Gone Girl (film)

Gone Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Fincher
Screenplay byGillian Flynn
Based onGone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJeff Cronenweth
Edited byKirk Baxter
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26) (NYFF)
  • October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03) (United States)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$61 million
Box office$370.9 million

Gone Girl is a 2014 American psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Gillian Flynn, based on her 2012 novel of the same name. It stars Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, and Carrie Coon in her film debut. In the film, Nick Dunne (Affleck) becomes the prime suspect in the sudden disappearance of his wife, Amy (Pike) in Missouri.

Gone Girl premiered as the opening film at the 52nd New York Film Festival on September 26, 2014, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 3, 2014 by 20th Century Fox. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $370 million worldwide. It became Fincher's highest-grossing film and is considered a cult postmodern mystery.

Gone Girl earned Pike numerous nominations including the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.