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Plot Summary:
When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O’Connor to find the killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
Plot Summary:
Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 736
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, enigmatic, captivating
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Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
Plot Summary:
Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 947
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspenseful, stylized
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A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
Plot Summary:
After being forced into early retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspenseful, stylized
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The Mystery Cruise (2013)
Plot Summary:
"The Mystery Cruise" centers around best friends and impending business partners, Alvirah Meehan (Gail O'Grady), a lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and Regan Reilly (Michelle Harrison), a private investigator. After rescuing the diamond-collared pooch of a wealthy socialite (Carol Higgins Clark), the two heroines set off with their spouses to join Regan's mom, Nora Reilly (Colleen Winton), a world famous mystery writer, on a luxurious three day cruise around the San Juan Island off the coast of Washington. The cruise serves as the setting for a mystery game created to promote the release of Nora's latest book. As the boat calmly sets sail, everyone is enjoying getting into character, especially Alvirah, who may or may not be the games "murderess." But troubled waters lie ahead when Alvirah gets a hunch that a real killer may be on board and, together with Regan, the pair teams up to solve the high seas whodunnit.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, satirical
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Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2019)
Plot Summary:
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, entertaining, psychological
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Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery (2016)
Plot Summary:
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn't the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn't fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act--and now it's up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, psychological, emotional, thrilling
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A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
Plot Summary:
Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once again, Aurora finds herself drawn into a deadly investigation as she risks it all to help Martin reunite with his family.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, clever, feel good, captivating, suspenseful, psychological
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Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
Plot Summary:
Internet sensation and old family friend of Aurora Teagarden, Poppy Wilson, has returned to Lawrenceton to start her new embroidery business. But not everyone is happy with Poppy's success when she turns up dead. To find the killer, Roe must follow the unsettling truths that lead her—into the path of the killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, psychological
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Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)
Plot Summary:
While Aurora "Roe" Teagarden searches for her piece of the American dream, she decides to test the waters of the family business - real estate sales. Only thing is there's a dead body in the first house she shows. When a second body shows up in another home, Roe realizes there's more to real estate than she thought.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, psychological
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The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)
Plot Summary:
Aurora Teagarden is a beautiful young librarian with a passion for solving murders. After an exhaustive search for the perfect home, Aurora finally purchases her dream house, unaware of its murky history. As she prepares to move in, Aurora discovers that the family who once lived there mysteriously disappeared without a trace.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, psychological
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse (2019)
Plot Summary:
Someone begins taunting Aurora Teagarden with cryptic clues left at crime scenes, so the librarian-turned-crime buff attempts to figure out who is behind the creepy “game.” But when the people closest to Aurora become targets, the game takes on a much more dangerous edge as it points to a planned murder. The 10th installment in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, clever, feel good, captivating, suspenseful, psychological
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Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
Plot Summary:
There is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the town’s sleuthy librarian, Aurora Teagarden. However, when the film’s leading lady is found murdered in her dressing room, Aurora enlists her Real Murders Club members to help gather clues. At the same time, she experiences mounting concern that Aida is becoming attracted to the film’s director who, like everyone else working on the set that day, is considered a suspect. And this time around Martin is especially worried about Aurora’s safety after learning that the film’s screenwriter, who has a romantic history with her, emerges as the prime suspect.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, psychological
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The Case of Itaewon Homicide (2009)
Plot Summary:
On the night of April 8, 1997, an innocent college student was brutally murdered in a burger shop washroom for no apparent reason. 2 Korean-American teenagers are brought for questioning and are charged with murder and possession of lethal weapon and withholding evidence. Neither is remorseful for their heinous crimes and blames each other for the killing.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 509
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating
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My Killer (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young detective in the Northern Russian region of Yakutia is dealing with a seemingly simple murder case. The investigation becomes a dangerous journey into the world of illegal mining and gold trafficking in which life has no value.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspense, detective
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Wedding Planner Mystery (2014)
