Fight Club

Name: Fight Club
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: October 15, 1999
Duration: 139 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton

1999

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 15, 1999 | TV-MA

Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton

Summary: The film's narrator (Norton) attends support groups of all kinds as a way to "experience" something within his unfeeling, commercial existence. On a business trip, he meets Tyler Durden (Pitt) who encourages them to form a fight club as a release for their latent aggressive tendencies.

Director: David Fincher

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 139 min

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Bob Graham

Delivers a sucker punch to the audience and then pulls the rug out from under it. It is sensational. It is also grimly funny. Read full review

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Film.com Gemma Files

It always surprises, never bores. It's also just damn good, on every possible level -- so go see it. Now. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Fight Club's dirty little secret is it's one of the best comedies of the decade. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

It's visually surrealistic, acted with integrity, so brutal in spots that I averted my eyes. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Keeps filmgoers wondering what will happen next even as they are repulsed by what's happening in front of them.

Jonathan Rosenbaum

This exercise in mainstream masochism, macho posturing, and designer-grunge fascism is borderline ridiculous. But it also happens to be David Fincher's richest movie. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

If, as Fincher has said, this movie is supposed to be funny, then the joke's on us. Read full review

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micked13

Jan 20, 2006

I've read alot of crtic reviews that don't like this film however the vast majority of movie goers reviews I read are extremly positive. The main problem a lot of people seem to have is that this film is too stylish, and they don't agree with the voilence and content, and the I've read alot of crtic reviews that don't like this film however the vast majority of movie goers reviews I read are extremly positive. The main problem a lot of people seem to have is that this film is too stylish, and they don't agree with the voilence and content, and the story gets a bit lost. However, I didn't find this with this film and would recommend that people should watch it simply to see if the love it or hate it!… Expand

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bl4ckd4hli4

Mar 8, 2012

Great film; negative reviews here often reflect a sloppy or down-right non-existent understanding of the movie. Case in point: "..spend two hours wondering why the characters would rather punch each other than do something useful with their time and energy." - Alexander G. Now obviously,Great film; negative reviews here often reflect a sloppy or down-right non-existent understanding of the movie. Case in point: "..spend two hours wondering why the characters would rather punch each other than do something useful with their time and energy." - Alexander G. Now obviously, anyone who was actually attentive to the movie knows that they DID do something useful, and they fought for a reason.… Expand

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StevenV.

Sep 23, 2009

Fight Club is an astonishingly original idea. Im glad the movie did the book justice. Its obviously one of those movies where if you don't get it, you don't get it. I've heard too many people asking why they fought each other. Those people obviously missed the point. These Fight Club is an astonishingly original idea. Im glad the movie did the book justice. Its obviously one of those movies where if you don't get it, you don't get it. I've heard too many people asking why they fought each other. Those people obviously missed the point. These people probably prefer lighter fair like Bio Dome.… Expand

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MaxM.

