Jack (Edward Norton) is an insomniac desperate to escape his boring life. After meeting Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter), they discover that they both have the hobby of partaking in different social help groups, pretending they are afflicted with everything from over-eating to testicular cancer. Then Jack meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a soap salesman who doesn't source his product in the conventional way. Tyler also has very unconventional beliefs, the main one of which is that self-improvement is for weak people; self-destruction is what leads to true enlightenment. To prove his point, Jack and Tyler start beating the crap out of each other, a cathartic battle that delivers Jack newfound joy. Jack and Tyler then decide to form a secret Fight Club that strangely enough becomes quite popular with other natives of the city. However, there's a surprise waiting for Jack that in the end will change everything about his new life. Pitt and Norton literally knocked viewers out with their performances in this astoundingly unique, dark but humorous film by David Fincher.