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Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop

2022 · 95 min

A cozy, lighthearted mystery with a charming duo and a dog, offering gentle suspense and whimsical fun without demanding much.

Directed by
Brad Watson
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Nathalie Cox, Kelsey Grammer, Caroline Quentin
Tagline
In this shop, every book is a mystery.
Overview
Miss Willoughby is an educator and keen adventurer, an heiress to a family fortune who, along with her ex-forces butler, Robert, and cheeky but reliable Jack Russell, Bentley, gets pulled into mystery and adventure surrounding a haunted antique bookshop.

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Directed by
Brad Watson
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Nathalie Cox, Kelsey Grammer, Caroline Quentin
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • class
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
mystery, crime
Directed by
Brad Watson
Written by
Josh Ridgway, Chad Law, Kate Wood
Starring
Nathalie Cox, Kelsey Grammer, Caroline Quentin, Steven Elder, Tara Fitzgerald, Louise Bangay, Wayne Gordon, Nicholas Jones
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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