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71% Reverina match Top pick 2017 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Also about trauma and moral ambiguity Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Told the same way, procedural What's different Not built around self-discovery or redemption Not about mental health Emotionally lighter Commitment 2 seasons · ~14h
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Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Sinner.
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2023 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Built around the same guilt and redemption Also about mental health and trauma Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart Told the same way, mockumentary What's different Not built around self-discovery Does not promise investigative procedure or personal struggle Where it streams Apple TV Apple TV Amazon Channel Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Sinner.
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2025 · Film · Horror · Action
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Why it matches Also set in the same small town america and rural landscape Also about trauma Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart Built around the same redemption What's different Not built around self-discovery or guilt Not about mental health or moral ambiguity A film, so it resolves in one sitting Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against The Sinner.
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Watched for the same thing: investigative procedure and dark atmosphere Also about trauma and moral ambiguity Revenge 2011
Also psychological thriller at heart Also about moral ambiguity The Alienist 2018
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Also about trauma and moral ambiguity Tracker 2024
Told the same way, procedural Also about moral ambiguity Dark Winds 2022
Also set in the same rural landscape Also about mental health The Fall 2013
Watched for the same thing: investigative procedure and dark atmosphere Also about trauma Another 2012
Also about trauma Shares its tense and melancholic register 56 Days 2026
Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart Told the same way, procedural The Outsider 2020
Watched for the same thing: investigative procedure and dark atmosphere Also about trauma and moral ambiguity
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