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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, Metacritic 65/100. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 96% of the 677 1990s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic65/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
23,725 audience votes
Key crew
- David FincherDirector
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew Kevin WalkerWriter
Cast
- Morgan FreemanSomerset
- Brad PittMills
- Gwyneth PaltrowTracy
- John CassiniOfficer Davis
- Peter CrombieDr. O'Neill
- Reg E. CatheyDr. Santiago
- R. Lee ErmeyPolice Captain
- Daniel ZacapaDetective Taylor at First Murder
- Andrew Kevin WalkerDead Man at 1st Crime Scene
- George ChristyWorkman at Door of Somerset's Office
- Endre HulesCab Driver
- Hawthorne JamesGeorge the Night Guard at the Library
Stills
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Themes
rage and hatepolices.w.a.t.sadismself-fulfilling prophecypsychopathdetectiveinvestigationinsomniamurderserial killerreligion
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