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Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery
Drama · TV Movie · Mystery · 2017
In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an expert in Victorian home restoration and renovation. Through her renovations she will find clues to uncover the house’s secret past and in turn become an unlikely sleuth to help crack these unsolved mysteries
Movie details
Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery
2017 Drama · TV Movie · Mystery 1h 23m
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TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an expert in Victorian home restoration and renovation. Through her renovations she will find clues to uncover the house’s secret past and in turn become an unlikely sleuth to help crack these unsolved mysteries
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Mark Jean
Written by
Peter Hume · Teena Booth
Jewel
Shannon Hughes
Colin Ferguson
Macintyre Sullivan
Erin Karpluk
Jennifer
Ron Lea
Pete Hughes
Colin Lawrence
Chief Jensen
Laura Soltis
Althea Morton
Marcus Rosner
Stephen Davison
Court is in session
Put Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.