Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)

The third "Law and Order" series involves the criminal justice system from the criminal's point of view.

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Stars:

Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan

5 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames (144 episodes, 2001-2011)
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren (141 episodes, 2001-2011)
Jamey Sheridan	...	Captain James Deakins (111 episodes, 2001-2006)
Courtney B. Vance	...	A.D.A. Ron Carver (111 episodes, 2001-2006)
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers (110 episodes, 2001-2011)
Eric Bogosian	...	Captain Danny Ross (61 episodes, 2006-2010)

Storyline

This show centers on the NYPD's Major Case Squad (and the offbeat, Sherlock Holmes-like Detective Robert Goren) in its efforts to stop the worst criminal offenders in New York. It also puts a new twist to the "Law & Order" formula: now, in each episode, we see the crimes as they are planned and committed.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | new york city | police investigation | lawyer | criminal investigation | 

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Taglines:

This popular companion series from the award-winning Law & Order franchise, stars Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert Goren of the NYPD's Major Case Squad; a detective hellbent on getting inside the minds of the city's worst criminals in order to bring them to justice.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Five [uk] NBC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Law & Order: CI

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Studios USA Television, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The following statement appears at the beginning of each episode: "In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories." This is the only Law & Order series where the opening statement does not begin with the words "In the criminal justice system..."

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Quotes

Captain James Deakins: Try to curb your enthusiasm.
Detective Robert Goren: I'll curb it when we get this freak locked in a box.

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Connections

Referenced in George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (2005)

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Soundtracks

"There's Only Me"
(Instrumental)
Written by Rob Dougan

User Reviews

D'Onofrio is a genius.

I originally didn't care much for Criminal Intent, focusing my energy toward Special Victims Unit. I have done this for years and never much thought about it. How wrong I have been. Vincent D'Onofrio has evolved his character to be hard-nosed, yet sensitive,intelligent, pure, tortured, and easily identifiable to the suspects, not to mention, able to solve a crime off the top of his head to a certain extent. His own past with sexual abuse is beautifully understated. Bobby Goren is the heart and soul of the entire series, constantly stunning me with his genius and beautiful crafting, even being a little bit sexy. I think Goren is magical. All the utter brilliance of his work has made me wonder: Why has D'Onofrio not won an Emmy?