Jesse Stone: 9 Movie Collection [DVD]

Robert B. Parker created a collection of novels based on a fictitious police chief, Jessee Stone, in Paradise, MA. Stone is played by Tom Selleck. When the initial movie starts, Stone is a Detective in the Los Angeles Police department and he was fired due to a one-time drinking event on the job. His marriage failed and he was divorced which caused him to start drinking. After his termination, he decided to get away from his ex-wife by moving cross-country as far as he could go. He became the Police Chief in Paradise, MA and started a new life heading up the Police Dept. Each movie incorporates an interesting story line and is well acted with Selleck at the helm.Nine of the Parker novels were selected for movie production on TV. The stories are all quite good and Tom Selleck is excellent as the Chief of Police. The series started out as Hallmark Hall of Fame movies aired on TV with very good ratings, good stories and excellent actors. Tom Selleck, William Devane, Viola Davis, William Sadler, and 16 other actors.Each movie is well written and implemented, sort of like a mini-series. The movie story lines follow one another and are very entertaining. You may find yourself watching them more than once.

We love these Jessie Stone movies, my only complaint would be that they don't come in order.

Excellent series, can be re-watched multiple times! The writing, acting and music are all at a very high level. The story lines are good, with (typically) multiple plot lines working. Tom Selleck is great at this role, and is extremely relatable. The supporting cast is terrific as well. Highly recommended, despite being well over a decade old.

The "Jesse Stone" series of nine (9) movies, from the bestselling novels by Robert B. Parker, are made for Tom Selleck to put on film. Mr. Selleck joined up with Michael Brandman to jointly Executive Produce these beginning in 2005, with the last being in 2014. Each of the nine stand on their own story line, but have a connection in some part to where the preceding film left off. Without any spoilers, and why this is so signature driven for Tom Selleck, is this is about a top grade L.A. Police Homicide detective who's forced into earlier retirement because of finally for the first time (we presume) being caught drinking "on the job." While retiring with his pension, he accepts a job on the opposite end of the country as the Police Chief of a small, seasonal coastal town called "Paradise," run by a handful of stiff necked small town bureaucrats who soon learn they can "fire him" but can't "tell him what to do." He's way overqualified for a position they don't think his qualifications of solving murders is necessary, because as Jesse often says, he's "just a small town cop who mainly writes parking tickets." Of course, it isn't long before murder comes to Paradise, and while struggling with his need for "two drinks" every night, but never "on the job," we are led through some very well written, well portrayed personal depth of the Jesse Stone character as more human than super-cop, which Selleck plays so well. Part of our journey, besides catching the killer, is following Jesse Stone's own struggle with why he drinks. Did he begin drinking because he divorced is celebrity L.A. news anchor wife who he talks to every night on the phone, but we never meet; or did he get divorced because he drinks? Even he never figures it out, despite a repeat appearances with top actors like William Devane (playing his personal psychiatrist); Kathy Baker; William Sadler; Kerri Smith; Stephen McHattie; and a well cast, young Kohl Sudduth as the unassuming but gifted assisting officer, and other top talent guest starring for specific episodes. The first of these nine shows, is actually the second in the chronology of Jesse Stone's migration and employment with Paradise; called "Stone Cold" (2005). A year later, Selleck and Brandman produced its prequel, "Night Passage" (2006), which gives us the back-story of Stone's departure from the L.A. Homicide bureau, and first appearance in Paradise for his confirmation interview. Accordingly, I recommend watching the first two in reverse of their production, so you can fully enjoy the sequence of his journey in Paradise. In fact, if you like Selleck, you may want to binge watch these, or at least several in a row, and finish off the other half the next day; as I did. A great takeaway about Selleck's character, Jesse Stone, is summed up in one of his retorts: "I don't care about what's legal, I care about justice." (Or something like that.) If you like any of the Tom Selleck TV series, or westerns, or dramas, then you'll love Jesse Stone. I highly recommend grabbing this entire package of all nine films.

Great collection of movies, Tom Selleck did a great job with these. The only slight negative is that the movies are not in order between the discs; not a big problem but they do follow as timeline so it’s important to watch in the correct order. There is an insert that has the correct order so you just have to be aware of that, rather than just playing each disc through. We just kept track of them as we watched to maintain the correct order. Excellent value for entertainment vs. price.

good movie set. Best enjoyed them by buying this set, googling which stories are chronological in order of Jesse Stones character's story. Glad I bought this set and watched them with the whole story in the proper order. made the series more enjoyable. Not all are subtitled, just a few of the last ones.

Great series. Tom is one of my favorite actors. Kind of a dark story every time. Love the dogs.

Great movies