Fight Club
1999 · Movie · R · 139 min · ★ 8.4 · 75% critics
An insomniac man and a charismatic soap salesman channel raw frustration into a shocking, underground kind of “therapy.” As their idea spreads through secret fight clubs, an unexpected interference helps fuel an escalating spiral of chaos and obsession.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-10-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 (32,172 votes)
- Box office
- $101,209,702
- Budget
- $63,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Fight Club if you want a bleak, provocative story about frustration and social conformity with a cult-like edge; Not for you if you dislike controversial films, graphic fight scenes, or mind-bending narratives like American Beauty.
Pros: intense, memorable themes; quotable dialogue; thrilling underground energy | Cons: graphic violence; pacing may drag; controversial plot choices
Themes
- dual identity
- rage and hate
- based on novel or book
- nihilism
- fight
- support group
- dystopia
- insomnia
- alter ego
- breaking the fourth wall
- split personality
- quitting a job
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Total Film Magazine Award · 2005
- Online Film Critics Society Awards · 2001
- Jupiter Award · 2000
- Online Film & Television Association Award · 2000
- Empire Awards, UK — best british actress
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- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2000 · nominated
Cast & crew
Edward Norton
as Narrator
Brad Pitt
as Tyler Durden
Helena Bonham Carter
as Marla Singer
Meat Loaf
as Robert Paulson
Jared Leto
as Angel Face
Zach Grenier
as Richard Chesler (Regional Manager)
Holt McCallany
as The Mechanic
Eion Bailey
as Ricky
Richmond Arquette
as Intern at Hospital
- DA
David Andrews
as Thomas at Remaining Men Together
Directed by David Fincher