Mindhunters

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Mindhunters

R,

2005,

1h 46m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Crime/

Drama

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26%

112 Reviews

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57%

25,000+ Ratings

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26%

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112 Reviews

57%

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25,000+ Ratings

FBI agent Jake Harris (Val Kilmer) escorts a group of cadets to a remote island for simulation training. The cadets, under the leadership of J.D. (Christian Slater), will try to catch an imaginary serial killer within the island's elaborate facility. The FBI, however, is suspicious of Harris' methods and dispatch Gabe Jensen (LL Cool J) to act as an outside observer. What he finds is a simulation exercise that becomes dangerously real and training that becomes a fight for survival.

Critics Consensus

A retread of Ten Little Indians that lacks the source material's wit.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

May 16, 2005

It was supposed to open in the spring of 2003, but they kept pushing back the release date. They should have kept pushing.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

May 13, 2005

Evidently, these young FBI geniuses were just on a collective undercover assignment to infiltrate the Melrose Avenue club scene, because their disguise consists of half-grown (or half-ungrown) beards, shaggy hair, [and] insouciant wisecracking attitudes.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

May 13, 2005

2/4

As effective as a movie can be and yet still be 100 percent forgettable.

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Mar 19, 2024

3/5

A silly retread of And Then There Were None only with the most inept crew of budding profilers. Morris is bland and Lee Miller's accent is atrocious, but the deaths are solid. Mindhunters isn't a good movie, but it is a fun movie.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 7, 2020

4/10

There's suspense from the guessing game, though the big reveal is underwhelming and unconvincing; too many contrived things take place for any of this to make much sense.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jun 30, 2017

C+

The sloppily made suspense thriller was deservedly ripped by most critics and was a financial flop.

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Theodore S

May 14, 2017

"Someone in this room is a murderer", goes the typical Agatha Christie potboiling thriller, which herein gets a modern update of a twist: "someone in this room of highly trained FBI serial killer profilers is a serial killer profiling us!" Yeah. So, some little fun.

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Finn G

Jul 4, 2011

The film is let down by Harlin at the helm. The filmmaker is a safe choice for the action beats, but the character moments are eye rolling or time passing at best. Val Kilmer and Christian Slater are the only real reason to watch this film and offer a glimmer of hope, but sadly the overall film is a mess. The concept was interesting and in the right hands could have been a guilty pleasure. I watched this again as I had some down time and thought it might have grown into something better, but sadly it's still the average thriller it was all those years ago. A mess of storytelling and clearly had some behind the scenes issues that were hard to disguise. There are better thrillers out there. 29/03/2019

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Rey P

Jan 31, 2008

Fun but silly thriller that feels like an episode of CSI in the world of Final Destination. I do think the film genuinely succeeds at keeping the audience guessing the killer's identity until the end.

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Renny Harlin

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LL Cool J

Gabe Jensen (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)

Jonny Lee Miller

Lucas Harper

Kathryn Morris

Sara Moore

Patricia Velasquez

Nicole Willis

Clifton Collins Jr.

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Synopsis

FBI agent Jake Harris (Val Kilmer) escorts a group of cadets to a remote island for simulation training. The cadets, under the leadership of J.D. (Christian Slater), will try to catch an imaginary serial killer within the island's elaborate facility. The FBI, however, is suspicious of Harris' methods and dispatch Gabe Jensen (LL Cool J) to act as an outside observer. What he finds is a simulation exercise that becomes dangerously real and training that becomes a fight for survival.

Director: Renny Harlin
Producer: Jeffrey Silver, Bobby Newmyer, Cary Brokaw, Akiva Goldsman, Rebecca Spikings
Screenwriter: Wayne Kramer, Wayne Kramer, Kevin Brodbin
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Dimension Films, Avenue Pictures Productions, Outlaw Productions
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Strong Graphic Images|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.5M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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