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Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

TV Movie · Crime · Drama · 2021

After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept into the investigation of the bizarre murder of a tech CEO

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Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

2021 TV Movie · Crime · Drama 1h 24m

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7.2 / 10

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After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept into the investigation of the bizarre murder of a tech CEO

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Directed by

Peter Benson

Written by

Pierluigi D. Cothran

Lacey Chabert

Lacey Chabert

Tess Harper

Brennan Elliott

Brennan Elliott

Logan O'Connor

Barbara Niven

Barbara Niven

Aunt Candace

John Kapelos

John Kapelos

Chief Chauncey O'Connor

Parveen Dosanjh

Parveen Dosanjh

Amrita

Matthew James Dowden

Matthew James Dowden

Paul Redford

Brandi Alexander

Brandi Alexander

Viv Banks

Court is in session

Put Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

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.