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    Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

    6.9/10 · 1,190 ratings·2016·1h 24m·Weirdness 3/10
    Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent poster

    At a glance

    3/10

    Mostly standard issue

    Season
    Multiple
    Setting
    Small Town
    Time period
    Contemporary
    Leads start as
    Colleagues/Coworkers
    Runtime
    1h 24m
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    Where to watch

    🇺🇸United States6 ways

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    The premise

    Antiques guru Jennifer Shannon (Lori Loughlin) investigates a murder after an old college friend becomes the prime suspect.

    Themes:Loyalty to friendsThe danger of greedIntegrity vs. AmbitionTrusting your instincts

    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

    Lori Loughlin headshot

    Lead

    Lori Loughlin

    as Jennifer Shannon

    Sarah Strange headshot

    Lead

    Sarah Strange

    as Danielle

    You’ve seen this pairing before: Lori Loughlin and Sarah Strange have made 13 Hallmark movies together.

    Alongside them

    • Steve Bacic headshot
      Steve BacicJason Shannon
    • Eva Bourne headshot
      Eva BourneHannah Shannon
    • Connor Stanhope headshot
      Connor StanhopeLogan Shannon
    • Kevin O'Grady headshot
      Kevin O'GradyFrank Lynwood
    Show all 10 castShow fewer
    • Johannah Newmarch headshot
      Johannah NewmarchSusan Lynwood
    • Jay Brazeau headshot
      Jay BrazeauTramell
    • Lauren K. Robek headshot
      Lauren K. RobekSandra Chambers
    • Aliyah O'Brien headshot
      Aliyah O'BrienKimberly Collette Balmain

    Behind the camera

    ShowHide

    Directed by

    • Peter DeLuise headshot
      Peter DeLuise

    Written by

    • Walter Klenhard headshot
      Walter Klenhard

    Wait, what?

    The quirks and curveballs that make this one a little weirder than your average Hallmark. No spoilers, promise.

    • The discovery of a mummified body in a 'sealed vault' beneath a barn
    • The 'murder by power bar' subplot involving a peanut allergy
    • The protagonist being explicitly referred to as a 'murder magnet' by her friends
    • A high-stakes mystery revolving around a Shoeless Joe Jackson rookie card

    Every trope, all in one place

    Here’s everything this one has going on, from the setting to the way it wraps up. Tap any of the 20 to find more movies that do the same thing.

    Setting2

    🏘️Small Town📍Other

    Time & season2

    🔀Multiple🗓️Contemporary

    Premise2

    ✨Other Secret🔒Hidden secret

    Characters4

    🏪Lead: Small Business Owner👮Love interest: Police Officer👶Cute kid🖤Widow / widower

    Conflict5

    ⚠️External Threat to Business⚡Economic Downturn💔Life/Death stakes📉Business in peril💔An ex returns

    Romance3

    💕Start as colleagues/coworkers💕First kiss: never/implied🔥Slow burn

    Tone & quirks1

    🎬Light/Heartwarming

    How it ends1

    🏪Saves the business

    How it all plays out

    Already seen it, or just can’t wait? Open this up for the whole story, ending included.

