''
Gone Girl'' is a 2014
psychological thriller film directed by
David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly psychological thrillers and biographical dramas, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Fin ...
, and produced by
Leslie Dixon,
Bruna Papandrea,
Arnon Milchan,
Reese Witherspoon,
Ceán Chaffin, and
Joshua Donen. The screenplay was adapted by
Gillian Flynn from her
eponymous 2012 novel. Set in Missouri, United States, the film stars
Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne, a writer who becomes the prime suspect in the mysterious disappearance of his wife Amy, played by
Rosamund Pike.
Neil Patrick Harris and
Tyler Perry feature in supporting roles. The score was composed by
Trent Reznor and
Atticus Ross.
''Gone Girl'' premiered at the
New York Film Festival on September 26, 2014, before
20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...
gave the film a wide release at over 3,000 theaters in the United States and Canada on October 3. It grossed over $368 million on a production budget of $61 million. As of November 2017, ''Gone Girl'' is Fincher's highest-grossing film.
Rotten Tomatoes, a
review aggregator, surveyed 348 reviews and judged 87% to be positive.
''Gone Girl'' garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction, Pike's lead acting performance, Flynn's screenplay, and its score. At the
87th Academy Awards, Pike received a nomination for
Best Actress. The film received four nominations at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Best Director for Fincher, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actress in a Drama for Pike, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, Best Screenplay for Flynn, and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Best Original Score. Pike won the Empire Award for Best Actress, and garnered nominations in the same category at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards and 68th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). She also received the Breakthrough Performance Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Flynn was nominated at the BAFTAs, as well as the Writers Guild of America Awards. The National Board of Review included the film in their list of top ten films of the year.
Accolades
See also
* 2014 in film
References
External links
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