Gone Girl

David Fincher’s 2014 psychological thriller begins on the fifth wedding anniversary of Nick and Amy Dunne, when Amy disappears from their Missouri home and signs of a struggle place Nick under immediate scrutiny. Police questions, Amy’s diary and round-the-clock media coverage turn the marriage into a public mystery, while Nick’s omissions make him an increasingly persuasive suspect. As competing accounts of the relationship emerge, the film shifts from a missing-person investigation into a study of performance: how spouses invent versions of themselves, how news coverage rewards simple narratives, and how resentment can be converted into leverage. Ben Affleck plays Nick and Rosamund Pike plays Amy, supported by Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Tyler Perry and Neil Patrick Harris. Gillian Flynn adapted the screenplay from her own novel, preserving its changing perspectives while David Fincher uses precise framing and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s uneasy score to keep the audience questioning what is staged, what is true and who controls the story.

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Key facts

• David Fincher directed the film, and Gillian Flynn wrote the screenplay.
• The film is based on Flynn’s bestselling novel of the same name.
• 20th Century Studios lists an R rating and a runtime of 2 hours 28 minutes.
• Rosamund Pike received an Academy Award nomination for Actress in a Leading Role.

Official sources: 20th Century Studios film page; Academy Awards.