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Shows like Prodigal Son

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The 3 reasons people love Prodigal Son

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  1. You like a killer of the week solved by someone who thinks like one.

  2. You like Michael Sheen as a charming, terrifying father.

  3. You like family dinners with a murderer played for laughs.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Memories of Murder2003

    • family dinners with a murderer played for laughs

    Good for you if you can laugh at clumsy, brutal cops in the middle of a grim case.

  • Mystic River2003

    • a killer of the week solved by someone who thinks like one
    • Michael Sheen as a charming, terrifying father

    Good for you if you like raw, powerful acting.

  • The Fall2013

    • Michael Sheen as a charming, terrifying father

    Good for you if you want to watch Gillian Anderson's cool, unshakable detective.

  • Prisoners2013

    • a killer of the week solved by someone who thinks like one
    • Michael Sheen as a charming, terrifying father

    Good for you if you like collecting clues and trying to get ahead of the detective.

  • Criminal Minds2005

    • a killer of the week solved by someone who thinks like one

    Good for you if you like working out who the killer is from how he thinks.

  • The Bone Collector1999

    • a killer of the week solved by someone who thinks like one

    Good for you if you like reading clues from bones, dirt and old New York.

  • Dexter2006

    • family dinners with a murderer played for laughs

    Good for you if you like Dexter's deadpan voice-over about pretending to be human.

  • Red Dragon2002

    • Michael Sheen as a charming, terrifying father

    Good for you if you like Anthony Hopkins as Lecter, mocking from behind the glass.

  • Gone Baby Gone2007

    • a killer of the week solved by someone who thinks like one

    Good for you if you like a missing-child case that keeps changing shape.

  • The Flight Attendant2020

    • a killer of the week solved by someone who thinks like one
    • Michael Sheen as a charming, terrifying father
    • family dinners with a murderer played for laughs

    Good for you if you like piecing together a night nobody remembers.

  • Absentia2017

    • a killer of the week solved by someone who thinks like one

    Good for you if you want to know who held Emily captive and why.

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