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Ceán Chaffin

Ceán Chaffin

Producer, also cinematographer · Born June 26, 1957 (69) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Ceán Chaffin is an American film producer who has frequently collaborated with director and husband David Fincher. She and her fellow producers were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and The Social Network (2010). She won American Film Institute's AFI Awards for these films as well as for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Chaffin was nominated for Producers Guild of America's Producers of the Year Awards for the three aforementioned films and was also nominated for a British Academy Film Award for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Social Network.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 26, 1957 (69)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer, also cinematographer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Ceán Chaffin's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Morality
20%
Ideas
17%
Bonds
13%
Power
12%
Survival
12%
Society
1%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Dread
4
Cold
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ceán Chaffin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ceán Chaffin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Adventures of Cliff Booth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • The Killer(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Voir(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Mank(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mindhunter(2017)

    Show 19 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Gone Girl(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The One I Love(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Social Network(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Zodiac(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Work of Director Mark Romanek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Panic Room(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Fight Club(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Game(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • HIStory on Film, Volume II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Seven(1995)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1995 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Gone Girl (2014)

$371M worldwide

Highest rated

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing14 of 18: 14 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thCinematography1 of 18: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 18: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major awards from 12 major nominations, 1995–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  2. 2015
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 2012
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  4. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  5. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  6. 1996
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Video, Short Form
  7. 1995
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Video, Short Form

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ceán Chaffin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

99thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 10 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · producer

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 87/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 91, detractors 71. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ceán Chaffin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles18–90 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles22–78 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles45–89 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles34–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles23–85 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ceán Chaffin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ceán Chaffin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Fincher shares the most, 11.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles