The Sinner fingerprintMasterful craft, high energy, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Nerve-racking and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Sinner is nerve-racking and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime, mystery, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The performances, direction, and storytelling stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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The Sinner is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, strong language, suicide themes, and drug use.
4 seasons
It has 4 seasons with 32 episodes of about 45 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The Sinner higher (83) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2017 to 2021 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Sinner in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 122 storytelling tropes for The Sinner, including CPR: Clean, Pretty, Reliable, Big, Screwed-Up Family, Delicate and Sickly.
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