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True Detective

2014
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Series
55m
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Avg Percentile 77.31% from 2488 total ratings

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Rated 01 Sep 2015
90
97th
Matthew McCougnaughey and Woody Harrelson are equally fantastic in season 1. Their relationship, rather than a so-so mystery plot, is what makes this one of the very best seasons in years. I hear that season 2 isn't as good, but how could it be, really?
Rated 05 Sep 2015
89
95th
Season One is goosebumps wonderful. Season Two is good stuff, but was a difficult second album.
Rated 05 Sep 2015
74
90th
The first season was amazingly layered and well acted. The second season is still better than most TV, but feels like a let down despite its over the top machismo and increased action. Season 3 is back on par and feel with season 1.
Rated 05 Sep 2015
65
64th
True Detective doesn't work as an anthology series because it began so weirdly specific in tone. The tone was entirely founded in the locations and culture of backwoods Louisiana, and trying to replicate the same thing in Los Angeles turns the show into pure comedy. I don't have high hopes for the future, unless it's willing to shake its comical, over-the-top brooding and "darkness."
Rated 05 Sep 2015
60
62nd
Very good, but at times, perhaps especially towards the latter parts (of the first season, which is all I've seen), I started to think it was drifting a little bit in the direction of kitsch, in terms of writing, directing and performance.
Rated 11 Sep 2015
100
98th
Season one is outstanding. McConaughey gives a career defining performance, the best I've seen him. Season two is a different beast and I was dubious going into it, but it won me over a few episodes in. I have no problem giving True Detective top marks overall.
Rated 25 Feb 2016
5
69th
What Suture Self said. Its highs are glorious but short-lived, and the impression that lingers is one of immense disappointment. This could have been really special and, to be fair, it is for a while. What a shame it doesn't last. And that is a terrible and secret fate of all TV shows that aren't Deadwood and The Wire.
Rated 21 Jan 2019
90
94th
Even taking the generally lesser well received second season into account - which is only 'bad' when unfairly compared to the first season - this show is set to be one of television's all time greats. The writing, cinematography, direction, performances and just about anything else you care to name has been handled by people who are obviously very skilled and compassionate about their craft. Hope there's more of these to come, but only if they're done with the same amount of high standards.
Rated 23 Jul 2019
60
39th
First Season: Overrated... typically. It's just like they stretched a 2 hour long movie into a series: 8 hours. Extremely ineffective. And the final episode can't pay off. Won't ever waste my time by watching second season.
Rated 05 Sep 2015
82
76th
season 1 - 93/100 season 2 - who gives a fuck
Rated 05 Sep 2015
86
94th
Score is based off S1. The last couple of episodes are disappointing, the discovery & resolution of the villain is far too abrupt and "conventional" for lack of a better term. Honorable mention to Alexandra Daddario's god-tier boobs and the intro which is the best show intro of all time (check out https://youtu.be/DQl86XDsQFo). S3 is about 70ish, carried on the backs of Ali & Dorff. The finale is far worse than the first season. S2 I've skipped until I run out of other content which is never.
Rated 18 Jul 2016
80
70th
This started so well! Beautiful, stylish. Not too obvious. It was cool, characters were a bit mysterious. Forget the murder, we have real breathing people, and Matthew McConaughey was simply amazing. Second half went downhill for me, as we got to know all the characters, the series got story-driven and it was kind of predictable. The ending was a bit anti-climactic. I was told the second series was not as good, so I stopped after S1.
Rated 06 Feb 2017
70
73rd
It is enjoyable and captivating, even with the slow, slow pacing. - In series 1, many of great moments were had in the first two episodes, and then the momentum decreased massively; for the sake of reverse introduction. - Series 2 is linear, with good protagonists; also with lots of filler; it was probably a bad idea to make it less mysterious. - Series 3 is pretty good, jumping between timelines, but loses intensity later; seems like purposefully evading gritty moments.
Rated 05 Aug 2016
97
95th
The 97 is merely for season one which is one of the finest "Mini Series" I have ever watched. I won't let season 2 bring down the score because that would hugely unfair to the amazing production that was season one. Harrelson and McConaughey were both amazing their characters the driving force of the narrative. It put all the right elements of the psychological thrillers in all the right places.
Rated 08 Feb 2017
95
70th
Speaking for the 1st season, it was one the best TV shows I've ever seen. So deep and thoughtfull, it really made you focus 110%. Hitting the 2nd season, it was such a drop of quality most people stopped watching. I enjoyed even though it can't be compared with the 1st since it's miles behind.
Rated 21 Sep 2017
72
56th
Nice jet black detective story. The actual plot underwhelmed me by the end since despite the heavy buildup, the villains end up feeling a bit cartoony & superficial. As a result, the engaging character drama also felt a bit detached from the story & the philosophising kinda tacked on. Nicely covers for all this with delicious southern gothic atmosphere, great acting & T Bone Burnett's exquisite music taste. Aint no Millennium trilogy though.
Rated 05 Sep 2015
100
99th
All points going towards the first season. May Rust Cohle never die.
Rated 11 Sep 2015
34
30th
(Season One) I guess every generation gets the Twin Peaks it deserves...
Rated 03 Oct 2015
80
80th
MAKE A SEPARATE WEBSITE FOR TV, OR MINIMALLY BREAK THE SHOW DOWN BY INDIVIDUAL SEASONS - Seriously. If any one show needs their seasons ranked separately it is True Detective. S1 (85/100) was never a masterpiece, but Mcconaughey's eccentric portrayal of Rust alone almost pushes it into that category. The yellow king's mysteriousness was enticing, whereas in S2 (60/100) I felt smothered by it. Despite that it still had this magnetic quality that kept me captivated, yet ultimately disappointed.
Rated 31 Oct 2016
91
92nd
Season 1-100+ , Season 2- 90. I hope thqt they eventually decide to continue
Rated 26 Sep 2015
7
84th
I'll be honest - season 1 was definitely good, worthy of being called one of the ten best shows of 2014, but I was never in the "MASTERPIECE!!" camp even then. The ending was just too neat and pat for that. Then, as we all know, season 2 was very, very messy. Lots of Vince Vaughn talking to random people and me being like "Huh?" All that said, McConaughey definitely created an iconic TV character in Rust Cohle. Alexandra Daddario's nude scene is also worth some extra points all by itself.
Rated 10 Mar 2018
75
44th
Season 1 Only - Survives entirely on the wonderful Louisiana atmosphere and McConaughey's edgelord rants. Harrelson's marital drama is dumb and shouldn't be in the show.
Rated 10 May 2018
60
13th
Toxic. Banal. Toxic. Wonderfully mocked by Bojack Horseman.
Rated 21 Jul 2018
87
77th
96% for 1st season (tho plot is definitely secondary to superb acting, tone & evolution of relationships over time) | 78% for 2nd season. As the seasons are stand-alone stories the 2nd season can be avoided if you wish but I don't think it deserved negativity it was greeted with. If it had been broadcast 1st not 2nd I think it would be pretty highly regarded. Simply Season 1 was so good that Season 2 felt disappointing in comparison.
Rated 29 Jun 2019
70
76th
Season 1 is fantastic, season 2 is great as well but season 3 is a big disappointment. Barely made it to the end and forcing myself not to fall asleep.
Rated 07 Apr 2021
85
81st
S3 is a substantial achievement, and bears far greater a resemblance to a work of art than FARGO or MINDHUNTER. Its subject is the phenomenon of 'true crime' itself: its evolution in public life and literature; its tenuous relationship with 'real' crime (and real truth); the psychological processes that underlie, and are underlined, by it. Pizza's seriousness invites ridicule, but he stands alone in seriously using TV as a means of exploring questions of narratology. & he writes plenty funny.
Rated 22 Sep 2021
70
70th
A gritty detective series with tons of intrigue. It was quite entertaining with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as the lead detectives and the beautiful Michelle Monaghan as Woody's wife. While the story was almost entirely engaging, there were several moments of insane rambling from a nearly incoherent McConaughey. The story and dialogs remained interesting and the plot unpredictable. Female nudity was also pretty great. Exciting and a bit addicting. Worthwhile
Rated 09 Mar 2024
50
27th
S1: 75 S2: 80 S3: 50 S4: 0 In S4 we get a look into what it's like to suck, but really, really, seriously suck, to be driven by woke fanaticism by way of pure misandry to dictate how your characters act, to misunderstand everything that has been made in the medium, to have the most vile taste and worst timing in needle drops, to just be AGGRESSIVELY bad in everything that it takes to produce good tv. And you know what? The immature poser Issa Lopez already signed for S5. Please euthanize me
Rated 11 Mar 2016
75
33rd
Season 1 really was very good but unfortunately season 2 makes it clear how much of that was a fluke and how much Fukunaga added to the proceedings
Rated 15 Oct 2015
93
92nd
Temporada 1: 93 - Rust Cohle é nosso rei!
Rated 20 Jun 2018
98
87th
The first season of True Detective is dark, brooding, slow and very hard to swallow at times. Which would all be reasons working against it if not for the amazing script work and Cary Fakunaga's astounding direction. If none of that pulls you in, career making work from Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. McConaughey in particular impresses the most and carries the series perfectly.
Rated 11 Sep 2015
75
46th
Season 1: 90. Brilliant performances, balanced characterization. Visceral visualization. Season 2: 60. Decent cinematography. Awful dialogue, predictably contrived. Unbalanced performances. Unclear vision.
Rated 03 Jan 2016
70
68th
Started off so well--the characters, dialogue, chemistry between McConaughey and Harrelson, the idea of using the interviews and flashbacks. For me, things started going downhill with the biker storyline and the ending was disappointing as well. These things didn't ruin the season, but it took it down a few notches.
Rated 26 Nov 2016
100
84th
Fantastic atmosphere.
Rated 08 Feb 2018
95
95th
This reveiw doesnt take into account season two.
Rated 25 Nov 2016
44
9th
Didn't bother with season 2. So mediocre it hurts me inside how many people recomended this to me
Rated 05 Sep 2015
8
0th
Season 1 10, season 2, not so good
Rated 09 Sep 2015
79
67th
Season 1 - 88 ////// Season 2 - 51
Rated 17 Sep 2015
80
64th
S01
Rated 15 Oct 2015
73
60th
I loved the first season of this series but was let down by the finale, where Rust Cohle's transformation did not really feel earned to me. Then I saw the beginning of season two and was so astonished by its abject terribleness that I wondered if I had been completely wrong about the show from the beginning. I never watched the rest of season two and this rating is purely for the first season, which, despite its flaws, is largely compelling and atmospheric with two great lead performances.
Rated 05 Sep 2015
95
98th
Watched up to S03E08. S1: 95; S2: 60; S3: 80. Season 1 is somewhere among the best crime/thrillers in history of cinema/TV. I would prefer darker or disturbing ending but other than that it's almost perfect. Season 2 has mostly unengaging storyline caused by tons of not needed fillers. Throwing out hilarious gay cop would already made it much better.
Rated 06 Sep 2015
80
85th
Rating for Season 1: |80|.
Rated 16 Dec 2017
10
49th
Season 1: 17 / Season 2: 2 Leveled off decency in due thanks to the keystone crescendo of the The McConaissance. Blessed Be Mahershalalhashbaz Ali.
Rated 22 Jan 2018
70
76th
S1:75 S2:70 S3:75 S4:55.
Rated 05 Sep 2015
7
67th
1st season: Initially sells itself as something more than just a gothic horror story only to make it very clear by the end that it's just a gothic horror story. All of the nihilism exuded by Rust Cohle gets replaced with hope and good-will. Amazing performance from McConaughey, but in hindsight the season doesn't really add up for me. I dunno. Admittedly, episode 4 was pretty fantastic. I have little interest in Season 2.
Rated 28 May 2016
70
67th
s1 9/10 s2 1/10 s3 8/10
Rated 05 Sep 2015
95
91st
Season 1 only.
Rated 01 Jan 2018
88
77th
First season is great
Rated 24 Jan 2017
86
92nd
First season only. No intention to watch the second.
Rated 29 Mar 2016
80
79th
s02
Rated 18 Aug 2017
83
66th
I only watched the first season, I find great : well paced, surprising, and sometimes disgusting. Harrelson and McConaughey are both great in their roles. I didn't catch on to second season. Sorry for the broken english.
Rated 12 Nov 2016
50
10th
In one word: mannerism. The fact that we are (HBO is) passed from so well written series like The Wire to this, a bad copy of genre cinema, prove the crisis of ideas of the tv series.
Rated 06 May 2020
61
54th
Sezon 1
Rated 30 Jul 2016
99
99th
Rating is for season 1 Season 2 rating is “9” Season 4 rating is “41”
Rated 23 Apr 2016
88
97th
S1: 88 S2: 65 S3: 85 S4: 87
Rated 03 Oct 2016
91
88th
Çok güzel Gardaş
Rated 09 May 2017
85
94th
Season One: 80 Season Two: 30
Rated 20 May 2017
100
93rd
S1: 100 - S2: 60 - S3: 80
Rated 02 Oct 2015
80
76th
It could get the perfect score from me if it wasn't for the dull season 2...
Rated 30 Nov 2015
90
93rd
[Season 1]
Rated 05 Sep 2015
70
53rd
Season 1: 95 Season 2: 55 Season 3: 60
Rated 10 Nov 2015
65
71st
Season 1 - 85 Great Season 2 - 60 Liked it, but ending sucks Season 3 - 40 Interesting start but get tedious after a few episodes
Rated 18 Feb 2016
80
91st
Season 1: 87 Season 2: 60
Rated 21 Mar 2016
100
96th
100 for Season 1. Have not viewed Season 2 yet.
Rated 06 Sep 2015
80
63rd
The first season (the particularly uninteresting main investigation story aside) was superb -- the two characters were written and acted to an inch of their lives, and the show exuded a tense and dark mood that I jived with. Season 2 was mediocre and disappointing, and did not feature the same impressive scope of the 1st.
