Rank This Matchup

Wow, Se7en and Shutter Island are two extremely well done movies of the same genre that really benefit from a great twist. I wanna say Se7en because it is completely original (Shutter Island is based off a book), but Shutter Island has better acting performances from Leo, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley. I think I'm gonna go with Shutter Island, but this is probably the toughest decision I've had to make thus far.

Se7en is awesome. The second best detective movie of all time (behind Chinatown). It has good acting from Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. The ending is one of the best in film history.

There are very (very) few times that I'll say that Fincher did a better job than Scorsese, but I have to prefer Se7en's urban setting to the island-asylum of Shutter Island. I do appreciate how both films used twists differently from the (Shamalyan) norm, where the twist changes what you've seen. Se7en uses the twist to throw a curveball into the plot (a curveball that comes around and hits the pitcher) while Shutter Island makes it obvious and makes you truly enjoy the journey instead of desperately trying to figure out the twist before the end.

Shutter Island, while good, always felt below par for a Scorsese flick. And I can't praise Se7en enough. It's really an ingenious work of art.

Shutter Island is actually one of my favorite Scorsese flicks. Then again, I'm not a big Scorsese fan and a sucker for horror movies like these (or 'psychological thrillers'). Not that I dislike Scorsese's movies, they just feel so long. Not boring, just (too) long. Shutter Island is an exception. Yeah, the ending is kind of predictable, but I thought the movie was brilliantly executed. I don't like (or rewatch) it nearly as much as Se7en, but Shutter Island is a great movie nonetheless.

Shutter Island is great but it's not quite up to the level of an absolute masterwork like Seven

Absolutely love both of them. I pick Se7en, but it is close.

Shutter Island was a great psychological thriller, but Se7en wins this by far.