Top to Bottom: David Fincher

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

This is the most universally appealing of Fincher’s films as it gave him his first Oscar nomination and got a Best Picture nomination as well.  It tells the story of a man who is aging backwards in 20^th Century New Orleans and the extraordinary journey his life became.  This was the most ambitious of Fincher’s films, as well as the largest scope and scale of any of his films.  However, he pulled it off beautifully to make probably his most complete, well-rounded film to date.