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Fight Club

Fight Club

Drama · Thriller · 1999

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Movie details

Fight Club

“Mischief. Mayhem. Soap.”

1999 Drama · Thriller 2h 19m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

8.4 / 10

Community rating

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Fight Club?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Fincher

Written by

Jim Uhls

Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Narrator

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Tyler Durden

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Marla Singer

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Robert Paulson

Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Angel Face

Zach Grenier

Zach Grenier

Richard Chesler (Regional Manager)

Holt McCallany

Holt McCallany

The Mechanic

Court is in session

Put Fight Club on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.