Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop

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Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop

PG

2021

1h 20m

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Orphaned at a young age, Elizabeth Willoughby inherited her family estate. Now an Ancient Civilization professor at University, Willoughby receives a call from old family friends asking her to investigate a series of hauntings at their antique bookshop.

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Tom Cassidy

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Undemanding but not unsatisfying, its story of a seemingly haunted bookshop is easy to settle into and deliberately obvious clues are dropped along the way.

Rated: 3/5

May 3, 2023

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

The case itself is nothing special, but it features enough twists to keep viewers on their toes, and Cox and Grammer make for a fine detective duo.

Rated: B-

Feb 9, 2022

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Wes S

Literally a time-waster. If you have anything better to do, go do it. If not settle in for a non-mystery that's been done so many times before. Other than Kelsey Grammer the acting is tolerable. He's just Dr. Crane in a different setting. The visuals are pretty good if you like looking at luxury estates and landscapes so that's a plus. My biggest problem with this movie is that there is no one to care about. I don't actually care if they find the answer to the riddle or not, or who gets bumped off along the way.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Audience Member

I loved this movie! Good for a family night and popcorn 😍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Dasha H

The movie was so bad that I actually went through the trouble of registering here just to leave this review. The script is a complete disaster—there isn’t even a coherent setting. The time period is unclear, the characters and their relationships are utterly incomprehensible, and as for the mysterious elements… don’t even get me started. At one point, I honestly thought I had accidentally started watching a TV series from the middle of an episode. The filmmakers simply dumped an unpolished, underdeveloped concept onto the audience (it doesn’t even qualify as a story) and assumed that the actors and a British backdrop would somehow make up for it. An absolutely shameful film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Koi P

Enjoyable watch. Fun mystery.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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Kam P

The British settings with fancy mansions and the usual aristocratic stereotypes are quite pleasant to watch. However it is an average imitation of a Miss Marple movie without any significant twists and turns.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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Mark B

PG rated British mystery. Comforting watch. Not going to break any ground a watch for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Perfectly enjoyable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Brad Watson

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Nathalie Cox

Miss Willoughby

Kelsey Grammer

Robert Thompson

Caroline Quentin

Sarah Clarkson

Steven Elder

Oliver Deakin

Bhavna Limbachia

Dr Gaya Shirani

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Synopsis

Orphaned at a young age, Elizabeth Willoughby inherited her family estate. Now an Ancient Civilization professor at University, Willoughby receives a call from old family friends asking her to investigate a series of hauntings at their antique bookshop.

Director: Brad Watson
Producer: Alan Latham, Philippe Martinez
Screenwriter: Josh Ridgway, Kate Wood
Production Co: Highfield Grange Studios, Goldfinch, MSR Media
Rating: PG (Violence|Brief Language|Thematic Material|Scary Images)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2022
Runtime: 1h 20m

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