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Se7en

Coin Flip Wins almost exactly half the time
1995 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · David Fincher

No consensus on Se7en. Across 524 matchups it sits at 51% — exactly where 50% puts you, winning and losing in equal measure. Fincher's bleakest film is also his most structurally perfect, and that final act brands itself into memory permanently. Voters don't forget it, which means they can't dismiss it.

Synopsis

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Round 1
50.3%
153/304
Semifinals
45.7%
Finals
63.8%
Where it thrives

The split doesn't budge. 50% in the opening round, 46% in the semis, 64% in the final — Se7en is contested at every stage, with neither side able to pull away.

Fight Club is the nearest thing to a true rival at 53%. The margin is slim and the outcome still feels unsettled. The extremes tell a clear story — 82% against Gone Girl at one end, 31% against The Dark Knight at the other.

Closest Rival

The path through Nolan vs. Fincher always ends the same way for Se7en: a final against Interstellar, a 62% loss rate. So close and so consistent.

Near the top of David Fincher's 9-film lineup on BingeBracket. Fight Club at 56% is the benchmark; Se7en at #3 isn't far behind.

BingeBracket Record
51%
Win Rate
#21 of 33 in Crime #27 of 49 from the 1990s #3 of 9 David Fincher films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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Dead last in Nolan vs. Fincher.

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Interstellar #1
Fight Club #2
The Dark Knight #3
Inception #4
The Prestige #5
The Social Network #6
Se7en #7
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