Se7en
Movie, 1995, The '90s, Set in A rain-soaked city
Se7en is #2 of 13 in release order and #2 of 13 in chronological order in the David Fincher.
The story
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.
Se7en recap
Se7en (1995) follows two detectives in a rain-soaked, unnamed city as they hunt a serial killer who stages each murder as one of the seven deadly sins. David Fincher directs from Andrew Kevin Walker's script. Morgan Freeman plays Detective Lieutenant William Somerset, a week from retirement, and Brad Pitt plays David Mills, the hot-headed young detective who has just transferred in with his wife Tracy (Gwyneth Paltrow). The first victim, an obese man, has been forced to eat until he died, with "gluttony" written on the wall; a lawyer is killed for greed, and a drug dealer is found strapped to a bed for exactly a year as sloth. Tracy, unhappy in the city, confides in Somerset that she is pregnant. Library records lead the detectives to the apartment of a man known as John Doe, who escapes after nearly killing Mills, leaving behind thousands of notebooks. Lust and pride victims follow. Then Doe, played by Kevin Spacey, walks into the station covered in blood and surrenders. It is Fincher's second feature, after Alien 3 and before The Game.
Se7en ending explained
Se7en ends in the desert outside the city, where John Doe has promised to lead the detectives to his last two victims. A van delivers a box, and Somerset opens it and finds Tracy's head. Doe says he envied Mills's life, making himself envy, and taunts him that Tracy begged for the baby Mills never knew about. Mills shoots Doe dead, completing wrath. As Mills is driven away, Somerset says he will be around, quoting Hemingway that the world is worth fighting for and agreeing only with that part.
Post-credits scenes
No. Se7en has no mid- or post-credits scene, though its end credits famously scroll down the screen instead of up.
Where to watch Se7en
Se7en is streaming on fuboTV and Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%
Where it fits
Cast
- Morgan Freeman as Somerset
- Brad Pitt as Mills
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Tracy
- John Cassini as Officer Davis
- Peter Crombie as Dr. O'Neill
- Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Santiago
- R. Lee Ermey as Police Captain
- Daniel Zacapa as Detective Taylor at First Murder
- Andrew Kevin Walker as Dead Man at 1st Crime Scene
- George Christy as Workman at Door of Somerset's Office
- Endre Hules as Cab Driver
- Hawthorne James as George the Night Guard at the Library
Directed by David Fincher.