2. Se7en
This crime/thriller/horror will mess you up if youre fourteen and watching it late at night (yeah, OK, maybe Im speaking from experience). Serial killers are no fun, especially when they are patient, methodical, and clever. Se7en is probably the best known and most widely viewed film on this list, so I wont spend too much time describing it (in a nutshell, Kevin Spacey is killing people guilty of each of the deadly sins). But I do want to laud it. As much as it terrified me twenty years ago, it also had one of the most lasting effects of any movie Ive seen. Part of that is due to the horror certainlyI dont know how many times Ive wondered which part of my body I would slice off to equal one pound of flesh. Clearly love handles arent a good idea. But part of its effectiveness is also thanks to the quality of the film and the intelligence of the script. David Fincher has become one of the most respected directors in the industry, and his talent is on full display here. The four leads are all Oscar winning or nominated performers and the film itself was nominated for editing. For those of you who like that sort of thing, youll get your sadistic kicks from seeing death by food, a head in a box, anduh that lust contraption. But beyond these horrific elements, Se7en leaves its mark like only excellent cinema can. And as a bonus, you will forever after get that Trivial Pursuit question about the seven deadly sins correct.