Movies like Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003)
The best movies like Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003) are Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001) and The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker (2024). If Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle 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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- Highest ratedDeath on the Nile (1978)7.2/10 from 967 votes
- NewestNelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder (2026)Released 2026
- Same seriesMurder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
Jessica Fletcher searches for a woman who witnessed the murder of a man trying to expose a serious flaw in a top-secret government satellite code.
Why it matches: Same series: Murder, She Wrote · both mystery
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details surrounding the death of a slave owned by one of her long dead ancestors in the mid-1800s.
Why it matches: Same series: Murder, She Wrote · both mystery
The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker (2024)
Ainsley MacGregor, a former criminologist from Chicago, decides to make a radical change in her life and returns to the quiet Texas town of Sweet River to open an art store. She also begins teaching criminology at a local college. Her quiet life is shattered when a murder occurs at her best friend's winery, and the prime suspect is her friend's husband. Despite her brother, a sheriff, urging her to stay out of the investigation, Ainsley uses her professional skills and the help of her book club to find the real killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000)
Jessica Fletcher, lecturing at a writers' conference, finds herself called on to solve the killing of a guest speaker, an arrogant Russian author who'd written a nonfiction, tell-all book about his tenure as head of the KGB.
Why it matches: Same series: Murder, She Wrote · both mystery
The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Yarn Maker (2025)
Ainsley McGregor, a former Chicago criminologist, has moved back to her hometown of Sweet River, Texas, to teach criminology at the local university while also being the owner/operator of Bless Your Arts, a shop for community artists. Bless Your Arts is honoring a true Yarn Goddess, heiress of Real Wool, Ellie Mitchum who arrives with a cold demeanor before turning up cold, as in dead. At stake in the mystery is the future of Ellie's Fortune 500 company and her feuding family angling for control. As always, Ainsley relies on her brother, Sheriff Ryan, her boyfriend, fireman Jake, and the eccentric band of sleuths who masquerade as a Book Club to solve the crime. Whatever the mystery, Ainsley McGregor is always on the case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
The Jane Mysteries: Murder at Moseby (2024)
Jane goes undercover at her alma mater to help her college boyfriend solve a crime he may have witnessed years ago during the annual Edgar Allan Poe Festival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
The Mystery Cruise (2013)
"The Mystery Cruise" centers around best friends and impending business partners, Alvirah Meehan (Gail O'Grady), a lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and Regan Reilly (Michelle Harrison), a private investigator. After rescuing the diamond-collared pooch of a wealthy socialite (Carol Higgins Clark), the two heroines set off with their spouses to join Regan's mom, Nora Reilly (Colleen Winton), a world famous mystery writer, on a luxurious three day cruise around the San Juan Island off the coast of Washington. The cruise serves as the setting for a mystery game created to promote the release of Nora's latest book. As the boat calmly sets sail, everyone is enjoying getting into character, especially Alvirah, who may or may not be the games "murderess." But troubled waters lie ahead when Alvirah gets a hunch that a real killer may be on board and, together with Regan, the pair teams up to solve the high seas whodunnit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Mystery Island (2023)
London Police psychiatrist Dr. Emilia Priestly needs to take a relaxing break from her stressful job, so her wealthy friend, Baroness Jane Alcott, invites her to Mystery Island, an immersive murder-mystery-themed resort hosting a special retreat for the original investors. As the mystery game begins, tragedy strikes: John Murtaugh the resort’s reclusive founder, is murdered. The visitors are confined to the island as local detective Jason Trent investigates the case. Once Emilia proves her innocence, she makes use of her special skills to help Jason find the murderer. The lines between game and reality are blurred as they unravel the web of romance, revenge, and betrayal behind the resort, its guests, and its elusive founder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: Death at the Diner (2024)
When the owner of the diner where Aurora Teagarden works is suddenly killed, her new boyfriend becomes the primary suspect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (2005)
The Declaration Of Independence is stolen while on display in a Los Angeles bank. The NSA, with the assistance of a puzzle solver (Code Name: Jane Doe), becomes involved in the mystery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Buried at C (2025)
Our favorite music teacher Gethsemane is back again along with her trusted ghost friend Eamon to solve the unexplained death of a sea captain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Murder Without Conviction (2004)
Recently released from her vows as a nun, Christine Bennett is discovering "life on the outside." After a visit to her mentally-handicapped cousin Gene, Christine becomes embroiled in the investigation of the murder mystery surrounding James and Edward Talley, twin savant brothers accused of killing their mother on Good Friday.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Lesson in Murder (2024)
When a student from Aurora's true crime literature class is found murdered outside the diner where she works, Aurora takes it upon herself to figure out the real culprit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
A Murder of Quality (1991)
