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Motive
2013–2016
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
53–85
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 53, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 85. Critics average 53, everyone else 76.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A feisty Vancouver homicide detective tracks down the most cunning of killers by trying to figure out the often-unexpected motive to the crime.
Details
- Created by
- Daniel Cerone
- Released
- 3 February 2013
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 52 across 4 seasons
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