Rated 26 Feb 2016
8
38th
Season one and two are wonderful, although the merit goes to season one, but you probably already knew that.
Rated 06 Oct 2017
74
4th
how ppl could love it so much? mediocre at best... though 3rd season worked for me. (1st-74, 2nd-65, 3rd-82)
Rated 09 Sep 2015
95
99th
Season 1 – Amazing buddy cop drama. Best season of television ever? Season 2 – Snooze fest with great acting. Farrell is great, but only completionists should finish it. Season 3 – Goes back to formula from season 1 with some success. Dorf is great. (Rating is for season 1)
Rated 08 Mar 2017
92
99th
Season one is just brilliant (92 - rating). Season two is at best a 70 - rating.
Rated 11 Jul 2017
100
88th
ilk sezon efsane
Rated 21 Sep 2017
95
98th
1st season only, I refuse to see the second one
Rated 18 Sep 2015
80
95th
Excellent.
Rated 05 Nov 2015
85
91st
Sezon 1: 75, Sezon 2: 90
Rated 06 May 2016
80
97th
Season 1 - 80 Season 2 - 45
Rated 09 May 2017
90
97th
(1 season)
Rated 10 Oct 2015
75
68th
The first season was great, with an excellent tone and phenomenal performances. The ending was kind of anti-climactic, but it was solid overall. The second season was a mess. All grit, no substance. It felt like the people making it didn't quite understand exactly what made the first season so good or just couldn't duplicate it. Let's see if they turn it around for season 3.
Rated 31 Dec 2015
81
55th
Nice first season, but the second one wasn't not as good as the first.
Rated 06 Sep 2020
72
47th
Great production value but nothing really happens until last two episodes of season 1.
Rated 30 Jan 2018
73
65th
s1: 100 // s2: 50 // s3: 70
Rated 17 Jan 2018
100
97th
The first season of this show is probably the closest television can ever hope to come to perfection, and it's hard to decide if the highlight is the gorgeous cinematography, the deceptively original writing, or the photo-real acting.
Rated 15 Apr 2020
85
82nd
Seasons 1-3: Season 1 is perhaps some of the best bit of television I've ever seen, and honestly Season 3 isn't too far behind. If it wasn't for the third season, which granted isn't bad but just doesn't live up to the hype, this could've been the best show to grace television in a very long time. McConaughey, Harrelson, and Ali all give career-defining performances. (S1: 95, S2: 70, S3: 90)
Rated 02 Dec 2017
90
82nd
Season 1 only
Rated 06 Sep 2015
9
94th
S1: 9 / S2: 8
Rated 09 Feb 2016
50
18th
Dumb, plagiarized shit.
Rated 27 Dec 2016
10
97th
The chemistry between the two lead characters, the incredible sense of suspense and dread, the philosophical undertones as well as the excellent pacing makes this one of the best crime dramas ever conceived.
Rated 11 Nov 2015
80
75th
sezon 1
Rated 09 Sep 2015
67
85th
first season
Rated 12 Feb 2017
80
85th
Season 1 was so awesome, I'd rate it at 95. Second season was just not up there, kind of boring, didn't really manage to catch my attention. Would rate the second season at 72.
Rated 31 Mar 2017
60
63rd
okay series
Rated 15 Nov 2017
90
45th
The first season is a perfect 100.
Rated 17 Feb 2017
91
92nd
Season 1
Rated 06 Feb 2016
91
95th
Season 1 - 91
Rated 07 Sep 2015
85
93rd
score voor seizoen 1
Rated 24 Dec 2016
9
93rd
only s1.
Rated 18 Jan 2018
100
99th
As long as we're talking about the first season. 100. Second was probably closer to a 90
Rated 28 Nov 2015
80
91st
The first season is great, the second still better than many TV shows, but it never reaches the brilliance of Cohle and Hart.
Rated 01 Oct 2017
90
98th
90 for season 1. the second is, while in my mind massive underappreciated, still a decent 80+. season 3 is the worst of the bunch, in spite of a promising beginning.
Rated 24 Oct 2017
67
44th
Duh
Rated 14 Nov 2015
8
76th
True Detective Season 1 is one of the most enjoyable and impressive TV crime dramas I've ever seen. Matthew McConaughay & Woody Harrelson are sensational together and the overall direction, cinematography, writing & plot is all stellar. Whereas Season 2 is significantly weaker and disapointing. Colin Farrell is the only notable standout but the supporting cast is a mixed bag. Visually it is stunning once again. But the plot is all over the place and the dialogue is incredibly overwritten.
Rated 10 Nov 2020
95
96th
Rating for first season only which remains a true classic.

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