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    Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried

    6.8/10 · 1,058 ratings·2017·1h 24m·Weirdness 4/10
    Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried poster

    At a glance

    4/10

    Mostly standard issue

    What bumps it up: Mistaken identity.

    Season
    Multiple
    Setting
    Big City
    Time period
    Contemporary
    Leads start as
    Already Dating
    Runtime
    1h 24m
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    Where to watch

    🇺🇸United States16 ways

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    The premise

    Henry oversees the kitchen at David's birthday gala. He brings along his SFPD detective friend, Maggie. David's son is killed. Maggie and Henry investigate.

    How unusual is it?

    Middle of the road, with a twist — mistaken identity keeps it from being totally by-the-book.

    Who’s in it

    Dylan Neal headshot

    Our Guy

    Dylan Neal

    as Henry

    Brooke Burns headshot

    Our Girl

    Brooke Burns

    as Maggie

    You’ve seen this pairing before: Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns have made 5 Hallmark movies together.

    Alongside them

    • Bruce Boxleitner headshot
      Bruce BoxleitnerJim
    • Matthew Kevin Anderson headshot
      Matthew Kevin AndersonMunro
    • Marc Senior headshot
      Marc SeniorBailey
    • Samantha Ferris headshot
      Samantha FerrisCaptain Forsyth
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    • Christine Willes headshot
      Christine WillesDoris
    • Ali Skovbye headshot
      Ali SkovbyeAbigail
    • Shannon Chan-Kent headshot
      Shannon Chan-KentLucy
    • Brenda Crichlow headshot
      Brenda CrichlowNolan

    Behind the camera

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    Directed by

    • Mark Jean headshot
      Mark Jean

    Written by

    • Peter King headshot
      Peter King
    • Becky Southwell headshot
      Becky Southwell
    • Dylan Neal headshot
      Dylan Neal

    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 26 to find more movies that do the same thing.

    Setting2

    🌆Big City📍Other

    Time & season2

    🔀Multiple🗓️Contemporary

    Premise5

    🔒Secret Past✨Other Secret🎭Mistaken identity🔒Hidden secret📜Inheritance

    Characters5

    👮Lead: Police Officer👨‍🍳Love interest: Chef/Restaurant Owner👶Cute kid⏰Workaholic lead🖤Widow / widower

    Conflict4

    ⚖️Career vs Home/Family⚡Corporate Buyer/Merger💔Life/Death stakes📉Business in peril

    Romance2

    💕Start as already dating💕First kiss: early (first third)

    Tone & quirks2

    🎬Light/Heartwarming👨‍🍳Cooking scenes

    How it ends4

    💋Ends with a kiss🔄Career change🤝Family reconciliation🏪Saves the business

    26 tropes in one movie

    We counted 26 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 6.8 vs every rated Hallmark moviemedian 6.4This movie · 6.845678

    Higher-rated than 75% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.

    Where this one fits

    The corners of the catalog Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried belongs to — handy if you’re after more of the same.

    Gourmet DetectivePart of the 5-film Gourmet Detective 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 Big City MoviesA big-city backdrop.

    Meet the characters

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

    • Henry

      Lead

      Chef and amateur sleuth

      sharpgourmetcurious

    • Maggie

      Love interest

      SFPD detective

      Detective friend and romantic interest

      groundedsharpsteady

    • Jim

      Supporting

      Acquaintance

      Person in the story

      friendly

    • Munro

      Supporting

      Gala figure

      Person connected to the case

      polished

    • Captain Forsyth

      Supporting

      Police captain

      Maggie's superior

      authoritative

    • Abigail

      Supporting

      Gala figure

      Person connected to the case

    Questions people ask about Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried

    Where can I watch Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried?

    Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried is available via fuboTV, YouTube TV, and Hallmark+ Amazon Channel. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.

    How long is Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried?

    Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried runs about 1 hour and 24 minutes, and was released in 2017.

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