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Seven

Original title: Se7en
  • 1995
  • 18
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
1.8M
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Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Seven (1995)
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Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.

  • Director
    • David Fincher
  • Writer
    • Andrew Kevin Walker
  • Stars
    • Morgan Freeman
    • Brad Pitt
    • Kevin Spacey
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    1.8M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    233
    52
    • Director
      • David Fincher
    • Writer
      • Andrew Kevin Walker
    • Stars
      • Morgan Freeman
      • Brad Pitt
      • Kevin Spacey
    • 1.9KUser reviews
    • 168Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #19
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 29 wins & 43 nominations total

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    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Somerset
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Mills
    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • John Doe
    Andrew Kevin Walker
    Andrew Kevin Walker
    • Dead Man at 1st Crime Scene
    • (as Andy Walker)
    Daniel Zacapa
    Daniel Zacapa
    • Detective Taylor at First Murder
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Tracy
    John Cassini
    John Cassini
    • Officer Davis
    Bob Mack
    • Gluttony Victim
    Peter Crombie
    Peter Crombie
    • Dr. O'Neill
    Reg E. Cathey
    Reg E. Cathey
    • Dr. Santiago
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Police Captain
    George Christy
    George Christy
    • Workman at Door of Somerset's Office
    Endre Hules
    Endre Hules
    • Cab Driver
    Hawthorne James
    Hawthorne James
    • George the Night Guard at the Library
    William Davidson
    • First Guard at the Library
    • (as Roscoe Davidson)
    Bob Collins
    • Second Guard at the Library
    Jimmy Dale Hartsell
    • Library Janitor
    Richard Roundtree
    Richard Roundtree
    • Talbot
    • Director
      • David Fincher
    • Writer
      • Andrew Kevin Walker
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    • Trivia
      As preparation for his traumatic scene in the interrogation room, Leland Orser would breathe in and out rapidly, so that his body would be overly saturated with oxygen, giving him the ability to hyperventilate. He also did not sleep for a few days, in order to achieve his character's disoriented look.
    • Goofs
      When the detectives are at the door of John Doe's apartment, John walks into the hallway. He sees them, drops his bag of groceries, pulls a gun, shoots, and runs. The bag is now on the floor, with its contents spilled out. When Mills gives chase, he runs down the same hallway. The dropped bag of groceries has vanished.
    • Quotes

      David Mills: Wait, I thought all you did was kill innocent people.

      John Doe: Innocent? Is that supposed to be funny? An obese man... a disgusting man who could barely stand up; a man who if you saw him on the street, you'd point him out to your friends so that they could join you in mocking him; a man, who if you saw him while you were eating, you wouldn't be able to finish your meal. After him, I picked the lawyer and I know you both must have been secretly thanking me for that one. This is a man who dedicated his life to making money by lying with every breath that he could muster to keeping murderers and rapists on the streets!

      David Mills: Murderers?

      John Doe: A woman...

      David Mills: Murderers, John, like yourself?

      John Doe: [interrupts] A woman... so ugly on the inside she couldn't bear to go on living if she couldn't be beautiful on the outside. A drug dealer, a drug dealing pederast, actually! And let's not forget the disease-spreading whore! Only in a world this shitty could you even try to say these were innocent people and keep a straight face. But that's the point. We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it's common, it's trivial. We tolerate it morning, noon, and night. Well, not anymore. I'm setting the example. What I've done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed... forever.

    • Crazy credits
      SPOILER: Kevin Spacey's name is not included in the opening titles to keep the John Doe intrigue going. To compensate, he is listed twice in the closing credits: once before the credits start rolling and once in the rolling credits in order of appearance.
    • Alternate versions
      USA laserdisc edition adds a few scenes deleted from theatrical release as a bonus at the end of the program, including: a prologue where Somerset (Morgan Freeman) is going to buy a country house. He uses his switchblade (seen many times in the final cut, but not explained) to cut out a small piece of wallpaper. There is an extended scene at the Mills' when David (Brad Pitt) is playing with his dogs, and Somerset talks to Tracy. He tells her about the house and shows her the wallpaper. She tells him that it wouldn't be such a good idea to show it to David, saying "He wouldn't understand.". These two scenes establish Somerset's characters better, and the second one helps the viewer understand why the wife chooses Somerset to talk to when she gets pregnant. She knows that Somerset is much more sensible than her husband, and will understand her. The second one however was probably dumped earlier since it is included among the dailies and outtakes and the first one appears as a deleted scene.
    • Connections
      Edited into L'affaire Caravage (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Closer (Precursor)
      Written by Trent Reznor

      Performed by Nine Inch Nails

      Courtesy of Nothing/TVT/Interscope Records

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products and TVT Records

    User reviews1.9K

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    10/10
    A brilliant postmodern film noir that is grim, intelligent and disturbing
    From David Fincher, Se7en is a compelling and brilliant postmodern film noir. It is grim and disturbing but it is also very intelligent and daring. What I did love about Se7en especially is that it is incredibly stylish, beautiful dark cinematography and dazzling landscapes really do add to the atmosphere. Very little of the murders are shown but we are appalled and shocked by what we hear of them, the action is tense and the climax is shattering. There is also an intelligent screenplay, a clever plot telling of a vicious serial killer who murders his victims in a gruesome way to atone for the sins(gluttony, greed, sloth, lust, pride, envy and wrath)he deems them to have committed and excellent direction. The acting is also superb, Morgan Freeman gives another brilliant performance as the disillusioned detective and Brad Pitt is great as Mills in a more meatier role than he has ever done. Gwyneth Paltrow makes a small yet significant appearance as Mill's uneasy wife, while Kevin Spacey superbly delivers equally superb dialogue as John Doe despite the fact he isn't in the film much. Overall, a brilliant film, with adept performances, direction, style and ambition. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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    • May 18, 2010

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    FAQ8

    • Why do some of the SWAT guys call Mills and Somerset "Dicks"?
    • How does a 1995 movie shot in simple locations with no big scenes cost $33 million?
    • Who was originally considered for the role of John Doe?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1996 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Se7en
    • Filming locations
      • Pacific Electric Building, Los Angeles, California, USA(Police Headquarters)
    • Production companies
      • Cecchi Gori Pictures
      • Juno Pix
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $33,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,125,643
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,949,807
      • Sep 24, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $327,333,559
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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