Movies and TV shows like The Mentalist
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The Mentalist (2008)
199K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Style:
exciting, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, suspense, thrilling, realistic, surprise ending, philosophical, clever ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, police, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, danger, talented, justice, outsmarting, vengeance, who done it, psychic, coworker, weirdo, twists and turns, policewoman, deception, investigator, female detective, private detective, male protagonist, murder mystery ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
california, usa
Keyword:
partners
Most similar movies to The Mentalist
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, realistic, serious and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about investigation, police, law enforcement, murder mystery, criminal, police investigation and crime investigation mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Mentalist: Lie to Me (2009), Sherlock (2010), Castle (2009), Perception (2012), Elementary (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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127K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his ...
Style:
clever, psychological, serious, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, psychology, team, talented, expert, crime investigation, outsmarting, deception, lie, riddles and clues, human nature, sign language ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
990K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, detective, witty, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, private detective, murder mystery, genius, mastermind, friendship, british, murder, mind game, riddles and clues, prodigy ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, scotland yard, afghanistan, britain ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
173K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Style:
witty, realistic, detective, thrilling, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
writers, investigation, female detective, romancing partners, crime investigation, homicide detective, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, police, law enforcement, who done it ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, ...
Style:
exciting, mind bending, offbeat, intellectual, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, schizophrenia, fbi, prodigy, college professor, riddles and clues, hallucination, talented, intelligence, genius, professor, crime investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
118K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with ...
Style:
detective, witty, talky, intellectual, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, sherlock holmes, private detective, talented, female partner, prodigy, mind game, riddles and clues, unconventional method, mastermind, law enforcement, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, victorian era, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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TV shows similar to The Blacklist
140K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Neal Caffrey, a con man, forger and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence, he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, light, serious, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
investigation, fbi, law enforcement, art thief, mastermind, criminal, con artists, unlikely partners, friendship, talented, cons and scams, expert ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
175K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification ...
Style:
witty, detective, suspenseful, intellectual, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, fbi, partners against crime, forensics, partner, law enforcement, crime investigation, scientist, expert, teamwork, ambitious, killings ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
277K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, danger, intrigue, secret, mind game, killings, murder investigation, criminal ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU ...
Style:
psychological, exciting, serious, rough, detective ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, serial killer, team, law enforcement, crime investigation, murder, danger, forensics, profiler, investigator, intelligence ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, virginia, seattle, new york, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
105K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a ...
Style:
exciting, witty, detective, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, private detective, buddies, friends, intelligence, friendship, prodigy, best friend, team, who done it, hotshot, clairvoyant ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Movies similar to The Rookie
10K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Cameron Black is the world's greatest illusionist. At least, that's what people used to call him—before his greatest secret was exposed and his career destroyed. Even worse, Cameron has good reason to believe this was no accident.
Style:
captivating, feel good, entertaining, clever, realistic ...
Plot:
illusionist, fbi, outsmarting, team, who done it, riddles and clues, deception, crime investigation, investigation, magic, secret, research ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
45K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a ...
Style:
tense, suspense, detective, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
mathematics, genius, prodigy, fbi, murder investigation, police detective, partners against crime, workplace, brother brother relationship, federal bureau of investigation, police, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
35K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude ...
Style:
realistic, serious, detective, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
ex convict, investigation, police detective, frame up, law enforcement, who done it, partners against crime, police investigation, murder, homicide detective, uncover truth, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, detective, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
police, photographic memory, female detective, police detective, partners against crime, policewoman, prodigy, murder investigation, police investigation, fighting crime, haunted by the past, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Without a Trace was an American police procedural television drama series that originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal, law enforcement, murder investigation, kidnapping, murder, police, fbi, missing person, police detective, female detective, investigation, federal bureau of investigation ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
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Movies like Suits
22K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
fbi, crime investigation, investigation, fbi agent, police detective, federal bureau of investigation, partners against crime, female detective, fighting crime, murder investigation, police investigation, homicide detective ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forced him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who has a gift for ...
Style:
serious, realistic, detective, psychological
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, police, partners against crime, forensics, riddles and clues, police investigation, danger, evidence, law enforcement, police detective ...
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
274K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 1680 min.
TV show
Story:
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him ...
Style:
psychological, scary, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, cannibal, psychopath, mind game, cannibalism, death, murder, psychiatrist, mental patient, graphic violence, fbi, mental health ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets ...
Style:
tense, realistic, captivating, detective, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
female detective, partners against crime, friends, forensics, police investigation, investigation, murder investigation, homicide detective, female protagonist, policewoman, coworker, police detective ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Jean Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, police, crime investigation, police investigation, murder, female detective, workplace romance, homicide detective, couples, twists and turns, strong female character, police detective ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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TV shows like Castle
760K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have ...
Style:
captivating, clever, serious, stylized, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, crime investigation, right and wrong, hidden identity, double life, gory, vigilantism, anti hero, serial murder, loner, police station, dark humor ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
miami, usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
62K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, supernatural, investigation, friendship, law enforcement, immortal, supernatural ability, crime scene, friends, murder investigation, female detective, deduction ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows Las Vegas criminalists working for the Las Vegas Police Department as they use physical evidence to solve grisly murders in this unusually graphic drama, which has inspired a host of other cop-show "procedurals". The ...
Style:
detective, serious, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
police, police procedural, investigator, forensics, murder investigation, murder, teamwork, medical examiner, scientist, police investigation, expert, police detective ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, las vegas, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
84K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he ...
Style:
witty, detective, humorous, offbeat, semi serious ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, mental illness, private detective, prodigy, mastermind, mental disorder, talented, police investigation, riddles and clues, unconventional method, obsessive compulsive disorder ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
161K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, detective, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
law enforcement, teamwork, special agent, crime solving, partners against crime, forensics, crime investigation, investigation, murder investigation, evidence, victim, military ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., virginia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Prison Break related movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.
Style:
exciting, detective, realistic, cliffhanger, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
investigation, partners against crime, police protagonist, police, crime investigation, fighting crime, hotshot, teamwork, policewoman, honest law enforcer, police detective, suspicion ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
hawaii, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, detective, tense
Plot:
female detective, female protagonist, homicide detective, policewoman, police detective, law enforcement, murder investigation, lapd, murder, fighting crime, investigator, interrogation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, psychological trauma, expert, murder investigation, maniac, police, criminal psychologist, repressed memory, profiler, childhood trauma, homicidal maniac ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
506K
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 7788 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Style:
medical drama, cynical, clever, emotional, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
doctor, medicine, hospital, talented, mastermind, prodigy, loner, patient, expert, surgery, unconventional method, human nature ...
Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, syria, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, clever, detective ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, privacy invasion, hacker, computer genius, characters in danger, fighting crime, computer, secret ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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