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect apartment is destroyed. The two bored men form an underground club with strict rules and fight other men who are fed up with their mundane lives. Their perfect partnership frays when Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), a fellow support group crasher, attracts Tyler's attention.

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Critics Consensus

Solid acting, amazing direction, and elaborate production design make Fight Club a wild ride.

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

From the guitar roar on the Dust Brothers' opening title track through to the thundering drums of Pixies' Where Is My Mind? it is pure synapse-splitting sensory overload and the road that commercial cinema refused to take.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 15, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

David Fincher’s adaptation of the Chuck Palahniuk novel is a shrewd and expertly crafted study of the male in crisis.

May 24, 2023

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Perhaps it is postmodern filmmaking, whatever that means. In any case, Fight Club remains the ugliest, most inhuman film since Natural Born Killers.

Rated: C-

Apr 7, 2020

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Ben Gibbons

Screen Rant

David Fincher created a masterpiece in this mind-bending psychological drama that features a star-studded cast with extraordinary twists.

Rated: 4.5/5

Oct 15, 2024

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

David Fincher's prescient rumination on manhood at the close of the 20th century was a revolutionary movie about revolutionary men in a time of complacence.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 2, 2024

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Martin Carr

CBR

Fight Club feels like a declaration of artistic intent with an axe to grind. It comes across as a tour de force from director David Fincher, and aggressively courts controversy whilst remaining a truly riveting piece of work

Rated: 8/10

Aug 22, 2024

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Lukas V

probably the best plot twist ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Calista S

I loved fight club! after not liking every new movie and the acting and years of references to it and hearing about it I watched it like a year ago and I absolutely have watched this at least a hundred times since then. This movie is and forever will be the best even better than dead poets society!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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Lawrence E

Took me years to submit myself to watch this. I had no interest in anything from Hollywood about underground fighting. Eventually a friend convinced me the title was a misnomer and I acquiesced. Turned out to be the ride of my life. Never saw the train coming. Norton and Pitt were so believable but Bonham-Carter was an open wound, raw and tortured. I can't think of anyone who could have done it better. I was amazed reading all the negative reviews, by critics especially, who ostensibly felt threatened by this movie. I think that alone speaks volumes about how powerful this movie really was. Additionally, my personal opinion is that those reviews embody what is most wrong with our society. So many that claim they want change, only want it as long as it doesn't affect them personally.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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William B

Great ageless movie. Definitely recommended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Audience Member

You can watch this at different stages of your life and appreciate something different every time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Mike G

#3 on Rotten Tomatoes "25 most inspiring films" list. Great, Classic movie but Lol. It inspired me to make soap, start a boxing club in my basement and fracture my reality. Thanks Tomato people!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Synopsis

A depressed man (Edward Norton) suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect apartment is destroyed. The two bored men form an underground club with strict rules and fight other men who are fed up with their mundane lives. Their perfect partnership frays when Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), a fellow support group crasher, attracts Tyler's attention.

Director: David Fincher
Producer: Ross Grayson Bell, Ceán Chaffin, Art Linson
Screenwriter: Chuck Palahniuk, Jim Uhls
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Art Linson Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures, Taurus Film, New Regency Pictures
Rating: R (Disturbing Behavior|Anti-Social Behavior|Violent Behavior|Graphic Behavior|Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.0M
Runtime: 2h 19m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby EX, DTS, Dolby Stereo, SDDS, DTS-ES, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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