Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- somber
- restrained
- suspenseful
- quiet crime night
- weekend mystery viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded it as a polished, low-key mystery that emphasizes the mechanics of Jesse Stone’s police work and benefits from Tom Selleck’s performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jesse Stone and Simpson identify the victim through a class ring and gradually connect the victim, Norman Shaw, and the gangster biography project.
Stone's department simultaneously responds to an aggressive husband beating his wife while investigating the teenager's death.
The investigation unfolds in Paradise, Massachusetts, where the victim's identity and connections are rooted in the local community.
Jesse Stone maintains a low-key investigative manner while confronting the killing of a fourteen-year-old and an abusive domestic situation.
Films like Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise, and why
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
low-key small-town police procedural centered on a troubled detective and a carefully assembled murder investigation
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold
measured New England crime mystery with an emotionally restrained investigator and procedural focus
Insomnia
character-driven detective drama combining local corruption, domestic abuse, and a methodical homicide inquiry
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Harmon
- Release Date
- 2006-04-30
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (130)
Cast
- Tom Selleck
- Viola Davis
- Kohl Sudduth
- Orla Brady
- Gary Basaraba
- John Diehl
- Debra Christofferson
- Mae Whitman
- Edward Edwards
- Brendan Kelly
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise about?
- A stoic Massachusetts police chief methodically investigates a teenager’s death while confronting the darker violence hidden inside his small community.
- What is Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise as mild.
- What did critics think of Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise?
- Critics broadly regarded it as a polished, low-key mystery that emphasizes the mechanics of Jesse Stone’s police work and benefits from Tom Selleck’s performance.
- Which films are like Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise?
- Films with a similar feel include Jesse Stone: Night Passage, Jesse Stone: Stone Cold, and Insomnia.
- How long is Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise?
- Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise?
- In United States, Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
