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Gone Girl

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Gone Girl

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Released Oct 3, 2014

2h 29m

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Crime

Drama

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In Carthage, Mo., former New York-based writer Nick Dunne and his glamorous wife Amy present a portrait of a blissful marriage to the public; when Amy goes missing on the couple's fifth wedding anniversary, Nick becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance; the resulting police pressure and media frenzy cause the Dunnes' image of a happy union to crumble, leading to tantalizing questions about who Nick and Amy truly are.

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Critics Consensus

Dark, intelligent, and stylish to a fault, Gone Girl plays to director David Fincher's sick strengths while bringing the best out of stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

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Olivia Luder

One Room With A View

Gone Girl is the movie Flynn fans hoped for and sets Pike up for a worthy Oscar nomination but Fincher disappoints in failing to improve upon the already-brilliant book.

Rated: 4/5

May 25, 2019

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Gone Girl is a rather funhouse version of this fateful couple's relationship that teeters on depravity, desperation and bitter irony in its every step.

Rated: A

Sep 1, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

'Gone Girl' may come advertised as a thriller, but that's Fincher being a trickster-he's gone and made the curtest, nastiest, most acidic black comedy about the marital accord since 'The War of the Roses.'

Jun 18, 2016

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

To satiate your curiosity, the list of appropriate adjectives of what follows in the second and third acts would include twisted, dark, seething, shocking, disturbing, unsettling, rich, creepy, and engrossing. You’ll see.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 14, 2024

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

A masterful adaptation led by a career-best performance from Rosamund Pike.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 7, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Gone Girl is a contemporary classic. A great Fincher film with two stellar leads performances (seriously, Affleck is doing great work playing off his own public persona). Flynn's work is like catnip.

Rated: 4.5/5

Oct 3, 2024

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Evan B

I love Fincher's vision - subversive, darkly funny, shot through with warped romance, and ultimately mysterious. Gone Girl features all these elements, lit up by Rosamund Pike's awesome performance and Trent Reznor's and Atticus's Ross's beautifully dark soundtrack. Curiously, the movie starts off somewhat woodenly, taking a while to finds its feet (unlike most other good but not great films that start with a bang only to lose momentum). But the twists and turns, subverting expectations (I've not read the novel), make Gone Girl equal parts thrilling and depraved.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Audience Member

amazing casting and story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Cincy M

David Fincher’s Gone Girl is a taut, stylish, and deeply unsettling thriller that delivers on every level. I had no real idea of what to expect going into this, but I absolutely loved it. Based on Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel, the film delves into the dark undercurrents of modern marriage, media frenzy, and personal reinvention. Rosamund Pike provides a hauntingly brilliant performance as Amy Dunne, a woman trapped in what may or may not be an unhappy marriage. Her performance is layered and unnerving as she seamlessly shifts from victim to villain. The film begins as a standard missing person story: Amy disappears on her 5th wedding anniversary, and her husband Nick (Ben Affleck) quickly becomes the prime suspect. As the narrative unfolds, timelines blur, motives twist. What emerges is a chilling portrait of manipulation and media spectacle. Trent Reznor's score creates a creeping sense of dread. But it’s Pike’s performance that anchors the film. She is alternately cool and terrifying. Gone Girl is a provocative commentary on love, gender expectations, and the roles we play for each other. If you liked Girl on the Train and Fight Club, you'll probably like this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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Breno G

Special Effects: 1,0/Sound Effects: 1,0/Acting: 1,0/Story: 2,0

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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João Vinícius A

I need some quiet, I'm in my How to Forge Your Own Perfect Murder class, and the teacher's name is Amy Dunne.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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21 - Priyan B

Engaging and unpredictable. Rating: 7.7/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Synopsis

In Carthage, Mo., former New York-based writer Nick Dunne and his glamorous wife Amy present a portrait of a blissful marriage to the public; when Amy goes missing on the couple's fifth wedding anniversary, Nick becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance; the resulting police pressure and media frenzy cause the Dunnes' image of a happy union to crumble, leading to tantalizing questions about who Nick and Amy truly are.

Director: David Fincher
Producer: Ceán Chaffin, Arnon Milchan, Joshua Donen, Reese Witherspoon
Screenwriter: Gillian Flynn
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, TSG Entertainment, Buena Vista Television
Rating: R (Language|A Scene of Bloody Violence|Nudity|Some Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $167.8M
Runtime: 2h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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