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The Closer

Summary "They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk." Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) is a police detective who transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Despite a tendency to step on people's toes, Johnson manages to convert even her...

Created By: James Duff

  • 2005
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  • 2005
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  • TNT

The Closer

7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 13, 2005
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 112 User Ratings
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Summary "They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk." Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) is a police detective who transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Despite a tendency to step on people's toes, Johnson manages to convert even her...

Created By: James Duff

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
68
76% Positive
25 Reviews
21% Mixed
7 Reviews
3% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
68
76% Positive
25 Reviews
21% Mixed
7 Reviews
3% Negative
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100
Jul 6, 2011
When The Close comes to a close, we'll lose one of the best TV detectives of the past decade. [11 Jul 2011, p.33]
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
80
You'll be happy to know that every second -- particularly every second with Sedgwick onscreen -- is pretty much a joy.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 11, 2011
The Closer may be the most comfortable old shoe on all of television; slip it on and be assured of no blisters. In fact, the cast (and not just Sedgwick) is so competent, the characters' tics so familiar; and the format and formula so firmly etched in "ceeement" (as Brenda might say) that it all feels almost too comfy.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 10, 2013
A taut new crime drama that's happily more than the sum of its generic crime procedural parts. [13 Jun 2005]
By Mike Duffy FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 10, 2013
It's a fine group, and a good start - although parts of the initial exposition are clunky and Sedgwick's Southern accent seems to fade and strengthen at random. But there's a solid core here around which a good series can be built. [13 Jun 2005]
By David Bianculli FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 11, 2011
What follows shows how Johnson exploits and also struggles in this "element," but the problem, as usual in The Closer, is that the cops' experience here is more familiar than believable.
By Nathan Pensky FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 10, 2013
This is sledgehammer writing, and not very interesting writing at that. [13 Jun 2005]
By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 112 User Ratings
8.1
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99 Ratings
4% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 112 User Ratings
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Production Company:
  • The Shephard/Robin Company
  • Walking Entropy
  • Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Jun 13, 2005
Number of seasons: 7 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 14 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 13 Nominations

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