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Mind Games (2014)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Clark and Ross Edwards are brothers and partners in a unique agency committed to solving clients’ problems using the hard science of psychological manipulation. Clark is a former professor and a world-renowned expert in the field of human behavior. He has a checkered history due to bipolar disorder, which sometimes results in quirky, manic episodes. His older brother Ross is a slick con man who spent time in prison. Each in their own way knows what makes people tick. Drawing from the most cutting edge research in psychology, they can a tailor a plan to influence any situation. It’s a little bit science, a little bit con artistry plus a smattering of Jedi mind tricks. The brothers, along with their team of master manipulators are offering clients an alternative to fate.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, psychological, offbeat
Plot:
manipulation, family relations, mind control, changing lives, workplace, workplace situations, outside help, sibling relationship, prodigy, partner, dishonesty, brother brother relationship, supernatural, murder mystery, mental disorder, con man, siblings relations, brother, mind game, con artists, bipolar disorder, bus, manipulations, mental disorders
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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