Garage Sale Mystery

6.6/10 · 2,612 ratings20132hWeirdness 2/10Bingo card

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The premise

Jen hunts at garage sales. At one she makes a lunch date with Kate. She finds her dead in her house. The police says accident. Jen thinks murder related to her break-ins after garage sales theory.

How unusual is it?

Honestly? Not very — and that's the charm. It plays the hits, which is exactly the point for a cozy night in.

Who’s in it

Behind the camera

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Why we’d put this one on

Lori Loughlin plays Jennifer Shannon, an antiques dealer with a sharp eye for a bargain and, it turns out, for a crime. She makes a lunch date with a woman she meets at a garage sale, then finds her dead in her home. The police call it an accident, but Jennifer connects it to a string of break-ins that follow garage sales, and she cannot let it go. This is the feature-length pilot that launched a long-running cozy-mystery series, so it is the place to start. At a 6.9, running a full two hours, it gives the case room to breathe. I will say nothing about who is behind it.

Did you know?

A few things that make this one stand out once you stack it up against every other Hallmark movie.

  • At 2 hours it's a genuine epic by Hallmark standards — only about 58 of their movies run two hours or longer.

Peak comfort viewing

It scores just 2/10 on our weirdness scale — about as by-the-book cozy as Hallmark gets.

How it stacks up

Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.

Rating 6.6 vs every rated Hallmark moviemedian 6.4This movie · 6.6567

Higher-rated than 66% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.

Where this one fits

The corners of the catalog Garage Sale Mystery belongs to — handy if you’re after more of the same.

Garage Sale MysteriesPart of the 16-film Garage Sale Mysteries series.

Meet the characters

Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.

  • Jennifer Shannon

    Lead

    Garage-sale enthusiast turned sleuth

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  • Jason

    Love interest

    Jennifer's husband

    Spouse and ally

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  • Adam Iverson

    Supporting

    Police figure

    Person connected to the investigation

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  • Kate

    Supporting

    Jennifer's acquaintance

    The woman found dead

    victim
  • Hannah

    Supporting

    Family member

    Jennifer's child

    young
  • Logan

    Supporting

    Family member

    Jennifer's child

    young

Questions people ask about Garage Sale Mystery

Where can I watch Garage Sale Mystery?

Garage Sale Mystery is available via fuboTV, Plex Channel, and Plex. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.

How long is Garage Sale Mystery?

Garage Sale Mystery runs about 2 hours, and was released in 2013.

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