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The Sinner (TV Miniseries)

The Sinner

2017

Derek Simonds (Creator), Antonio Campos ...

Jessica Biel, Bill Pullman, Christopher Abbott, Nadia Alexander ...

7.0

15,712

TV Series. Mystery. Thriller A crime thriller about young mother Cora Tannetti (Jessica Biel) who, when overcome by an inexplicable fit of rage, commits a startling act of violence and to her horror has no idea why. The investigator (Bill Pullman) finds himself obsessed with uncovering the woman's buried motive. Together they travel a harrowing journey into the depths of her psyche and the violent secrets hidden in her past.

	Author	Review
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"A fantastic summer mystery series (...) The set-up is wonderfully simple in mystery terms (...) There’s so much to like here that any missteps are quickly forgotten."	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"Given this, Biel’s committed, evocative turn, and the sure-handed direction of Antonio Campos ('Christine'), our interest is piqued enough to dig deeper."	POS
United States	Jeff Jensen Entertainment Weekly	"[It] tries for something unique, a whydunit instead of a whodunit that deconstructs ideas about good, evil, and identity (...) But it’s as fun as a trip to a confessional booth and doesn’t achieve the transcendence it covets."	NEU
United States	Daniel D'Addario Time	"It is a pleasure to watch (...) It all adds up to a drama that's strikingly filmed, gratifyingly smarter than it needs to be and (...) snappily paced."	POS
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"'The Sinner' achieves its goal of piquing your curiosity (...) There’s something about the way the mystery unfolds on 'Sinner' that feels particularly seedy (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"The first three episodes (...) are sufficiently intriguing and stylish to make the wait worthwhile, as long as you accept the possibility of disappointment when all the secrets are revealed."	POS
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"[Biel] gives a committed performance, measured even in its required extremes (...) 'The Sinner' does present a puzzle; it has a certain gravitational pull."	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"The set-up for 'The Sinner' (...) is instantly gripping and provocative (...) Regardless of mini-howlers here and there, we’re as curious as Ambrose to know who Cora really is and what happened to her in the past"	POS

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