Fight Club

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

8.9	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 2162 Ratings

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imilhoferDec 27, 2013

Fight Club saddened me. After the dark subtlety of Se7en, I was expecting Fight Club to be similarly atmospheric and engaging. Instead, I got a thoughtless plot bashed out in front of me with about as much sensitivity as Brad Pitt has bodyFight Club saddened me. After the dark subtlety of Se7en, I was expecting Fight Club to be similarly atmospheric and engaging. Instead, I got a thoughtless plot bashed out in front of me with about as much sensitivity as Brad Pitt has body fat. The story was so peculiar, and not good or interestingly so, that I lost interest very quickly. The 'shock' ending wasn't even enough to redeem the two hours of nonsense I had just endured. Norton gave a characteristically stale performance, and Brad Pitt, although fairly energetic and likable, offered little theatrical contribution, unless an unnatural six-pack counts. All in all, the pace and (sometimes) the feel of the film was good, but it was headed in the wrong direction and carried by a bad actor and a painful lack of subtlety. A mediocre film but Helena Bonham Carter sure was cool.… Expand

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AlexanderG.Feb 6, 2010

If you're too young for the MPAA rating, you'll probably think that watching sweaty men hurt one another is a good expression of masculinity and take this to be a deep and fascinating movie. If you're mature enough to realize If you're too young for the MPAA rating, you'll probably think that watching sweaty men hurt one another is a good expression of masculinity and take this to be a deep and fascinating movie. If you're mature enough to realize that violence really isn't good for much of anything, you'll see right through the stupid "fighting sets you free from society" and spend two hours wondering why the characters would rather punch each other than do something useful with their time and energy. The general theme of bringing down the office slave lifestyle could have made a great movie, but presenting a fascist underground fighting society as an acceptable alternative is just ludicrous. It's not an aweful movie; I loved the sequence where Tyler uses an unloaded revolver to motivate a convenience-store employee to improve his life, and the liposuction soap counterculture lifestyle was fascinating until it turned into a training complex for gullible and animistic men, but this movie does not deserve its high user score by any stretch.… Expand

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FairbottomMay 24, 2018

As someone who participated extensively in underground fight clubs for much of his 20s, I can say that this film grossly perverts the movement's overriding ethos. To wit: the first rule of fight club is most assuredly not 'you do not talkAs someone who participated extensively in underground fight clubs for much of his 20s, I can say that this film grossly perverts the movement's overriding ethos. To wit: the first rule of fight club is most assuredly not 'you do not talk about fight club'. Balderdash. No one who is anyone in fight club believes that poppycock. And neither is that the second rule of fight club however more emphatically stated.

The first rule of fight club is actually: 'Have fun'. And the second rule of fight club? 'Be respectful.' I don't remember the third because mixed martial arts has a nasty habit of producing traumatic brain injuries. I hope my review has gone some way toward setting the record straight.… Expand

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TedK.Jun 20, 2008

This movie is much too long and is never that entertaining to begin with. The premise is silly and if you find this stuff thought-provoking you need to get out more.

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avatar16Jun 9, 2012

Dur dur pour moi de prendre rÃ©ellement parti pour ce film. DÃ©jÃ d'une part que j'ai bien eu du mal Ã entrer dedans. Dans cet univers crade et violent oÃ¹ rÃ¨gnentDur dur pour moi de prendre rÃ©ellement parti pour ce film. DÃ©jÃ d'une part que j'ai bien eu du mal Ã entrer dedans. Dans cet univers crade et violent oÃ¹ rÃ¨gnent pourtant humour dÃ©calÃ© (au niveau des dialogues) et philosophie (parfois poussÃ©e Ã l'extrÃªme). Que par moments, j'ai bien failli dÃ©crocher de l'affaire Ã plusieurs fois, ne comprenant pas pourquoi il y a autant d'effets et de narrations qui, pour moi, m'ont semblÃ© pÃ©nibles Ã suivre. Et pourtant, je ne peux m'empÃªcher de mettre en avant les gros atouts de ce film que sont son casting (impressionnant Brad Pitt), son ambiance (que je critique et pourtant que je valorise grÃ¢ce Ã une mise en scÃ¨ne ardemment travaillÃ©e) et cet humour dÃ©calÃ© qui apporte de la verve dans les situations et les conversations entre personnages. Quant au scÃ©nario, c'est la mÃªme affaire : j'ai du mal Ã adhÃ©rer Ã la pensÃ©e philosophique et Ã la critique sur la sociÃ©tÃ©, alors que j'aime cette idÃ©e de double-personnalitÃ© (twist final). Bref, Fight Club est un film que je devais voir, que j'ai vu, qui me restera en mÃ©moire, mais que je ne reverrai pas si facilement avec plaisir.… Expand

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TyranianFeb 10, 2020

Has some good acting and visual panache but not sure it all adds-up to much.

