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Se7en (1995) 8.7
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8.7/10 from 551,371 users
Metascore: 65/100
Reviews: 929 user | 169 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Director:David FincherWriter:Andrew Kevin Walker |
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Cast
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| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | ||
| R. Lee Ermey | ... | ||
| Andrew Kevin Walker | ... |
Dead Man
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| John Cassini | ... |
Officer Davis
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Bob Mack | ... |
Gluttony Victim
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Peter Crombie | ... |
Dr. O'Neill
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| Reg E. Cathey | ... |
Coroner
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Workman
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| Endre Hules | ... |
Cab Driver
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| Hawthorne James | ... |
George, Library Night Guard
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William Davidson | ... |
Library Guard
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Bob Collins | ... |
Library Guard
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A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while green Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer... Written by Mark Fleetwood <mfleetwo@mail.coin.missouri.edu>
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Earnest Hemingway once wrote, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I believe the second part. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for grisly afterviews of horrific and bizarre killings, and for strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 September 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Seven See more »Filming Locations:
Spring Street Towers - 650 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$33,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£11,434,343 (UK) (19 January 1996)Gross:
£19,234,230 (UK) (15 March 1996)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Detective Taylor: Neighbors heard them screaming at each other, like for two hours, and it was nothing new. Then they heard the gun go off, both barrels. Crime of passion.
William Somerset: Yeah, just look at all the passion on that wall.
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A fragment featuring Morgan Freeman is shown. See more »
Written by David Bowie, Brian Eno, Reeves Gabrels, Mike Garson,
Erdal Kizilcay and Sterling Campbell
Performed by David Bowie
Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Mills and William Somerset discuss the book "Of Human Bondage", which was written by W. Somerset Maugham. See more »Goofs
When Dective Mills shoots John he has a 1911 style gun which is a single action pistol, meaning you have to cock the hammer to shoot the first shot, which he never does. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Detective Taylor: Neighbors heard them screaming at each other, like for two hours, and it was nothing new. Then they heard the gun go off, both barrels. Crime of passion.
William Somerset: Yeah, just look at all the passion on that wall.
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Crazy Credits
Credits roll down instead of up, contrary to common movie procedure. See more »Connections
Featured in Pauw & Witteman: Episode #4.90 (2010)A fragment featuring Morgan Freeman is shown. See more »
Soundtracks
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson"Written by David Bowie, Brian Eno, Reeves Gabrels, Mike Garson,
Erdal Kizilcay and Sterling Campbell
Performed by David Bowie
Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.
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David Fincher's bleak, relentless, and ultimately terrifying crime thriller Seven transcends other films of the genre with incredible plotting (the sort Hitchcock might employ were he alive and making films in the 1990s) and scalding intelligence. With only a small handful of minor flaws -- the overly familiar retiring cop/young cop pairing; the awful "I'm taking you off the case!" cliche seemingly required by the genre; one giant lapse in logic in the downward spiral toward the conclusion that cannot be revealed without ruining the script's gruesome surprise -- Seven typically keeps its viewers imprisoned in their seats with a combination of morbid fascination and abject fear. Despite attempts by studio executives to alter Andrew Kevin Walker's ending, the filmmaking team prevailed and audiences experienced that rare treat of mainstream cinema: an uncompromising vision.