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- 1995
- R
- 2 h 7 m
- 1995
- R
- 2 h 7 m
Summary Two New York City detectives (Pitt, Freeman) find themselves on the trail of a vicious serial killer that chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins. (New Line Cinema)
Directed By: David Fincher
Written By: Andrew Kevin Walker
- 1995
- R
- 2 h 7 m
- 1995
- R
- 2 h 7 m
Seven
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8.8
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Summary Two New York City detectives (Pitt, Freeman) find themselves on the trail of a vicious serial killer that chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins. (New Line Cinema)
Directed By: David Fincher
Written By: Andrew Kevin Walker
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
65
73% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
23% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
65
73% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
23% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This weirdly off-kilter suspenser goes well beyond the usual police procedural or killer-on-a-rampage yarn due to a fine script, striking craftsmanship and a masterful performance by Morgan Freeman.
One can already tell that this film is on to something special during the opening credits.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 1,211 User Ratings
8.8
94% Positive
1139 Ratings
1139 Ratings
4% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
2% Negative
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 1,211 User Ratings
8.8
94% Positive
1139 Ratings
1139 Ratings
4% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
2% Negative
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
This is David mother **** FINCHER masterpiece. I Love it.
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In my top three movies of all time.
Here is my top 3 because you asked
1. star wars revenge of the sith
2. Titanic
3. Se7en
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While Seven lacks the cleverness of the superior "Usual Suspects," it's strong enough to hold its own against most other thrillers.
A gruesome detective-thriller about a serial killer who ices egregious offenders of the seven deadly sins, portends an unpalatable combination of formulaic writing and unmitigated nastiness.
It's a misfire--but a fascinating, magnetic misfire, a film full of first-rate talents forced into absurdity, struggling to bring believability to nonsense. [22 September 1995, Friday, p. C]
While the premise is intriguing, the movie is gluey, bumbling and singularly un-thrilling.
Not even bags of body parts, a bitten-off tongue or a man forced to cut off a pound of his own flesh keep it from being dull. [22 September 1995, p. C18]
Enjoyed this even more this time, the in between moments are really well done.
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Ok movie, pretty gruesome and action. I expected a lot better movie from these 2. A soon to be retired detective along witha newly transferred guy. They try to solve murders being commited by the 7 deadly sins.
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It's a great movie. I agree, and I must admit, I was let down by the conclusion. Though I'd heard there was a twist, this one was so foreshadowed as to be unsatisfying. I could have stopped watching halfway through, but I stuck it out to see if the buzz lived up to the expectations. A generous 6/10 is all it gets.
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Prepare yourself for an up-close-and-personal wallow in the most brutally repugnant murders imaginable. Sadists, masochists and necromancers should love it. For me it was about as enjoyable as a dive into a sewer.
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'Seven' is one of the most self-defeating movies I have ever seen. Despite its pretentious attempt at pseudo-philosophy, it is remarkably shallow upon closer examination, and quickly degenerates into a quagmire of bleak nihilism and self-serving darkness which do nothing to carry the film. Main characters have redeeming qualities and are a bright spot in an otherwise extremely bleak landscape, but the ending mercilessly puts out even that tiny spark of hope in the most cruel way imaginable. In this sense, it make one wonder why that film was made in the first place and for whom - after all, its relentlessly nihilistic orientation and exploitation of vile brutality are of the ****, wearisome quality which I find difficult to believe anyone would enjoy. That's what this movie truly is - a relentless, pitiless march into the dark with no variety and no redemption. As such, we might coin a new term to describe 'Seven' and its ilk - 'cynsploitation' - stories which are dark, futile and edgy not in order to make a halfway intelligent point about anything, but to use those tropes for shock value.
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Production Company
Cecchi Gori Pictures,
Juno Pix,
New Line Cinema
Release Date Sep 22, 1995
Duration 2 h 7 m
Rating R
Tagline Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Awards Circuit Community Awards
• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations
20/20 Awards
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