At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley Rode teaches at Carne School, but Smiley is doubtful that he had anything to do with his wife's death. As Smiley investigates, he learns that Stella was a nosy busybody who loved to learn other's little secrets and then gossip about them - or possibly blackmail them. When a student is killed and Smiley unearths a secret, he has the evidence to name the killer.Based on John Le Carré's 1962 thriller (his first) in which George Smiley is brought out of spy retirement to solve a murder in a British public school. The setting is based on Le Carre"s own schooldays in Sherborne and his brief experience teaching at Eton.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
The Abigail Mysteries (2023)
Abby Brooks is a true-crime podcaster struggling to come to terms with the loss of her baby and her subsequent divorce. Moving back to her hometown, she quickly gets wrapped up in a mystery surrounding the untimely death of her eccentric neighbor. Following the clues left behind for her, Abby goes on a journey of faith, reconnection and adventure as she works with her childhood crush, Matt, a local cop who has secretly had feelings for Abby for years, to solve the layered mystery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2021)
When a waitress seeking Jeff’s help is poisoned, he must uncover the mysterious plot she’d tried to warn him about to solve her murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder (2020)
When crime reporter Ruby Herring receives clues to a murder that happened five years earlier involving a local psychic, she joins forces with Detective Jake Killian to help crack the case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major (2023)
Former orchestra conductor Gethsemane Brown moves to Ireland to teach at a boarding school. After deciphering a musical message, she meets a renowned composer's ghost who is rumored to be behind the death of his lover.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Mystery 101: An Education in Murder (2020)
A young writer's research prompts the police to revisit a famous murder case that convicted Amy's colleague at Elmstead, so Travis & Amy get a second chance at clearing the professor's name.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
My Gal Sunday (2014)
It was love at first sight for beautiful young lawyer Sandra "Sunday" O'Brien-Parker (Rachel Blanchard) and Henry Parker (Cameron Mathison), retiring White House Secretary of State, when Sunday's dad Danny (Jack Wagner), Henry's colleague and Secret Service Agent, introduced them at the picturesque Why Worry Ranch in California. Now, a year after their wedding, Sunday and Parker, living on the ranch near Lake Tahoe after Parker's recent term as beloved state governor, are an irresistible sleuthing team who enjoy the political spotlight while taking pleasure busting the bad guys. But when Parker's mom Miriam (Janet-Laine Green) and Danny are suddenly kidnapped on their way to a high-profile family event, Parker and Sunday are immediately on the case and this time it's personal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Death on the Nile (1978)
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Jane Mysteries: A Deadly Prescription (2024)
Jane Da Silva and Detective John fight for justice as they race against time to prove the innocence of a wrongly imprisoned teenager.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case For the Watchmaker (2026)
Ainsley McGregor thought craft markets and book clubs, not corpses, would define her new life back home in Sweet River. That is until a beloved member of the book club raises a cold case involving her late husband who was found murdered over his rare antique watch. Ainsley springs into action to untangle a web of small town secrets before the killer winds the clock down on the next victim.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005)
When a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell, NSA head, realize he's bent on a vengeance killin. Who the prospective victim is remains to be seen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder (2026)
Nelly and Detective Michael set out to solve the murder of a guest while at a lavish dinner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend (2005)
She's an avid mystery lover and bookseller, for whom crime has been comfortably confined to the pages of her favorite novels-until a real-life murder turns a weekend of fun and games into a chilling whodunit...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows (2007)
While searching for a KGB double agent who was about to be exposed by another Russian spy-turned-successful author, mystery bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey and her good friend and store manager Philby are thrust into the murderous world of international espionage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (2005)
Cathy Davis, one the smartest government agents in the country is urged out of retirement to crack the case of a missing computer file.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
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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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle?
The closest matches to Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle are Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001) and The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle?
People who watched Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle most often go on to The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker (2024), The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Yarn Maker (2025) and The Jane Mysteries: Murder at Moseby (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle?
Death on the Nile (1978), rated 7.2/10 by 967 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle?
Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Murder, She Wrote, which includes Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001) and Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000).
Are there English movies like Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle?
Yes: Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997), Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001) and The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker (2024).
How are movies similar to Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.