    Full story (spoilers)
    The film begins with Jennifer Shannon reconnecting with her old friend Sandra, who is closing her antique shop. Sandra offers Jennifer a consignment deal on her inventory. While exploring a barn on Sandra's property, the two women discover a hidden, sealed cellar containing high-end antiques and the mummified remains of Michael Chambers, Sandra's fiancé who disappeared two years prior. Michael had supposedly left Sandra for another woman, but the discovery of his body—shot with his own gun—turns the disappearance into a murder investigation. Sheriff Connors arrests Sandra after her fingerprints are found on the murder weapon, which was kept in her house. Jennifer, convinced of Sandra's innocence, begins her own investigation. She learns that Michael was a fitness enthusiast who was skimming money from the shop to buy rare collectibles, specifically a 'Shoeless Joe Jackson' rookie baseball card. Jennifer visits Michael's old gym and discovers he was involved in a love triangle with a trainer named Duane and a mysterious woman named Kim. Parallel to the mystery, Jennifer's business partner Dani is recruited by Elena DeRosa for a high-end gallery position, leading to tension over the future of their shop, 'Rags to Riches.' Jennifer's son Logan also faces a moral crisis when his friends hack the school's computer to change their grades; Logan secretly reverses the hack to ensure they get the grades they actually earned. Jennifer's investigation leads her to Kim Balmain, a wealthy widow whose husband recently died of an 'accidental' allergic reaction to a power bar. Jennifer realizes Kim is the woman Michael was seeing and that she is a 'Black Widow' who kills for financial gain. The climax occurs when Kim confronts Jennifer and Sandra at the barn, revealing she killed Michael for his card collection and her husband for his estate. Kim locks the two women in the cellar and sets the barn on fire. Jennifer and Sandra manage to break through the floorboards and escape just as Detective Frank Lynwood and the police arrive to arrest Kim. The film concludes with Dani deciding to stay at the shop after realizing the gallery owner is elitist, and Jennifer returning to her life as a 'garage sale diva.'

    Beat by beat

    1. 1

      Opening

      Jennifer reconnects with Sandra and discovers the body of Michael Chambers in a hidden cellar under a barn.

    2. 2

      Inciting Incident

      Sandra is arrested for Michael's murder after her fingerprints are found on the gun.

    3. 3

      Midpoint

      Jennifer investigates Michael's secret life, uncovering his obsession with rare baseball cards and a secret affair.

    4. 4

      Turning Point

      Jennifer notices a statue missing from the crime scene photos, leading her to a card broker and the real killer, Kim.

    5. 5

      Climax

      Kim traps Jennifer and Sandra in the cellar and sets the barn on fire to cover her tracks.

    6. 6

      Resolution

      Jennifer and Sandra escape the fire; Kim is arrested for multiple murders; Dani decides to stay at Rags to Riches.

    20 tropes in one movie

    We counted 20 distinct Hallmark tropes packed into this one — a genuine greatest-hits reel.

    How it stacks up

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

    Rating 6.9 vs every rated Hallmark moviemedian 6.4This movie · 6.945678

    Higher-rated than 83% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.

    Where this one fits

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

    Garage Sale MysteriesPart of the 13-film Garage Sale Mysteries series.
    • 🧁Hallmark Baking & Cooking MoviesPlenty of time in the kitchen.
    • 🔍Hallmark Mystery MoviesA whodunit at heart.
    • 👨‍👧Hallmark Single Parent MoviesA single parent finds love again.
    • 🏘️Hallmark Small Town MoviesA classic small-town setting.

    Lines worth quoting

    The lines that stuck with us — the ones you’ll be repeating after the credits roll.

    • “You're a murder magnet.”
      — DaniDiscussing how Jennifer constantly finds dead bodies while antiquing.
    • “In a murder investigation, the obvious... is often quite wrong.”
      — Jennifer ShannonExplaining her theory on why the evidence against Sandra is too perfect.
    • “I am only following my heart.”
      — Michael (in note)The fake breakup note Michael supposedly left for Sandra.

    Meet the characters

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

    • Jennifer Shannon

      Lead

      Antique Store Owner

      ObservantPersistentIntuitive
    • Kim Balmain

      Antagonist

      Socialite / 'Black Widow'

      Suspect

      ManipulativeLethalGreedy
    • Sandra

      Supporting

      Antique Dealer

      Old friend

      VulnerableTrustingUnlucky
    • Dani

      Supporting

      Antique Store Co-owner

      Business partner

      AmbitiousLoyalPractical
    • Jason Shannon

      Supporting

      Architect

      Husband

      SupportiveWitty

    Questions people ask about Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

    Where can I watch Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent?

    Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent is available via fuboTV, YouTube TV, and Philo. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.

    How long is Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent?

    Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent runs about 1 hour and 24 minutes, and was released in 2016.

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