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axelkochOct 27, 2012

Too odd to bee good. The first hour of the movie is really great and fun to watch. The underground organization 'Fight Club' is a fascinating group of men, you don't understand why they do it but it's cool watching. But there comes more andToo odd to bee good. The first hour of the movie is really great and fun to watch. The underground organization 'Fight Club' is a fascinating group of men, you don't understand why they do it but it's cool watching. But there comes more and more graphic violence, more and more plot twists and a disappointing end that seemed really inept. Fincher and his three main actors exaggerated it, so the only thing you are after watching the movie is being confused. Anyway, it's a cult film and I totally recommend you to watch it because of its strange manner, but don't have high expectations.… Expand

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NBAluke579Sep 26, 2013

One of the most overrated movies ever made. Fight Club has gathered a massive cult following over the years and while I understand that, I feel the film is immature and even self indulgent. I don't think it's a bad movie though. It featuresOne of the most overrated movies ever made. Fight Club has gathered a massive cult following over the years and while I understand that, I feel the film is immature and even self indulgent. I don't think it's a bad movie though. It features stylish cinematography, and the themes the movie contains definitely pertain to the type of society we are in. I like David Fincher as a director and I'm a huge fan of Se7en, as well as some of his other movies but Fight Club just misses the mark. The movie just feels juvenile,and too convoluted to truly become a modern "Masterpiece". If you truly want a movie with something intelligent to say your best bet is to look elsewhere. My rating: 6.5/10… Expand

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ragekoiDec 21, 2013

Fight Club is a film about an insomniac (Edward Norton) who meets a soap vending and bomb making badass (Brad Pitt). Together they start an underground club where people fight each other, which ends up becoming a terrorist organization thatFight Club is a film about an insomniac (Edward Norton) who meets a soap vending and bomb making badass (Brad Pitt). Together they start an underground club where people fight each other, which ends up becoming a terrorist organization that is bent on blowing up a collection of buildings. That sounds ridiculous, but that's all I got out of this movie. It's incredibly pretentious and I don't get the appeal of it. There's an emo girl (Helena Bonham-Carter) who acts as a love interest to the main character, but essentially does nothing but have sex with the main character and serve as a way to foreshadow the movie's huge twist. The twist got me, but that didn't resolve any of my questions. This movie is incredibly disjointed. The main character has no logical reason to be doing the things he does in the film, and the motive is so pretentious and stupid that re-wording it outside the film is impossible. Aside from the sloppy and disjointed plot, the acting was very strong and it had good cinematography. Soundtrack wise, this movie doesn't have any standout tracks, which is a bit disappointing. The movie runs for a little over two hours, which is ridiculously long. Not only that, but it's paced very poorly in my opinion. Nothing really happens until the twist, and even then you're too confused to even care what happens. Overall, Fight Club was a disappointment. It was incredibly pretentious, slow, long, and over-hyped. I respect it for being one of those "you have to watch it twice to fully get it" type of movies, but I've personally never been a fan of that style.… Expand

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solomsApr 17, 2015

I just don't understand the concept behind the movie. I think that is stupid and rubish. Just to see Brad Pitt make many girls crazy but not me. I never agree with the people, I really have a bad tastes.... or not!

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HenryKrinkleOct 28, 2015

Semi-naked men having secret meetings in basements so that they can wrestle each other? No thanks!
Meatloaf with boobs? No thanks!
Hugely overrated, even for a David Fincher film.

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wendyisabigailOct 12, 2017

Typical alter ego plot, taken to the extreme! If not for the monotone narrative undermining the violence, I wouldn't have gotten too far into the movie.

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NickTheCritickNov 4, 2021

This movie has an excellent directing but the script does not work at all. This film is meant to be a critique of consumerism and capitalism, but how can it be? It is enough to see it to see how immersed it is in total inconsistency and itThis movie has an excellent directing but the script does not work at all. This film is meant to be a critique of consumerism and capitalism, but how can it be? It is enough to see it to see how immersed it is in total inconsistency and it becomes so obnoxious that at the end it is impossible to like it for me.… Expand

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ShoaibRahamanMar 22, 2020

"This is the kind of film that makes you feel intensely alive while you're watching it, and sends you out into the streets afterwards eager to talk deeply and urgently, to the person you are with. Whoever that happens to be."

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NebulaweaveMar 21, 2022

With a gun your mouth you only speak in vows in unbleached parer and I wonder if her **** had been circumcised.

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JvnmJan 19, 2023

I don't have words to describe how good this movie is, its plot, it's so well done, it grabs you in the movie, it's a very good adaptation of the original book, it's a good movie that has aged well

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DaviddjdjndFeb 3, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень интересно я об этом фильме узнал с помощью тиктока думал почему. Посмотрел очень сильно понравился сначал Тайлер Дёрден появлялся как вроде оно называется так 25 кадр и позже после просмотра я так и не понял мне понадобилось посмотреть видео на ютубе и узнать о Тайлере в общем советую всем смотреть.… Expand

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