Seven is a 1995 thriller film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as two detectives hunting a serial killer in New York City. The killer, John Doe, is murdering people based on the seven deadly sins and leaves cryptic clues at each crime scene lecturing the detectives. The film follows the detectives as they investigate each gruesome crime, trying to understand the killer's motivations and catch him before he claims his seventh victim. The title sequence introduces the main actors and sets a dark, mysterious tone through the use of close-up shots, tracking shots when the killer writes, and focus pulls to draw attention to certain clues.