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Movies like Shodo Kyouju (2010)

The best movies like Shodo Kyouju (2010) are Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room (2015), Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders (2016) and Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder (2017). If Shodo Kyouju hooked you with its tv movie and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room (2015)

    A sleuthing garage sale maven suspects foul play when her friend dies in an old house with a cursed reputation. Even though police evidence - and even webcam footage of the death – point to natural causes – this mysterious death in a cursed” home poised for multi-million dollar sale seems too coincidental. Putting her keen instincts to work, she examines a few key suspects. As she digs into this deadly mystery, she uncovers clues that bring her closer to the truth, and even put her own life in danger.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  2. Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders (2016)

    When Jennifer makes a home delivery for a customer, she finds the recipient has been murdered. She soon realizes that the victim's cold-blooded demise is a re-enactment of a murder in a classic mystery novel.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  3. Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder (2017)

    Jennifer Shannon is a garage sale shopping expert whose sharp observation skills allow her to uncover valuable antiques, as well as help her local police department investigate crimes. While arranging a charity garage sale event, Jennifer finds a body in the attic of a local residence. While working to crack the case, Jennifer offers support to her loving husband, Jason, whose upcoming birthday has sparked a mid-life crisis. As Jennifer prepares to buy him the perfect gift, she receives an urgent voicemail from Tina, pleading for her immediate assistance. When she responds, the garage sale-expert-turned-sleuth finds herself standing face-to-face with a killer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  4. Hailey Dean Mysteries: Deadly Estate (2017)

    When Hailey helps her friend Pam sell her recently deceased parent’s estate, she becomes suspicious when Pam suddenly leaves town without notice. To make matters worse, Pam's boyfriend is the sudden victim of an accident and the man Hailey's dating, Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Jonas McClellan, falls critically ill. Now Hailey must determine: Are all these events a coincidence?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  5. Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love (2016)

    Former prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean is a powerhouse, Mensa bright, and acutely observant. During a tragic week, one of her patients loses her parents to separate fatal accidents along with millions of dollars that has seemingly vanished into thin air. When the police begin to question Hailey's patient, shes knows she is innocent. But who is the culprit?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  6. Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)

    Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  7. Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)

    A crossword puzzle editor finds her life completely disrupted when several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes, and she is pulled into the police investigation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  8. Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder (2017)

    Annie Winters is a long-time customer of Rags-to-Riches and her husband Garret is a wealthy internet entrepreneur. When Garret’s dead body is found washed up on the beach, it looks like an apparent surfing accident. But Annie doesn’t believe the death was accidental and pleads with Jenn to take a closer look.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  9. Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted (2016)

    Abby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week to be reckoned with. A reluctant bridesmaid at her drama queen cousin’s wedding, Abby ends up not just doing the flowers...but having to find out who murdered a wedding crasher. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  10. The Wings of the Kirin (2012)

    A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is absolutely not a criminal. Meanwhile, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga's (Hiroshi Abe) investigates and uncovers a point of contact between the dead body and Yashima. A hidden fact of the victim is revealed which even his children did not know about...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  11. Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)

    When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O’Connor to find the killer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  12. Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (2022)

    Goldy is a spirited single mom who’s thrust into the role of town sleuth to help solve a friend’s mysterious death. With the clock ticking to find the culprit, Goldy strikes up an unlikely partnership with Detective Tom Schultz, who leans into Goldy’s local knowledge. As their relationship shows signs of becoming something more, the suspect list rises. Will Goldy narrow in on the killer before the killer narrows in on her?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  13. Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent (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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  14. Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder (2019)

    Psychologist and former prosecutor Hailey Dean aids her friend Detective Garland Fincher in investigating a rapidly growing string of murders at Atlanta Memorial Hospital when Fincher’s girlfriend Dr. Meghan Phillips is named a suspect in the first killing. As the list of suspects grows with each new victim’s death, Hailey’s keen investigative skills, her uncanny ability to read people, and her passion for justice lead her through a labyrinth of clues that eventually point to the killer. But when she gets too close to the truth, Hailey becomes the killer’s next target for murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  15. Garage Sale Mysteries: The Mask Murder (2018)

    When Jennifer buys a storage locker at auction, she discovers a dead body inside - along with a mask matching the deceased woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  16. Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder (2017)

    Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. When the former owner of the recorder, a retired therapist, is found murdered in a patient’s apartment, Jenn’s investigation leads to other patients whose love lives are more entangled than she was first led to believe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  17. Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2020)

    During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  18. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)

    A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  19. Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)

    Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  20. Mystery 101: Playing Dead (2019)

    The local theater is producing a mystery that crime fiction expert Amy unearthed. When one of the actress' life is threatened, Amy & Travis must uncover which character is playing for keeps.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  21. Tsuyoki ari (2014)

    Based on the novel "Tsuyoki Ari" by Seicho Matsumoto In her past, Isako Sawada ran a restaurant. She then met Nobuhiro who is 31 years older than her and an executive of a corporation. They eventually married. Nobuhiro owns a large mansion and his money is managed by housekeeper Saki Tsubaki. Isako Sawada doesn't like that arrangement, but she hides her contempt because she has a plan. Her plan is to become a widow in 3 years and inherit one billion yen from her husband. Isako Sawada schemes to have Nobuhiro die in an apparent natural manner and she is having a relationship with another man.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

  22. A House on a Hill (2014)

    Rieko Sugita, a young and beautiful hairdresser who happens to visit a bedding shop owned by Yoshitaro (Emoto) and the latter becomes so besotted with her that they begin an affair without his wife's knowledge. On the other hand, Rieko hates her late mother (Fueki Yuko) for sleeping around with other men but is actually following in her footsteps by sleeping with men for money. One day, she reunites with her first love Naoki (Ozawa) who has become an assistant professor and shares a dark secret with her. Soon, the romance between them is rekindled. However, Yoshitaro who has lost his fortune and is about to lose Rieko, becomes consumed by jealousy which brings Rieko, Naoki and him to the point of no return. -- Dorama World

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

  23. Ekiro (2009)

    An employee of a bank goes missing following his retirement from the bank. Veteran detective Yobuno (Koji Yakusho), who is set to retire himself, is charged with the investigating the missing person case. Det. Yobuno quickly finds more mysterious as he delves into the case, but a woman named Keiko Fukumura (Eri Fukatsu) surfaces who may hold the key to case.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

  24. The Dangerous Slope (2012)

    At a companywide meeting, Bunsaku Akiba sees Toshie, an old girlfriend who is now the secretary and lover of Nishijima, the chairman who has control over the entire group. Although Akiba is married, the love affair between him and Toshie flares up again. Akiba uses Toshie to approach the chairman, but as Toshie gets more possessive of him, Akiba starts to have murderous thoughts.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

  25. Pro Bono (2010)

    The prominent lawyer Kinya Ohtsuka looks over the case of the falsely indicted man who was sentenced to life imprisonment and then committed suicide while incarcerated. One year ago, the prominent lawyer rebuffed the efforts of Kiriko Yanagida to represent her brother. Kiriko Yanagida now works as a hostess in Tokyo while planning revenge on those responsible for her brother's imprisonment.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

  26. La Grotte aux loups (1980)

    A postman in a small mountain village finds a woman and her son both dead in the "grotte aux loups" (cave of wolves). He soon begins to realize than it's not natural death, and that someone in the village in behind their murder, while tragic events occur.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

  27. Hi to Shio (2009)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  28. Six crimes sans assassins (1990)

    A legendary police commissioner is at the edge of writing his memoirs when he asked to help out with solving a locked room mystery where two people are found dead in an apartment that was locked from the inside.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  29. ATEEZ - ZERO : FEVER Part.1 'Diary Film' (2020)

    'Diary Film' tells the story of a group of 8 people from different backgrounds who, for various different reasons, come together to follow the same dream: music.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

  30. Identity (2003)

    Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Shodo Kyouju?

The closest matches to Shodo Kyouju are Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room (2015), Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders (2016) and Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Shodo Kyouju?

Start with Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room (2015), the closest match to Shodo Kyouju.

What is the highest-rated movie like Shodo Kyouju?

Identity (2003), rated 7.2/10 by 4,650 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Shodo Kyouju?

Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like Shodo Kyouju?

Yes: The Wings of the Kirin (2012), Tsuyoki ari (2014) and A House on a Hill (2014).

How are movies similar to Shodo Kyouju chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Shodo Kyouju, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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