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Se7en (1995) -- Police drama about two cops, one new and one about to retire, after a serial killer using the seven deadly sins as his MO.
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Andrew Kevin Walker (written by)
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Release Date:
22 September 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light. more
Plot:
Police drama about two cops, one new and one about to retire, after a serial killer using the seven deadly sins as his MO. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 19 wins & 17 nominations more
User Comments:
Superbly crafted drama delves into darkest corners of the psyche more (814 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Brad Pitt ... Detective David Mills

Morgan Freeman ... Detective Lt. William Somerset

Gwyneth Paltrow ... Tracy Mills

R. Lee Ermey ... Police Captain
Andrew Kevin Walker ... Dead Man (as Andy Walker)

Daniel Zacapa ... Detective Taylor

John Cassini ... Officer Davis
Bob Mack ... Gluttony Victim
Peter Crombie ... Dr. O'Neill

Reg E. Cathey ... Coroner (as Reginald E. Cathey)
George Christy ... Workman

Endre Hules ... Cab Driver
Hawthorne James ... George, Library Night Guard
William Davidson ... Library Guard (as Roscoe Davidson)
Bob Collins ... Library Guard
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Seven (UK) (video title) (USA) (alternative spelling) (USA) (video title) (USA) (DVD title)
The Seven Deadly Sins (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for grisly afterviews of horrific and bizarre killings, and for strong language.
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127 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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The box full of photographs at the "Sloth" scene has written on the side "To the World, from Me." more
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Revealing mistakes: When we first see the crime scene for lust, the man with the large leather strap-on device has a white sheet draped over him to cover the obviously disturbing contraption. Even though it was recently used to stab the female to death through intercourse and should be covered in blood, there are no soaked through blood stains on the sheet. 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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Referenced in The Making of 'Alien³' (2003) (V) more
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Gypsy Csardas more

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75 out of 97 people found the following comment useful.
Superbly crafted drama delves into darkest corners of the psyche, 16 August 1999
Author: pooch-8 from Fargo, North Dakota

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.

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