Jun 28, 2006

"The theme is about how modern society has reduced males into enneuchs and how this warps our subconscious into anarcho-fascist mode." No. No No No. Also, the people that say that the movie was good up until the "second-half" say that because the sole humor of the first part becomes "The theme is about how modern society has reduced males into enneuchs and how this warps our subconscious into anarcho-fascist mode." No. No No No. Also, the people that say that the movie was good up until the "second-half" say that because the sole humor of the first part becomes entangled with the complexity of the entire film. In this film there isn't a first and second half, it is a full length movie plain and simple (and believe me, I do understand that they just say that to divide parts of the movie for easier reference). The movie is supposed to be thought like this to show the adaptation of the plot. Please people, seriously! Even the actual critics have ruined what should be an almost, if not completely, perfect score. The scores that some of these critics give leave their comments to "sick, twisted humor" or something of the sort - WHAT?! Go critique somewhere else please, because, although the movie is supposed to be humorous (which can be understood by the more deeper thinkers) it is not only a comedy with a crazy plot twist. This movie of course will be liked by some more than others, but if you don't understand the actual plot line and what it really is, then just leave your comments to yourself or share them with a friend, and if you really want to see what the movie conveys, then read some of these reviews or watch the movie again or something! The movie uses so many great techniques, not only in dialogue but also in camera usage and almost eveyr single possible ability that could be used in a movie, really. Oh yeah and back to the quote that I used to start this off (a quote from one of the other users), the movie is not just about "The theme is about how modern society has reduced males into enneuchs and how this warps our subconscious into anarcho-fascist mode" (did you not notice the entire appearance of the character Marla Singer?) although it may sound sort of corny, the theme could be considered more along the lines of "There is a Tyler Durden in all of us" kind of thing. There is way too much detail to go into for such a well thought out and socially complex movie for me to put in here. Watch the movie again, and if you don't get it - watch it again. An element of the movie that is so genius is that although it is deep and all, the actual approach to the movie and the plot and the entire film, really, is that it doesn't have an "artsy-fartsy" kind of setting and dialogue (to some extent yes it does, but you get the point.. I hope) it uses a more down-to-earth realistic view of ourselves, and I say ourselves as everyone, and the actual fabric of human nature and how some things affect the subconscious. Fight Club is really a very, very good movie.… Expand

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Guizmo

Dec 4, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This one of my all-time favorite audiovisual experiences, not only movies, and I love this movie with all of my heart. Everything is just SO GOOD! The direction is of the world, being able to not let attent viewers confused, not revealing anything until the end of the movie but letting some hints before the reveal at the end so we can feel like we have been fooled even when the clues were right on our faces all along. The acting is amazing! Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter excel at showing off their unique characters, which are all oozing with personality. The soundtrack is amazing, the tone is consistent during the whole movie, and the pacing is really good. But now let's talk about the movie's best attribute, the story. HOLY. F*@KING. SH%T. It was one of the smartest things I ever saw in a movie, and if you stop to analyze it is pretty simple, a guy with two personalities has its life changed when one of the personalities start to influence him and it creates a whole army to accomplish a revolutionary goal, the key that made the story work is the way that we are told about the things, we see everything through the eyes of the unnamed narrator (which I will refer as Jack), so we never understand some things because, like him, we are unaware that Tyler Durden is, in fact, another personality he created without knowing it, which is another masterful idea, the fact that Jack is unaware that Tyler Durden is not a real person, which makes sense considering that he would more likely be influenced by someone who is not just another version of himself but a brand new human being. Like I said previously, how we are told the stuff that happens is what makes the story so great if we know from the beginning about Tyler's plan, he would be way less shocked when he discovered about it, the same can be said about Tyler reveal as not being real, if the hints were not so subtle we would have all figured it all before Jack and this would have ruined the shock completely, there is also the idea of 'toxic masculinity' around this movie, and the more I thought about it, the more it made sense, of course, Jack idea of a 'manly man' would be someone as confident, violent and careless as Tyler, it just works so well I am honestly shocked. Overall, this movie is fantastic, I would rewatch it all the time if I could. 10/10 Masterpiece.… Expand

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kyle20ellis

Mar 10, 2022

Perhaps a little too long, but Fight Club is just a very well-made, brilliantly written and superlatively performed film. Essentially a satirical fable, it tells of an insomniac loser teaming up with a seditious soap salesman to form a no-holds-barred-fight club as an outlet for theirPerhaps a little too long, but Fight Club is just a very well-made, brilliantly written and superlatively performed film. Essentially a satirical fable, it tells of an insomniac loser teaming up with a seditious soap salesman to form a no-holds-barred-fight club as an outlet for their direction-less aggression. This concept is an intriguing and original one, and works really well. Then there is the script, it is absolutely superb, with dialogue that will make you both laugh and think. Fight Club is very well made, with elaborate production design, great editing and startling images. David Fincher's direction is brilliantly handled and the performances of Edward Norton and Brad Pitt are superb. Overall, just a great film, a mesmerising ride through the 1990s male psyche. 9/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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Vlot

Mar 30, 2020

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