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Se7en1995

Name: Se7en
Genre: Psychological, Gothic, Splatter & Gore, Survival
Released: 1995-09-22
Rating: 8.4

“Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Envy. Wrath. Pride. Lust.”

Directed by David Fincher

8.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 8.6Rotten Tomatoes 84%Metacritic 65TMDB 8.4

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On the charts

#1·Top Splatter & Gore Films #1·Top Horror Movies of 1995 #2·Top Horror Movies of the 1990s #3·Top Gothic Films #4·Top Survival Films #4·Top Psychological Films #6·Top Horror Movies of All Time

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Year

1995

Runtime

127 min

Box Office

Budget

$33,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$327,311,859

Domestic

$101,871,174

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 29 wins & 44 nominations total

The premise

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. Somerset 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.

Horror Vault's take

In a rain-soaked, decaying city, two mismatched homicide detectives find themselves locked in a desperate race against a methodical killer who stages each murder as a grotesque tribute to the seven deadly sins. Veteran Detective Somerset brings world-weary wisdom to the case, while his eager but impulsive new partner Mills pushes forward on instinct alone. As the body count rises in increasingly disturbing fashion, the investigation begins to consume both men in ways neither anticipated. David Fincher's neo-noir masterpiece is as much a study of the detectives' unraveling psyches as it is a procedural hunt for a monster.

Content: Graphic Depictions Of Corpses And Crime Scenes, Disturbing And Sadistic Violence, Gore, Themes Of Extreme Depravity And Human Suffering, Distressing Imagery