With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Direction
Fincher's icy precision makes every frame feel like evidence.
Acting
Rosamund Pike's Oscar-nominated ice queen will haunt you.
Editing
Flashback structure that weaponizes your assumptions.
Director
David Fincher
Ben Affleck
Nick Dunne
Rosamund Pike
Amy Dunne
Neil Patrick Harris
Desi Collings
Tyler Perry
Tanner Bolt
Carrie Coon
Margo Dunne
Kim Dickens
Detective Rhonda Boney
Patrick Fugit
Officer James Gilpin
David Clennon
Rand Elliott
Lisa Banes
Marybeth Elliott
Missi Pyle
Ellen Abbott
Emily Ratajkowski
Andie Fitzgerald
Casey Wilson
Noelle Hawthorne
Lola Kirke
Greta
Boyd Holbrook
Jeff
Sela Ward
Sharon Schieber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gillian Flynn wrote the screenplay adaptation and refused to change the controversial ending despite studio pressure.
The film's release coincided with peak 'missing white woman' media frenzy, making Amy's exploitation of public sympathy feel almost documentary.
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