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Movies and shows like Brain Works

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These 18 titles extend Brain Works through mood and genre. The selection runs from 1998 to 2025. The highest rated is The Apothecary Diaries (8.8). 9 of them are on Netflix, Hulu.

You
★ 8.0
You2018

In common: thriller, murder

Dexter
★ 8.4
Dexter2006

In common: thriller, murder

True Detective
★ 8.3
True Detective2014

In common: investigation, murder

Death in Paradise
★ 7.5
Death in Paradise2011

Also comedy · In common: investigation, murder

FBI
★ 7.3
FBI2018

In common: investigation

Bloodhounds
★ 8.5
Bloodhounds2023

In common: thriller

Squid Game
★ 7.9
Squid Game2021

In common: thriller

Rizzoli & Isles
★ 7.9
Rizzoli & Isles2010

Also comedy · In common: investigation

Paradise
★ 7.5
Paradise2025

In common: thriller, murder

The Blacklist
★ 7.8
The Blacklist2013

In common: investigation

C.I.D.
★ 6.9
C.I.D.1998

In common: investigation, murder