Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- paranoid
- violent
- late night thriller marathon
- slasher movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as an unoriginal, poorly executed retread of the isolated-group murder mystery, despite its brisk genre mechanics.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Seven FBI profilers are trapped on a remote island as one apparent member of the group kills the others.
The agents' serial-killer profiling skills become central to identifying and surviving the murderer among them.
The FBI exercise uses a mock crime and mock town, but the staged scenario becomes a real series of murders.
The FBI trainees are sent to an island where isolation leaves the remaining agents dependent on one another.
Films like Mindhunters, and why
Ten Little Indians
shared isolated setting, serial killer mystery, escalating suspicion, and slasher tension
And Then There Were None
shared ensemble whodunit structure, confined location, red herrings, and psychological suspense
Identity
shared remote-location slasher premise, distrustful ensemble, and stylized murder set pieces
The Silence of the Lambs
shared FBI investigation, serial killer profiling, and procedural thriller elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Renny Harlin
- Release Date
- 2004-05-07
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (1381)
Cast
- Kathryn Morris
- Jonny Lee Miller
- LL Cool J
- Christian Slater
- Patricia Velásquez
- Clifton Collins Jr.
- Eion Bailey
- Will Kemp
- Val Kilmer
- Cassandra Bell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mindhunters about?
- A group of FBI criminal profilers must turn their training expertise against one another when a real killer begins eliminating them on a remote island.
- What is Mindhunters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mindhunters as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mindhunters violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Mindhunters as graphic.
- What did critics think of Mindhunters?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as an unoriginal, poorly executed retread of the isolated-group murder mystery, despite its brisk genre mechanics.
- Which films are like Mindhunters?
- Films with a similar feel include Ten Little Indians, And Then There Were None, Identity, and The Silence of the Lambs.
- How long is Mindhunters?
- Mindhunters runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mindhunters?
- In United States, Mindhunters streams on Starz Apple TV channel.
