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Mystery 101

  • TV Movie
  • 2019
  • TV-G
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Kristoffer Polaha and Jill Wagner in Mystery 101 (2019)
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A college professor teaching "Whodunnit" fiction gets involved in the police investigation of the theft of a mega dollar research plant, the death of a student, disappearance of another and ... Read allA college professor teaching "Whodunnit" fiction gets involved in the police investigation of the theft of a mega dollar research plant, the death of a student, disappearance of another and an alleged suicide.A college professor teaching "Whodunnit" fiction gets involved in the police investigation of the theft of a mega dollar research plant, the death of a student, disappearance of another and an alleged suicide.

  • Director
    • Blair Hayes
  • Writers
    • Robin Bernheim
    • Lee Goldberg
    • John Christian Plummer
  • Stars
    • Jill Wagner
    • Kristoffer Polaha
    • Preston Vanderslice
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Blair Hayes
    • Writers
      • Robin Bernheim
      • Lee Goldberg
      • John Christian Plummer
    • Stars
      • Jill Wagner
      • Kristoffer Polaha
      • Preston Vanderslice
    • 52User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jill Wagner
    Jill Wagner
    • Amy Winslow
    Kristoffer Polaha
    Kristoffer Polaha
    • Travis Burke
    Preston Vanderslice
    Preston Vanderslice
    • Bud
    Andy Thompson
    Andy Thompson
    • Eldon
    Sarah Dugdale
    Sarah Dugdale
    • Claire Tate
    Iain Belcher
    Iain Belcher
    • Josh
    Louriza Tronco
    Louriza Tronco
    • Lacey Daniels
    Ben Sullivan
    Ben Sullivan
    • Rex
    Tosca Baggoo
    Tosca Baggoo
    • Morales
    Aliyah O'Brien
    Aliyah O'Brien
    • Holly
    Jan Bos
    Jan Bos
    • Dean Hawkins
    Larissa Dias
    Larissa Dias
    • Britney
    • (as Larissa Albuquerque)
    Matthew Harrison
    Matthew Harrison
    • Stephen
    Robin Thomas
    Robin Thomas
    • Graham Winslow
    Derek Green
    • Chief Tate
    Alvin Sanders
    Alvin Sanders
    • Professor Miller
    Lossen Chambers
    Lossen Chambers
    • Tabitha Felton
    Daniel Chai
    • Mark Cudforth
    • Director
      • Blair Hayes
    • Writers
      • Robin Bernheim
      • Lee Goldberg
      • John Christian Plummer
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    • Trivia
      This was originally released as "Mystery 101", but when later films in the series were made, the title of this was amended to "Mystery 101: Death, Disappearance and Deceit"
    • Goofs
      Professor Winslow tells the detective she can tell he was married by seeing the mark on his forefinger. The forefinger is the index finger, not the ring finger, but as the talk continues, he points to his ring finger.
    • Quotes

      Detective Travis Cole: Okay, but I gotta... I gotta cross my "i"s and dot my "t"s.

    • Connections
      Followed by Mystery 101: Playing Dead (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Who Can It Be Now?
      Written by Colin Hay

      Performed by Colin Hay

      [Played in the opening motorcycle scene]

    User reviews52

    Featured review
    6/10

    The mildest and most inoffensive of murderers

    Jill Wagner is the latest female sleuth in Hallmark's stable of with it amateur detectives. She's a college professor in the English Department giving a course in the mystery story. I think someone might have gotten the idea from Murder She Wrote when Angela Lansbury late in the series got a New York apartment and began lecturing at one of the colleges on the art of mystery writing.

    A real mystery comes along soon enough as Ben Sullivan with the campus newspaper turns up dead at the bottom of a ravine with motorcycle hanging from a tree limb. Just what was the young man looking into and it turns out it could be many things.

    It's motive that Wagner and her police detective confidante Kristopher Polaha are looking into and their motives from people springing up like weeds. I will say that it turns out to be one unlikely suspect which is revealed 20 minutes before the film ends.

    Mystery 101 should have a sequel or three.
    • bkoganbing
    • Feb 13, 2019
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    • Release date
      • January 27, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Crown Media International Distribution (United States)
      • Hallmark Channel Press (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mystery U
    • Filming locations
      • Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
      • Crown Media Productions
      • Lighthouse Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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