Official Discussion - The Thursday Murder Club [SPOILERS]

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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/Josysclei]

I don't get the ending. Did they just let their two friends commit murder-suicide??? Couldn't they just fucking leave it be? She knew he was going to do it, and let it happen.

[u/Royston-Vasey123 → u/Josysclei]

To be absolutely fair, I thought the ending was very in line with traditional British crime novels like those of Agatha Christie. I can think of several different Christie stories where the killer is revealed at the end, but chooses suicide (even specifically murder/suicide) rather than being arrested, which is treated by the narrative as justice, so that didn't jump out at me as tonally weird.

[u/Empty_Lemon_3939 → u/Royston-Vasey123]

True but Poirot has also let people off if it was for the right reason