Fight Club
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Fight Club is a 1999 drama film directed by David Fincher, starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Fight Club is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is discontented with his white-collar job. He forms a "fight club" with a soap salesman, Tyler Durden (Pitt) and becomes embroiled with an impoverished but beguiling woman, Marla Singer (Bonham Carter).
Production
Written by Jim Uhls, the film was produced by Fox 2000 Pictures. John King composed the score. Jeff Cronenweth handled the cinematography. The film runs 139 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $63,000,000, Fight Club grossed $100,853,753 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
Its legacy endures through a remake, a sequel and a lasting franchise; later cinema cites its influence and symbolism.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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