Endlessly ripped-off to this day, David Fincher’s breakout manages the neat trick of balancing deep stylization (e.g. the constant rain) with palpable grit and realism as beleaguered cops chase a next-level serial killer. It helps that he’s got Morgan Freeman to ballast the emotional tone and aspirations to profundity. Brad Pitt sure is good at playing dumb guys. -Lee Gardner

1995 David Fincher 2.35:1 Color DCP 127 min.

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