Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder Takes the Stage

2026 1h 24m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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One of the members of Jennifer Shannon's true-crime book club is murdered during the group's reenactment of the Lizzie Borden case.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lori Loughlin
Jennifer
Sarah Strange
Dani
Steve Bacic
Jason
Kevin O'Grady
Frank
Connor Stanhope
Logan
Eva Bourne
Hannah
Fred Ewanuick
Isaac
Megan Best
Sierra

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paula Elle
Writers: Teena Booth
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Garage Sale Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Paula Elle, shot by Adam Sliwinski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Terry Frewer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lori Loughlin and Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt43746311 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paula Elle directs. Adam Sliwinski behind the camera. Terry Frewer scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
3Part of the "Garage Sale Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Paula Elle, shot by Adam Sliwinski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Terry Frewer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Lori Loughlin and Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt43746311 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Adam Sliwinski
Original score: Terry Frewer
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder Takes the Stage (2026)

Part of

Garage Sale Mysteries Collection

A series of TV Movies centered around the character of Jennifer Shannon. Jennifer Shannon has a gift for finding rare treasures hidden in garage sales that she can resell at her consignment store, Rags to Riches. But her keen eye for finding valuables also gets her involved in the criminal investigations that happen at the very second-hand sales she frequents.