Movies Like The Beautiful Mechanical Doll

If you liked The Beautiful Mechanical Doll (1992), a tv movie and mystery movie directed by Yasutada Nagano, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also tv movie and mystery
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…
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Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie and mystery
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…
3
Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and mystery
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.
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and tv movie
When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.
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Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery and tv movie
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.
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A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and tv movie
After being forced into early retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving.
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Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and mystery
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…
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Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also tv movie and mystery
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.
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Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and tv movie
There is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the town’s sleuthy librarian, Aurora Teagarden. However, when the film’s leading lady is found murdered in her dressing…
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and tv movie
Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
★ 7/10Also tv movie and mystery
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.
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Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and mystery
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…
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Hailey Dean Mysteries: Deadly Estate (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and tv movie
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…
14
Wedding Planner Mystery (2014)
★ 6/10Also mystery and tv movie
Wedding Planner Mystery follows the exploits of a quirky but lovable event planner who makes murder as fun as can be. Homicide doesn't follow our heroine; she seeks it out. Using her circle of contacts, her friendship…
15
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also tv movie and mystery
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.
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The Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and mystery
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every…
17
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God (2007)
★ 7.9/10Also tv movie
When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami…
18
The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and tv movie
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also tv movie and mystery
Just days before Aurora’s wedding, a body is discovered, and she fears her father may be a suspect. She and Nick race to solve the cold case before they walk down the aisle.
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The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and tv movie
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…