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, and he woul... Read More
Created By:Bruno Heller
The Mentalist
7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 23, 2008
Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
62% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
38% Mixed
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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.
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.
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.3
88% Positive
561 Ratings
561 Ratings
8% Mixed
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
5% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
Mar 20, 2026
10
This TV series is just perfect. It's not only about crime and how to catch the bad guys... It also breaks stereotypes! Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon are definetly the main ones to do it but not the only! Not to mention the pilot, it's the best episode that introduces the main characters!
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.
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.
60
The results are satisfying, and suspenseful, yes, but also a little bit stupid and predictable, too.
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.
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.
May 30, 2023
10
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.
Jun 7, 2019
10
Thanks Patrick Jane, Thanks Lisbon, Thanks Summer, Thanks Cho, Thanks Rigsby, Thanks to everyone
Jun 7, 2019
10
just perfect, Perfect show, legendary, Simon Baker is going to be forever the best actor in a crime series
Feb 24, 2023
6
Uma serie até legal. Mas tem muito episódios por temporada, o final é bem ruim
Mar 22, 2021
3
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
