Movies Like Se7en

Se7en (1995) is a crime and mystery film directed by David Fincher. Its recurring themes include rage and hate, police, s.w.a.t., sadism. The 20 films below were selected because they overlap with it on measurable signals — shared genres, shared themes, overlapping cast or crew, and the audiences TMDB records as watching both. Se7en stars Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow; where a recommendation shares one of those performers it is noted on the card.

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20 movies similar to Se7en

Zodiac (2007) poster

Zodiac

2007Crime, Mystery7.5

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dw…

Why it’s similar: Crime • Mystery • Thriller • police • detective • investigation • Directed by David Fincher

The Batman (2022) poster

The Batman

2022Crime, Mystery7.7

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

Why it’s similar: Crime • Mystery • Thriller • police • psychopath • serial killer

The House That Jack Built (2018) poster

The House That Jack Built

2018Drama, Horror7.1

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his…

Why it’s similar: Crime • Thriller • sadism • psychopath • serial killer

Psycho Killer (2026) poster

Psycho Killer

2026Crime, Horror6.7

Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the ma…

Why it’s similar: Crime • Mystery • police • murder • serial killer

The Killer Inside Me (2010) poster

The Killer Inside Me

2010Crime, Drama5.8

Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little slow and maybe boring, but th…

Why it’s similar: Crime • Thriller • sadism • psychopath • murder

The Dark Knight (2008) poster

The Dark Knight

2008Action, Crime8.5

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations t…

Why it’s similar: Crime • Thriller • sadism • neo-noir • Also stars Morgan Freeman

The Rip (2026) poster

The Rip

2026Action, Thriller7.1

Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.

Why it’s similar: Thriller • Crime • police • investigation • shootout

Die Hard (1988) poster

Die Hard

1988Action, Thriller7.8

High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside.…

Why it’s similar: Thriller • s.w.a.t. • murder • shootout

No Country for Old Men (2007) poster

No Country for Old Men

2007Crime, Thriller8.0

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bel…

Why it’s similar: Crime • Thriller • psychopath • neo-noir

Tightrope (1984) poster

Tightrope

1984Mystery, Thriller6.2

Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are…

Why it’s similar: Mystery • Thriller • Crime • serial killer

Saw V (2008) poster

Saw V

2008Horror, Thriller6.2

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people…

Why it’s similar: Thriller • Crime • sadism • serial killer

The Last House on the Left (2009) poster

The Last House on the Left

2009Crime, Thriller6.5

When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, i…

Why it’s similar: Crime • Thriller • psychopath • murder

Saw III (2006) poster

Saw III

2006Horror, Thriller6.4

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again…

Why it’s similar: Thriller • Crime • sadism

The Believers (1987) poster

The Believers

1987Horror, Mystery5.9

Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly…

Why it’s similar: Mystery • Thriller

The Departed (2006) poster

The Departed

2006Drama, Thriller8.2

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop cu…

Why it’s similar: Thriller • Crime • police

Fight Club (1999) poster

Fight Club

1999Drama, Thriller8.4

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clu…

Why it’s similar: Thriller

Frank and Penelope (2022) poster

Frank and Penelope

2022Thriller, Horror7.3

A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly…

Why it’s similar: Thriller • Crime

The Green Mile (1999) poster

The Green Mile

1999Fantasy, Drama8.5

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard…

Why it’s similar: Crime

Léon: The Professional (1994) poster

Léon: The Professional

1994Crime, Drama8.3

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling…

Why it’s similar: Crime

Citizen Vigilante (2026) poster

Citizen Vigilante

2026Thriller, Action6.5

A man takes justice into his own hands, hunting down criminals. His vigilante crusade makes him a social media star but puts him at odds with the local police chief.

Why it’s similar: Thriller • Crime

How this list was built

Candidates come from the recommendation and similar-title data TMDB publishes for Se7en, merged and deduplicated. Each candidate is then re-ranked on genre overlap, shared TMDB keywords, shared director or cast members, and audience-rating confidence. Titles without a poster, a synopsis or enough votes to be a meaningful signal are dropped rather than padded in — which is why some pages show ten results and others twenty.

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