Principal photography for Se7en begins, directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.
The film Se7en is officially released in theaters in the United States.
Se7en receives critical acclaim for its dark themes and performances and achieves major box office success, solidifying David Fincher's reputation as a top director.
Detectives David Mills and William Somerset are assigned to work together and start their investigation partnership.
The detectives investigate the first murder, where the victim was forced to eat until death, representing the sin of gluttony.
The detectives uncover the second murder, where a wealthy lawyer is forced to cut a pound of his own flesh to save his life, representing greed.
The detectives find the third victim, an obese man left tied to a bed for a year, representing sloth.
The detectives find the fourth victim, a prostitute who was forced to have sex with a bladed device, symbolizing lust.
They discover the fifth victim, a model who was mutilated to damage her beauty, representing pride.
Detectives Mills and Somerset receive an important lead with a mysterious box sent to the precinct.
The serial killer, John Doe, unexpectedly turns himself in to the police, disrupting the case.
John Doe tells the detectives that he will lead them to the final two victims representing envy and wrath.
John Doe reveals Envy by killing Tracy, the wife of Detective Mills.
In a final act of wrath, Detective Mills kills John Doe after discovering the death of his wife, completing the seven sins cycle.
