Seven
A grimy, rain-soaked descent into human depravity that leaves you tense, unsettled and quietly devastated long after it ends.
Same writer: Andrew Kevin Walker · Dark, bleak · about obsession and morality
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A grim, unsettling descent into depravity that leaves you feeling dirty and disturbed long after it ends.
About 1999 film directed by Joel Schumacher
Genres drama, crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Written by Andrew Kevin Walker
Starring Nicolas Cage, James Gandolfini, Joaquin Phoenix, Norman Reedus, Catherine Keener, Peter Stormare, Chris Bauer, Anthony Heald
Music Mychael Danna
Runtime 123 min
Country United States, Germany
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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