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Shows like The Mentalist

Not everyone loves The Mentalist for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Mentalist

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie.

  2. You like Simon Baker's charm as Patrick Jane, smiling while he grieves.

  3. You want a long hunt for Red John, the killer who took Jane's family.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Sherlock2010

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie

    Good for you if you like watching a genius solve a case from a stranger's shoes.

  • Elementary2012

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie

    Good for you if you like a new NYPD case cracked every week.

  • Zodiac2007

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie

    Good for you if you like a cartoonist, a reporter and a detective trying to crack a killer's coded letters.

  • Prisoners2013

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie
    • Simon Baker's charm as Patrick Jane, smiling while he grieves
    • a long hunt for Red John, the killer who took Jane's family

    Good for you if you like being tense for two and a half hours straight.

  • Mare of Easttown2021

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie
    • Simon Baker's charm as Patrick Jane, smiling while he grieves

    Good for you if you like a small-town murder where every neighbour could be hiding something.

  • Castle2009

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie

    Good for you if you like a murder to solve every episode.

  • Mystic River2003

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie
    • Simon Baker's charm as Patrick Jane, smiling while he grieves

    Good for you if you like raw, powerful acting.

  • Criminal Minds2005

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie
    • a long hunt for Red John, the killer who took Jane's family

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

  • The Batman2022

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie

    Good for you if you like Batman solving a case like a noir detective.

  • The Blacklist2013

    • a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie
    • Simon Baker's charm as Patrick Jane, smiling while he grieves

    Good for you if you like James Spader's Red Reddington, a hat, a smile and a long story before every threat.

Reasons taken from The Mentalist's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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