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The Thursday Murder Club

Play trailer 2:03 Poster for The Thursday Murder Club PG-13 Aug 2025 1h 58m Comedy Mystery & Thriller Crime Play Trailer Watchlist
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Based on Richard Osman's international bestselling novel of the same name, The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees -- Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) -- who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. When an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.
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Cozy as an undemanding beach reach and just as slight, this starry murder mystery leverages its terrific troupe of actors to nostalgic effect.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Oct 7
There’s plenty of money on screen in the handsome production design, but something meagre and perfunctory about the storytelling. Go to Full Review
Maxwell Rabb Chicago Reader Sep 5
There is some shock value, but the film goes too far in evading the truth; it nearly forgets to establish an emotional tether between the audience and its suspects. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Sep 5
3/4
Sometimes all you need is a nice, safe, and utterly pleasant piece of cinematic diversion that doesn’t insult your intelligence and is made with sturdy, workmanlike competence. Go to Full Review
Mel Campbell ABC Radio (Australia) Oct 15
It was crap! … I love an anti-developer narrative, but it was so insubstantial. … I felt embarrassed for these actors, the way they were capering. There are so many good examples of this kind of thing done so much better; just watch one of them instead. Go to Full Review
Steve Murray ArtsATL Oct 3
The mystery, in the first of what will likely be a series of films, isn’t really that interesting. But it draws in fine stage-and-screen actors like David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomie Ackie and Daniel Mays. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Sep 29
B+
The title and overall concept smacks of Hulu’s ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ but ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ has a unique spin that makes it well worth watching. Go to Full Review
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R B @Becca652 4d Utterly delightful. An amazing star-studded cast does an incredible job in the adaptation of one of my favorite book series, "The Thursday Murder Club". The plot is ingenious. The acting superb, really showcasing the diverse personalities of the elderly residents of a retirement home. See more shane h @Shartly 5d Light and entertaining with solid script and actors. Humour and twists providing some mystery. See more A M @Mutton Dec 16 A very disappointing experience, particularly the last half hour. Hamfisted clues and character decisions that don't stand up to any scrutiny. Big problems for a murder mystery. This is felt particularly hard by viewers expecting a reasonably faithful adaptation of the book. Most characters are turned into incapable caricatures of those they're based on, some completely irreconcilable to the original. Recommend avoiding, or if you've got a meddling-pensioner itch to scratch try the book instead. See more Andi E @AndiPandi65 Dec 10 Absolutely terrible. Love the books by Richard Osman but this movie did it no justice whatsoever. See more Horror fan 4 Dec 9 Absolutely loved this who done it murder mystery. The performances were terrific. Tim Treakle See more Blake B. @BlakebDirector Dec 8 Honestly, was really excited for the film because of who was attached to direct but once I watched it kind of disappointed See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on Richard Osman's international bestselling novel of the same name, The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees -- Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) -- who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. When an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.
Director
Chris Columbus
Producer
Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Todd
Screenwriter
Katy Brand, Suzanne Heathcote
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Netflix, Amblin Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 28, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 28, 2025
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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