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  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • CBS

Summary "Mentalist, noun. Someone who uses mental acuity, hypnosis and/or suggestion. A master manipulator of thoughts and behavior." The Mentalist tells the tale of Patrick Jane, who is employed as an independent consultant working with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to solve crimes. He had been making a living as a psychic, an...

Created By: Bruno Heller

  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • CBS

The Mentalist

7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 23, 2008
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 52 Critic Reviews
65
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 575 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary "Mentalist, noun. Someone who uses mental acuity, hypnosis and/or suggestion. A master manipulator of thoughts and behavior." The Mentalist tells the tale of Patrick Jane, who is employed as an independent consultant working with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to solve crimes. He had been making a living as a psychic, an...

Created By: Bruno Heller

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 52 Critic Reviews
65
62% Positive
32 Reviews
38% Mixed
20 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 52 Critic Reviews
65
62% Positive
32 Reviews
38% Mixed
20 Reviews
0% Negative
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80
Stunning opening suggests the potential. It's Baker's show, and he excels. But guest stars impress, too.
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
80
This role is tailor-made for Baker, who has a flair for playing irreverent characters who are crucial to the success of the system even as they tweak its authority figures.
By Barry Garron FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 575 User Ratings
8.2
86% Positive
495 Ratings
8% Mixed
46 Ratings
6% Negative
34 Ratings

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Universal Acclaim Based on 575 User Ratings
8.2
86% Positive
495 Ratings
8% Mixed
46 Ratings
6% Negative
34 Ratings

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10
Pasqui
May 30, 2023
The Mentalist is the best series ever made, it's mostly calm episodes but with a lore that grows over time until season 6. It's funny, it has great actors, especially Simon Baker, it's thrilling, deep and romantic in some parts.
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10
SwissAnalytics
Jun 7, 2019
Thanks Patrick Jane, Thanks Lisbon, Thanks Summer, Thanks Cho, Thanks Rigsby, Thanks to everyone
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70
Its detective plots are cozily formulaic, its defining twist cheerfully preposterous. As cop-show comfort food, it's a kind of California fusion cooked up to appeal to people fed up with techno-beat lab scenes.
By Troy Patterson FULL REVIEW
70
The Mentalist is anything but irksome, proving once again that watchable television isn't so much about originality--if something hasn't been done before, there might be a reason--as it is about execution.
By Ellen Gray FULL REVIEW
60
The results are satisfying, and suspenseful, yes, but also a little bit stupid and predictable, too.
By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW
50
Smart guys from the outskirts of society have been solving tough cases entertainingly at least as long as Sherlock Holmes. The Mentalist simply presents another, along with no compelling reason either to tune in or turn off.
By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW
40
The smirky cynicism, savage mockery of New Age verities and prickly atheism of its lead character could have made The Mentalist fascinating (if not altogether pleasant) viewing. Instead, it turns down the same formulaic path as CBS' other police procedurals, a sort of CSI-with-a-fake-crystal-ball.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW
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10
pedropascal
Jun 7, 2019
just perfect, Perfect show, legendary, Simon Baker is going to be forever the best actor in a crime series
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10
zlatanmazuidi
Jun 7, 2019
Most amazing Crime Show ever, No other show has such a comeppling story, crime stories, ending, ancd characters
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9
vx
Mar 29, 2024
Gostei demais. O Jane é um baita personagem. Mas no final se perde, poderia ter acabado antes.
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6
AlanoSilvaPB
Feb 24, 2023
Uma serie até legal. Mas tem muito episódios por temporada, o final é bem ruim
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3
Cobthecrazed
Mar 22, 2021
It started out as a decent series, but how many times are we going to see truck confessions and weird in order to obtain criminal testimony? Just saw one episode where Cho pointed a gun at a guy until he confessed. The confession and the gun found after he admitted the killing would be thrown out in any court of law! Really getting dumb period
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Production Company:
  • Primrose Hill Productions
  • Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Sep 23, 2008
Number of seasons: 7 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 4 Nominations

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