Criminal Minds (2005– )

TV Series  -   -  Crime | Drama | Mystery
8.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 8.1/10 from 56,565 users  
Reviews: 116 user | 31 critic

The cases of the BAU an elite group of profilers that analyze the nation's most dangerous criminal minds in an effort to anticipate their next moves before they strike again.

Creator:

0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 158 titles created 5 months ago
 
a list of 203 titles created 03 Sep 2011
 
a list of 33 titles created 1 week ago
 
a list of 4 titles created 7 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Criminal Minds (2005– )

Criminal Minds (2005– ) on IMDb 8.1/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Criminal Minds.

Next Episode

The Replicator (S8, Ep24)


Episodes

Season:

9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1

Year:

2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 12 wins & 17 nominations. See more awards »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.

Stars: George Eads, Paul Guilfoyle, Marg Helgenberger
The Mentalist (TV Series 2008)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

An infamous 'psychic' abandons his public persona, outing himself as a fake, to focus on his work as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation in order to find "Red John," the madman who killed his wife and daughter.

Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series 2009)
Crime | Drama | Mystery

The Naval Criminal Investigation Service's Office of Special Projects takes on the undercover work and the hard to crack cases in LA. Key agents are G. Callen and Sam Hanna, streets kids risen through the ranks.

Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Barrett Foa
Lie to Me (2009–2011)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

Dr. Cal Lightman teaches a course in body language and makes an honest fortune exploiting it. He's employed by various public authorities in various investigations, doing more when the ... See full summary »

Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines
Leverage (TV Series 2008)
Action | Crime | Mystery

A crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen.

Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek
Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

Working for the FBI, a mathematician uses equations to help solve various crimes.

Stars: David Krumholtz, Rob Morrow, Judd Hirsch
Dexter (TV Series 2006)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9/10 X  

A likeable Miami police forensics expert moonlights as a serial killer of criminals who he believes have escaped justice.

Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas
Law & Order (1990–2010)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

The show follows a crime, usually adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points. The first half of the show concentrates on the investigation of the crime by the police, the second half follows the prosecution of the crime in court.

Stars: S. Epatha Merkerson, Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin
Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

The cases of a FBI unit specializing in missing persons investigations.

Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Enrique Murciano
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

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

Stars: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan
Burn Notice (TV Series 2007)
Action | Crime | Drama

A spy recently disavowed by the U.S. government uses his Special Ops training to help others in trouble.

Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell
Edit

Cast

Series cast summary:
...
 Derek Morgan (185 episodes, 2005-2013)
...
 Dr. Spencer Reid (185 episodes, 2005-2013)
...
 Aaron Hotchner (185 episodes, 2005-2013)
...
 Penelope Garcia (183 episodes, 2005-2013)
...
 Jennifer Jareau (164 episodes, 2005-2013)
...
 David Rossi (135 episodes, 2007-2013)
...
 Emily Prentiss (125 episodes, 2006-2012)
Edit

Storyline

Based in Quantico, Virginia, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is a subsection of the FBI. Called in by local police departments to assist in solving crimes of a serial and/or extremely violent nature where the perpetrator is unknown (referred to by the Unit as the unknown subject or unsub for short), the BAU use the controversial scientific art of profiling to track and apprehend the unsub. Profiling entails coming up with basic characteristics of the unsub and the victims (referred to as the victimology), using evidence from the case and matching that information to historic precedents and psychological analyses as a means to solve the case. Because of the nature of the work conducted by the BAU - the work being time consuming and psychologically demanding - its members are fiercely loyal to the Unit and to its other members. Also because of the work's overall demanding nature, not many members of the BAU have been able to maintain a happy or stable family life. Written by Huggo

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

To catch a criminal, you have to think like one. See more »


Certificate:

TV-14 | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

|

Country:

|

Language:

Release Date:

22 September 2005 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Quantico  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kirsten Vangsness isn't formally included in the main cast until the second season. See more »

Goofs

The black SUVs used by the team frequently have US Government "G" plates. However, the plates are usually incorrect for the type of vehicle they are on. Plates with prefixes of G12 and G14 have been seen. G12 is a compact sedan and G14 indicates a large sedan, and would be incorrect for use on an SUV. The correct plate prefixes would either be G41 for a 2 wheel drive or G61 for a 4 wheel drive 1/2 ton vehicle. See more »

Quotes

Special Agent Jason Gideon: Confucius once said, "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."
See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.83 (2012) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

Criminally Mind Blowing
15 May 2006 | by (Dublin Ireland) – See all my reviews

This is a quality programme, I found it a few weeks ago it was on after CSI Vegas and myself and the girlfriend decided we would give it ago, After all variety is the spice of life. Within ten minutes we were hooked the cast is so well assembled we especially love Dr Spencer Reid, He is comes a cross like a real nervous geek, In his own words he looks like a teaching assistant. I think the stories are very well thought out, and the acting is super. I never thought I could take Thomas Gibson as a serious actor after Darma and Greg. But I think he is so good in this, You can almost hear his brain ticking over as he mulls over any given situation. As for the rest they all gel so well together. This programme will raise the tension so high within the first ten minutes and will leave you hanging of the edge of the edge of your seat until the last very moment. It's amazing. This programme has definitely made it into my must watch TV schedule along with the CSI franchise Cold Case and Law and Order SVU.


40 of 61 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Are you hoping Blake takes the Harvard job? jeff-dean-208-530641
Jumped The Shark After the Valhala Episode rdw5574
Why does CM seem to be..... moviemania513
Anyone Else Notice? dogeatdog7
Finale Daniel0619
Why is Blake here? jwinhold-1
Discuss Criminal Minds (2005) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page