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Gone Girl (2014)

Gone Girl poster
Directed by
David Fincher
Genre
drama film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film, crime thriller film, detective film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 20,108 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A husband becomes the prime suspect when his wife goes missing on their fifth wedding anniversary. The story digs into their troubled marriage and the secrets they hide from the world.

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What happens

Gone Girl is a 2014 American psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Gillian Flynn, based on her 2012 novel. It stars Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, and Carrie Coon in her film debut. Affleck plays Nick Dunne, a writing teacher who becomes the prime suspect following the 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 US on October 3, 2014, by 20th Century Fox. It received positive reviews and grossed $370 million worldwide. It became Fincher's highest-grossing film and is considered a postmodern mystery. Pike was nominated for awards including Best Actress from the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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