Se7en

David Fincher

1995

4.31

Synopsis

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

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Cast

Morgan FreemanDetective Lt. William Somerset
Brad PittDetective David Mills
Gwyneth PaltrowTracy Mills
John CassiniOfficer Davis
Peter CrombieDr. O'Neill
Reg E. CatheyDr. Santiago
R. Lee ErmeyPolice Captain
Daniel ZacapaDetective Taylor at First Murder
Andrew Kevin WalkerDead Man at 1st Crime Scene
George ChristyWorkman at Door of Somerset's Office

Recommendations

88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
It's intriguing, appalling, savvy, nasty, grossly unsettling -- you may not like what you see, but you'll definitely be affected by the sight.
88
Chicago Sun-Times
A dark, grisly, horrifying and intelligent thriller.
75
Entertainment Weekly
This homicide thriller has a tantalizingly morbid atmosphere of unease.
75
ReelViews
While Seven lacks the cleverness of the superior "Usual Suspects," it's strong enough to hold its own against most other thrillers.
70
Rolling Stone
It's not the identity of the killer that gives Seven its kick -- it's the way Fincher raises mystery to the level of moral provocation.
63
USA Today
Director David Fincher shovels on more gloom than even the serial killer genre can sustain in the murkily moody, but self-defeating, Seven.
60
Time
It is very tiresome peering through the gloom trying to catch a glimpse of something interesting, then having to avert one's eyes when it turns out to be just another brutally tormented body.
60
Film.com
Watching Seven is like cracking open a safe, only to find it crawling with eels

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