Plot Summary:
Wedding Planner Mystery follows the exploits of a quirky but lovable event planner who makes murder as fun as can be. Homicide doesn't follow our heroine; she seeks it out. Using her circle of contacts, her friendship with a reporter and the same research skills that enable her to plan distinctive events - if an unsolved murder occurs in Seattle, Carnegie will find out about it.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, emotional
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Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021)
Plot Summary:
Every summer, the Billionaire Tranchant and his wife Eliane host the glamorous world of celebrities in their luxurious mansion in the south of France. When a criminal car sabotage related to threatening letters wreak havoc in the villa, Tranchant goes in search of the best agent for the investigation. In the middle of this hot summer, only the arrogant and incompetent agent Boullin is available... To catch the suspect and solve the mystery, he will have no choice but to impersonate a newly hired butler and will turn everyone’s vacation into a hilarious game of ‘Cluedo’!.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Grey Lady (2017)
Plot Summary:
A Boston police officer goes to Nantucket to investigate the murder of his partner, but he finds more than he bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness (2019)
Plot Summary:
When consumer news reporter, Ruby Herring stumbles onto a murder, the intrepid redhead inadvertently discovers a knack for crime solving. With the reluctant help of a handsome detective, Ruby finds a new career covering crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, psychological, twist ending, exciting
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Out of Control (2009)
Plot Summary:
Against her father's wishes, a young female cop in Chicago pursues her dream of becoming a detective when she's brought on to investigate a major murder case.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)
Plot Summary:
A brilliant crossword puzzle editor (Chabert) finds her life turned upside-down when she is pulled into a police investigation after several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes. Proving her innocence means leaving the comfort of her sheltered world and working with a tough police detective (Elliott), puzzling through clues together in order to crack the case, as the two are fish out of water in each other's worlds.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, psychological, surprise ending
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (2015)
Plot Summary:
Aurora/Roe Teagarden, a librarian and amateur sleuth, investigates and solves murders with help from her friends in Real Murders Club.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Agatha Raisin (2014)
Plot Summary:
Burnt out on office politics, Agatha Raisin retires early to a picturesque village in the Cotswolds and soon finds a second career as an amateur detective investigating mischief, mayhem, and murder in her deceptively quaint town.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, captivating, feel good, emotional, witty, entertaining, ironic, light hearted
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Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
Plot Summary:
In preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn and Gus go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s estranged husband, as Lassiter grapples with the future of his career.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)
Plot Summary:
At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of murder when an unplanned onstage blackout during the play in which he is performing ends, revealing Phillip holding the bloody knife that has just killed one of the other performers. 12th installment in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, psychological
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For (2019)
Plot Summary:
A matriarch is poisoned during a family wedding reception and Aurora Teagarden vows to get to the bottom of the crime, especially when her mother, a friend of the dead woman, stands to inherit the bulk of the massive estate. 11th installment in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, psychological
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Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on the New York Times bestselling book, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, the film will take viewers on a mouthwatering mystery that centers on Hannah Swensen, shop owner of the Cookie Jar where much of the town's gossip percolates along with the strong coffee. But when a mysterious murder occurs, Hannah turns into a culinary detective and finds herself trying to solve the crime while getting caught in an unexpected romantic mystery of her own.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, feel good, captivating, romantic, entertaining, semi serious, psychological, thrilling
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Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
Plot Summary:
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal "copycat" killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, clever, captivating, psychological, thrilling
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Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current (2016)
Plot Summary:
Private Detective Kiyoshi Mitarai and Miyuki Ogawa arrive in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. They are interested in a case which involves discovered bodies. The bodies were found drifting in the Seto Inland Sea, where the currents repeat every 6 hours.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Deadly Sanctuary (2015)
Plot Summary:
Feisty, flame-haired reporter, Kendall O'Dell is drawn into an evil web of conspiracy beyond anything she could have ever imagined when she accepts a position at a small newspaper in isolated Castle Valley, Arizona. In the mix is a vanished reporter, two dead teenage girls and an attractive cowboy. Kendall's life hangs in the balance as she strives to uncover the horrifying secret.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Bordertown: The Mural Murders (2021)
Plot Summary:
A mural painted with blood is found on the wall of Pasila train station, which depicts Finland's best-known serial killer Lasse Maasalo. The text in the mural, “Making the world a better place”, is linked to a voting circulating in social media, where people can vote for persons that world would be a better place without. Soon the first body is found and Sorjonen must find the person who has named himself as The Judge.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Finland
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing