“No one watches 'Taxi Driver' and says, 'Oh, it's a male-oriented film.' No one looks at nine-tenths of the films out there that are headlined by men and say, 'It's a male-oriented film.'”

American crime novelist and screenwriter, Gillian Flynn is best known for her psychological thrillers that explore dark human behavior. Her works, including *Sharp Objects* and *Gone Girl*, blend sharp social observation with unsettling narrative twists.