Mindhunters

"For seven elite profilers, finding a serial killer is a process of elimination. Their own."

2004 1h 46m EN

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Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst. Based very loosely on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.

“For seven elite profilers, finding a serial killer is a process of elimination. Their own.”

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Cast

Kathryn Morris
Sara Moore
Jonny Lee Miller
Lucas Harper
LL Cool J
Gabe Jensen
Christian Slater
J.D. Reston
Patricia Velásquez
Nicole Willis
Clifton Collins Jr.
Vince Sherman
Eion Bailey
Bobby Whitman
Will Kemp
Rafe Perry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Renny Harlin
Writers: Wayne Kramer, Wayne Kramer, Kevin Brodbin
Languages: English
Countries: Finland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 78% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Finland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Renny Harlin, shot by Robert Gantz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tuomas Kantelinen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Neil Farrell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kathryn Morris and Jonny Lee Miller and LL Cool J carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "For seven elite profilers, finding a serial killer is a process of elimination. Their own.".

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The take

Renny Harlin directs. Robert Gantz behind the camera. Tuomas Kantelinen scores. Neil Farrell cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Finland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 78% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 22 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Finland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Renny Harlin, shot by Robert Gantz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tuomas Kantelinen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Neil Farrell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kathryn Morris and Jonny Lee Miller and LL Cool J carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "For seven elite profilers, finding a serial killer is a process of elimination. Their own.".
9IMDB entry: tt0297284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "island", "fbi", "simulation", "training".
11Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Gantz
Original score: Tuomas Kantelinen
Editing: Neil Farrell
Production design: Charles Wood
Costume design: Louise Frogley
Makeup / hair: Kay Georgiou
VFX supervisor: Brian Jennings
Sound: Steve Single
Stunt coordinator: Willem de Beukelaer
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $27,000,000
Box office: $21,100,000
Return: 78% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Mindhunters (2004)

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John Chard2019-05-05
★ 7/10
Brain Drain! The Mindhunters of the title are a group of FBI profilers who as part of their training are sent to a remote island to solve a mock crime in a mock town. Their mission is to form a profile of a serial killer known as The Puppeteer, trouble is, is that The Puppeteer turns out to be real and starts picking them off one by one. Directed by Renny Harlin and featuring a bonkers story written by Wayne Kramer, it doesn't take an FBI profiler to know what sort of film this is going to be. Featuring a cast that contains LL Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller, Patricia Velásquez, Val Kilmer and Christian Slater, Mindhunters is undeniably preposterous cinema for the easily pleased masses, and yet it's still hugely enjoyable and isn't found wanting in the ingenuity stakes. The killers secret is closely guarded, which keeps the Ten Little Indians (yes this is another Agatha cover version) like mystery going, and the manner of the deaths have a morbid freshness about them - with one in particular being outrageously thrilling. A few scenes are neatly crafted by Harlin, who is after all is no slouch in the action genre (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight), while the swimming pool finale is taut and tight and the killer reveal genuinely a surprise. Yes there's problems abound in the film, but isn't there always in this kind of "B" movie hogwash? The cast do what is required as they work through some pretty naff dialogue, and any expectation about caring for any of these characters should be set at option zero. However, it's a nice fit for Harlin, as it finds him comfortable in the knowledge that we want whizz bang murder death kill, and thus he delivers. Expectation of anything else is pure folly and one directs you towards René Clair's excellent 1945 film, And Then There Were None if you need something a bit more solid in your murder mystery diet. 7/10

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