Mindhunters (2005)
Director
Renny Harlin
Main cast
LL Cool J; Jonny Lee Miller; Kathryn Morris; Patricia Velásquez; Clifton Collins, Jr.
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Description
Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.
Renny Harlin
Main cast
LL Cool J; Jonny Lee Miller; Kathryn Morris; Patricia Velásquez; Clifton Collins, Jr.
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Description
Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.
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