The 1999 film in which an unnamed narrator creates an underground fight club with Tyler Durden is Fight Club.
Directed by David Fincher, the film follows an insomniac played by Edward Norton who becomes dissatisfied with his consumer-driven life. After meeting the charismatic soap salesman Tyler Durden, played by Brad Pitt, he helps establish a secret fighting group in the basement of a bar.
Fight Club was adapted from Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 novel, with a screenplay by Jim Uhls. The club later expands into Project Mayhem, turning the story from a violent outlet for frustrated men into a broader critique of consumerism, identity and social conformity.
The narrator’s relationship with Tyler is more complicated than a normal partnership, and the film’s identity twist is central to understanding the plot. The Usual Suspects, Se7en and The Game are also 1990s thrillers, but none features this particular narrator-Tyler Durden premise.