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The Mentalist (2008) | Ranked Top 1% · CriticCrunch

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The Mentalist

TV Series2008–2015

The Mentalist

Created by Bruno Heller

Crime Drama Mystery

A crime drama series created by Bruno Heller.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 1%

of all TV shows · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.4/10

5K ratings

About The Mentalist

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.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Tense
Story Tags: grief and loss, obsession, redemption, los angeles, american regional, colleagues, rivals, con artist trickster, detective investigator, procedural case of week, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, serial killer, corruption

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Details

Creator: Bruno Heller
Language: English

Cast

Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang

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How The Mentalist Ranks

All TV shows

Top 1%

2000s shows

Top 1%

Crime shows

Top 1%

★2000s Crime shows

#1 of 24

Bruno Heller series#1 of 4

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

The Mentalist Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnybroadheartfelt

playful

tense

What it's about

case of the weekinvestigation proceduralcat & mousegrief & lossobsessionredemptioncon artistdetective investigatorcolleaguesrivalsserial killercorruptionLos Angelesamerican regional

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful