The Singing Detective

Genres

DramaMusical DramaNoirPsychological Drama

Mood

DarkThought-ProvokingSurrealDisturbingBleak

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Prometheus (2012)

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Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)

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True Detective (2014)

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The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

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Midsomer Murders (1997)

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Twin Peaks (1990)

Score:73

Cold Case (2003)

Score:74

Perfect Blue (1998)

Score:88

Succession (2018)

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The Running Man (1987)

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I, Robot (2004)

Score:71

Falling Down (1993)

Score:85

Knives Out (2019)

Score:85

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

Score:81

Fringe (2008)

Score:64

Family Guy (1999)

Score:79

Michael Clayton (2007)

Score:71

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

Score:82

Penny Dreadful (2014)

Score:74

The Mentalist (2008)

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House (2004)

Score:88

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Score:87

Unforgiven (1992)

Score:71

This Is the End (2013)

Score:72

American Psycho (2000)

Score:70

Phantasm (1979)

Score:87

The Social Network (2010)

Score:82

Battle Royale (2000)

Score:76

Billions (2016)

Score:79

Watchmen (2019)

Score:82

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Score:86

Mr. Robot (2015)

Score:77

Tokyo Ghoul (2014)

Score:73

Spartacus (2010)

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Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:91

Better Call Saul (2015)

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Lost (2004)

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Andor (2022)

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Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Themes

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Artistic ExpressionIdentity CrisisPower Of ImaginationMental Illness

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Cobra Kai (2018)

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Perfect Blue (1998)

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Fate/stay night (2006)

Score:82

Skyfall (2012)

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Score:78

South Park (1997)

Score:63

Slasher (2016)

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Barry (2018)

Score:82

WandaVision (2021)

Score:83

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Score:89

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:85

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

Score:91

Better Call Saul (2015)

Score:78

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

Score:82

The Dangers in My Heart (2023)

Score:71

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Score:88

Xavier: Renegade Angel (2007)

Score:83

Schitt's Creek (2015)

Score:84

Logan (2017)

Score:83

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Score:92

SPY x FAMILY (2022)

Score:82

Penny Dreadful (2014)

Score:74

The Mentalist (2008)

Score:83

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Score:73

GoldenEye (1995)

Score:90

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Score:81

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Score:79

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Score:80

Bleach (2004)

Score:68

Chocolat (2000)

Score:80

Golden Time (2013)

Score:76

Wilfred (2011)

Score:70

Wilfred (2007)

Score:72

American Psycho (2000)

Score:72

The Gilded Age (2022)

Score:76

Yellowjackets (2021)

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The Social Network (2010)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Plot

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HallucinationsPersonal TraumaHospitalizationCreative ProcessMusical NumbersUnreliable Narrator

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Twin Peaks (1990)

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)

Score:82

WandaVision (2021)

Score:82

The Dangers in My Heart (2023)

Score:82

Metalocalypse (2006)

Score:85

House (2004)

Score:72

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Score:71

This Is the End (2013)

Score:72

American Psycho (2000)

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The Shining (1980)

Score:92

The Owl House (2020)

Pacing

Episodic StructureSlow Burn

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Perfect Blue (1998)

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)

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True Detective (2014)

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Red Dwarf (1988)

Score:84

Dragon Ball Super (2015)

Score:83

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Score:85

The Legend of Korra (2012)

Score:68

Chocolat (2000)

Score:77

The Invisible Man (2020)

Score:72

The Gilded Age (2022)

Score:80

The Shining (1980)

Score:66

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Score:79

Watchmen (2019)

Score:68

The Lion Guard (2016)

Score:83

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:77

Tokyo Ghoul (2014)

Score:78

Dexter (2006)

Score:81

The Matrix (1999)

Narrative

Nonlinear NarrativeFlashbacks

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Cobra Kai (2018)

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Twin Peaks (1990)

Score:74

Perfect Blue (1998)

Score:60

The Last Boy Scout (1991)

Score:82

Skyfall (2012)

Score:83

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Score:88

Barry (2018)

Score:82

WandaVision (2021)

Score:83

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:91

Steven Universe (2013)

Score:70

Tenet (2020)

Score:79

Michael Clayton (2007)

Score:55

RED 2 (2013)

Score:83

Baby Driver (2017)

Score:71

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Score:84

Logan (2017)

Score:63

Spectre (2015)

Score:51

Serenity (2019)

Score:76

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Score:73

GoldenEye (1995)

Score:90

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Score:79

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Score:68

Chocolat (2000)

Score:80

Golden Time (2013)

Score:70

Wilfred (2007)

Score:87

Unforgiven (1992)

Score:67

Crimson Peak (2015)

Score:83

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)

Score:87

The Social Network (2010)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:67

Prometheus (2012)

Score:82

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Score:79

Watchmen (2019)

Score:64

Aquaman (2018)

Score:83

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)

Score:91

Chainsaw Man (2022)

Score:53

Last Action Hero (1993)

Score:72

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Score:79

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Dialog

Inner MonologuePhilosophical DiscussionsPoetic Language

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Perfect Blue (1998)

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Penny Dreadful (2014)

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

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Twin Peaks (1990)

Score:85

Frasier (1993)

Score:88

Succession (2018)

Score:74

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:84

Lost (2004)

Score:92

Breaking Bad (2008)

Score:71

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

Score:80

Blackadder (1983)

Score:70

Wilfred (2007)

Score:67

Crimson Peak (2015)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:64

Aquaman (2018)

Score:92

The Owl House (2020)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:86

Mr. Robot (2015)

Score:88

Mad Men (2007)

Score:81

The Matrix (1999)

Score:86

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

Score:83

The Expanse (2015)

Score:95

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)

Score:73

Cold Case (2003)

Score:74

Fate/stay night (2006)

Score:73

Spartacus (2010)

Score:81

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Score:88

Barry (2018)

Score:82

WandaVision (2021)

Score:85

Knives Out (2019)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:85

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

Score:81

Fringe (2008)

Score:85

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Score:74

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Score:82

The Dangers in My Heart (2023)

Score:82

The Crown (2016)

Score:79

Encanto (2021)

Score:92

SPY x FAMILY (2022)

Character Types

MentorLove InterestAnti-Hero

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Roseanne (1988)

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Spartacus Gods of the Arena (2011)

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Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

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Aquaman (2018)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:76

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990)

Score:86

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

Score:83

Cobra Kai (2018)

Score:77

Strike Back (2010)

Score:74

Fate/stay night (2006)

Score:74

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)

Score:73

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:82

WandaVision (2021)

Score:89

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Score:83

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Score:73

Lucifer (2016)

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Dreamgirls (2006)

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The Simpsons (1989)

Score:74

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Score:70

Tenet (2020)

Score:63

Scrooged (1988)

Score:79

Michael Clayton (2007)

Score:82

The Dangers in My Heart (2023)

Score:55

RED 2 (2013)

Score:71

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Score:84

Logan (2017)

Score:73

Soy Luna (2016)

Score:82

Penny Dreadful (2014)

Score:74

The Mentalist (2008)

Score:82

Black Panther (2018)

Score:76

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Score:84

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Score:85

House (2004)

Score:72

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Score:88

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Score:90

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Score:79

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Score:80

Bleach (2004)

Score:68

Chocolat (2000)

Time

1980s1940s

Score:84

Twin Peaks (1990)

Score:84

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Score:63

Scrooged (1988)

Score:72

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

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Kung Fury (2015)

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First Blood (1982)

Score:78

Trading Places (1983)

Score:89

The Americans (2013)

Place

NightclubHospital WardFantasy Landscapes

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The Legend of Korra (2012)

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Snatch (2000)

Cinematic Style

Surreal ImageryLong TakesMinimalist SetsFirst-Person Perspective

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Perfect Blue (1998)

Score:74

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)

Score:71

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

Score:70

Phantasm (1979)

Score:67

Prometheus (2012)

Score:82

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000)

Score:79

Rurouni Kenshin (2023)

Score:76

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990)

Score:84

Twin Peaks (1990)

Score:71

Roseanne (1988)

Score:88

Succession (2018)

Score:78

South Park (1997)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:82

The Crown (2016)

Score:85

Jane the Virgin (2014)

Score:74

The Mentalist (2008)

Score:82

Black Panther (2018)

Score:87

Unforgiven (1992)

Score:71

This Is the End (2013)

Score:72

American Psycho (2000)

Score:84

Dirty Harry (1971)

Score:67

Crimson Peak (2015)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:66

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Score:72

Frozen II (2019)

Score:73

Holes (2003)

Score:85

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Score:86

Only Murders in the Building (2021)

Score:78

Turning Red (2022)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:77

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993)

Score:73

Spartacus (2010)

Score:88

Barry (2018)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:73

Lucifer (2016)

Score:85

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

Score:81

Fringe (2008)

Score:91

Steven Universe (2013)

Score:74

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Score:92

SPY x FAMILY (2022)

Costume and Set

Fantasy SetsPeriod-Accurate CostumesSymbolic Use Of Colors

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Blackadder (1983)

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M*A*S*H (1972)

Score:73

Cold Case (2003)

Score:74

Fate/stay night (2006)

Score:71

Spartacus Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:74

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:73

Spartacus (2010)

Score:73

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:63

Slasher (2016)

Score:82

WandaVision (2021)

Score:89

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Score:84

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Score:74

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Score:55

The Interview (2014)

Score:78

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

Score:78

F is for Family (2015)

Score:82

The Dangers in My Heart (2023)

Score:55

RED 2 (2013)

Score:82

The Crown (2016)

Score:79

Encanto (2021)

Score:63

Spectre (2015)

Score:71

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004)

Score:68

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Score:82

Black Panther (2018)

Score:66

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Score:73

GoldenEye (1995)

Score:72

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Score:87

Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Score:68

Chocolat (2000)

Score:63

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022)

Score:87

Unforgiven (1992)

Score:84

Dirty Harry (1971)

Score:72

The Gilded Age (2022)

Score:73

Ready or Not (2019)

Score:80

The Shining (1980)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:80

Inside Out 2 (2024)

Score:66

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Score:53

The Expendables (2010)

Related TV Shows

Score:84

Twin Peaks (1990)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:82

Penny Dreadful (2014)

Score:79

Watchmen (2019)

Score:86

Mr. Robot (2015)

Score:88

Mad Men (2007)

Score:77

Tokyo Ghoul (2014)

Score:88

Succession (2018)

Score:82

WandaVision (2021)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:85

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

Score:74

The Mentalist (2008)

Score:70

Wilfred (2007)

Score:92

The Owl House (2020)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:95

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:88

Barry (2018)

Score:81

Fringe (2008)

Score:82

The Dangers in My Heart (2023)

Score:85

House (2004)

Score:90

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Score:83

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)

Score:91

Chainsaw Man (2022)

Score:78

Dexter (2006)

Score:81

Midsomer Murders (1997)

Score:83

The Expanse (2015)

Media