Criminal Minds (2005)
FBI profilers delve into twisted minds, anticipating dark moves in a brisk, suspenseful, and darkly-comic drama.
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
How intense is Criminal Minds?
Criminal Minds is mildly scary, with graphic gore and strong violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is brisk, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated TV-MA.
What Criminal Minds feels like
- Tone
- suspensefulgrittytensedarkly comic
- Pace
- Brisk
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream Criminal Minds
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Is Criminal Minds for you?
Is Criminal Minds scary?
Only a little. Criminal Minds has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Criminal Minds gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Criminal Minds sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Criminal Minds OK for kids?
It is rated TV-MA, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 2, violence 2, each out of 3.
Where can I stream Criminal Minds?
Criminal Minds is streaming on Prime Video, Hulu and Paramount+.
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