Ordinary WorldThe unnamed city in Seven is a depressing place. It's gray and gloomy. The weather forecast for the next week calls for a 100 percent chance of rain and scattered serial killings. But...

An Unnamed City, One Week in a Mid-1990s "Present" City of DevilsSeven was shot in Los Angeles, but it isn't set in L.A. The screenwriter was inspired by how much he hated living in New York City,...

Seven has one plot—who the heck is killing people that commit the seven deadly sins, and why? As a result, it's pretty linear, even segmenting the film into days—seven of 'em, of course. There...

Psychological Thriller, Drama, Buddy Cop FilmPsych OutSeven is the ultimate psychological thriller. Even though it features some of the most gruesome crime scenes ever, it distances itself from hor...

Unlucky Number SevenSeven, or, if you want to be extra '90s about it, Se7en, is about a killer who kills people according to Dante's favorite deadly sins. Finding sevens in this movie is like a wor...

The Divine TragedySinfully clever serial killer John Doe turns himself into the police, but he's only committed five out of seven murders planned around the seven deadly sins. Is he just a lazy ser...

RSeven is black, white, and R-rated all over. Even though John Doe doesn't kill his victims onscreen, Hostel-style, the crime scenes are some of the most gruesome ever. Or, at least they were until...