Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Envy. Wrath. Pride. Lust.
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.
CrimeMysteryThrillerrage and hatepolices.w.a.t.sadismself-fulfilling prophecypsychopathdetectiveinvestigationinsomniamurderserial killerreligion
- Graphic violence
- Bleak ending
- Body horror
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Character
Bleak, earnest, overwhelming and grave.
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
216 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
Reviews
We read them all: the case for is nadia_noir's, funniest is cozy_cal's. Marked below.
- cozy_calFunniestThe Comfort Seeker★★½
Extremely well made and I never want to see it again. That is the whole review.
- nadia_noirThe case forThe Provocateur★★★★★
The box. Everyone remembers the box. What I remember is Freeman in the library, and the rain that never stops, and how the film makes decency look like exhaustion.
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
Crew
- David FincherDirector
- Andrew Kevin WalkerWriter
- Darius KhondjiDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Richard Francis-BruceEditor
- Arnold KopelsonProducer
- Phyllis CarlyleProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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The Silence of the Lambs 199168% alikeBoth earnest, bleak, grave.
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Primal Fear 199667% alikeBoth earnest, grave, contemporary.
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