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Movies Like Mystery 101: Playing Dead

If you loved Mystery 101: Playing Dead's Mystery and TV Movie storytelling, these films deliver a similar experience — carefully selected for tone, themes, and emotional depth. Each pick includes where to watch it right now.

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Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
8.0

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver

2020

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.

Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
7.0

Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts

2017

Hannah Swensen is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when fellow judge, Coach Bishop is found murdered, Hannah once again takes it upon herself to find the killer.

Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
6.8

Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery

2017

Brilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding is trying to unearth evidence of a 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years. But the dead body that accompanies it has embroiled Emma and her students in a different kind of exploration.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
7.4

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

2020

When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it.

Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
7.2

Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2018

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.

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
7.3

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love

2016

Former prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean is a powerhouse, Mensa bright, and acutely observant. During a tragic week, one of her patients loses her parents to separate fatal accidents along with millions of dollars that has seemingly vanished into thin air. When the police begin to question Hailey's patient, shes knows she is innocent. But who is the culprit?

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
7.5

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

2019

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.

Dead Man's Folly
6.3

Dead Man's Folly

1986

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

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Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder
6.7

Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder

2017

Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. When the former owner of the recorder, a retired therapist, is found murdered in a patient’s apartment, Jenn’s investigation leads to other patients whose love lives are more entangled than she was first led to believe.

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
7.0

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery

2015

A young bakeshop owner’s holiday season takes a surprising turn when she finds a body at a local Christmas tree lot and winds up involved in a dangerous murder investigation. With colorful characters popping up as suspects, shady business practices uncovered at the tree lot and holiday romance in the air, the young baker-turned-sleuth must race against time to track down the killer and save the Christmas season.

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
6.9

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2017

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.

Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
7.2

Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery

2016

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.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
7.2

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

2019

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.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
7.0

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game

2018

Crime-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden leaps headfirst into Lawrenceton’s latest murder investigation when her nephew Phillip and his college roommate go missing after the roommate’s girlfriend is found dead. Enlisting the help of her Real Murders pals, and the handsome college professor Nick Miller who just moved in across the street from her, Roe uncovers a kidnapping plot gone awry.

A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
7.4

A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

2020

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.

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
6.7

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2016

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.

Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
7.1

Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery

2015

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.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly
7.2

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

2020

Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
6.5

Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

2016

When Jenn's old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it'll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out.

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
6.9

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2017

Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. When his body is found outside of Aurora’s home, she then becomes the main suspect. Determined to find the killer and clear her name, Aurora can't help but to get involved once again.

Why These Movies Are Similar

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