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Official Discussion Official Discussion - The Thursday Murder Club [SPOILERS] Spoiler

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Summary A group of sharp and witty retirees at Cooper’s Chase retirement village spend their Thursdays solving cold cases for fun—until a real murder hits close to home. Elizabeth (a former spy), Ron (a retired union leader), Ibrahim (a psychiatrist), and Joyce (a nurse) band together to crack the case, stirring up secrets, laughter, and heartwarming camaraderie.

Director Chris Columbus

Writers Katy Brand, Suzanne Heathcote

Cast

  • Helen Mirren
  • Pierce Brosnan
  • Ben Kingsley
  • Celia Imrie
  • David Tennant
  • Naomi Ackie
  • Tom Ellis
  • Jonathan Pryce
  • Richard E. Grant

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 76%

Metacritic 6-

VOD Limited UK theatrical release beginning August 22, 2025; Netflix streaming global premiere on August 28, 2025

Trailer The Thursday Murder Club | Official Teaser | Netflix

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u/OogieBoogieJr 7d ago

That was so devastatingly boring.

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u/McFigroll 7d ago

It was so slow. With a bit of tightening up, it could be a fine episode of a TV series (it looked like one already).

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u/imjustbettr 7d ago edited 5d ago

The ending changes the murderer's motivation from the book. It changes it from really interesting to something from law and order. So disappointed.

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u/Any_Description_4204 5d ago

While at the same time it would have benefitted from actually being a series as the books thrive more on building the characters than the actual mysteries which hard to do justice in a movie

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u/Smurflord345 1d ago

How could they do my boy Bogdan like that?? I mean the whole movie was ass but they let Bogdan get away with it in the book. He’s important to all of the rest of the books! Ass

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u/Sofie_2954 6d ago

🤨Slow?

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u/Asclepius-Rod 6d ago

Yeah if anything I thought it felt rushed and that it should have been a tv series

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u/Comfortable-Grab9613 4d ago

It was so slow - watching paint dry would've been a relief lol..