A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while green Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer...


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Director:
David Fincher
Writer (WGA):
Andrew Kevin Walker (written by)
Release Date:
9 February 1996 (Greece)
Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Tagline:
Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.
Plot:
Police drama about two cops, one new and one about to retire, after a serial killer using the seven deadly sins as his MO.
Plot Keywords:
Detective | Seven Deadly Sins | Serial Killer | Gluttony | Police
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 19 wins & 17 nominations

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