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Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
TV Movie · Mystery · Crime · 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.
Movie details
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
2019 TV Movie · Mystery · Crime 1h 22m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.5 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder?
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
Don McCutcheon
Written by
Gregg Rossen · Brian Sawyer · Will Shortz
Lacey Chabert
Tess Harper
Brennan Elliott
Logan O'Connor
Barbara Niven
Aunt Candace
John Kapelos
Chief Chauncey O'Connor
Romaine Waite
Winston Sams
Lara Jean Chorostecki
Christina Blake
Alex Paxton-Beesley
Abby Miller
Court is in session
Put Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder 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.