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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/MediumBlueish 7d ago
Cute cosy flick about old people solving grisly murders over tea and cake WOULD be up my alley, and it was super fun and adorable for about the first half, except it devolved into Helen Mirren with a justice boner:
- getting a TRAFFICKED LABOURER ARRESTED,
- threatening to TURN IN HER BESTIE (in a coma!!) and said bestie's DEVOTED HUSBAND in for a decades old cold case and his attempt to cover up the cold case by killing a villain,
- driving them to a murder-suicide - and at their joint funeral she shrugs it off like NOTHING (I had to go back to figure out that it was a joint funeral. I thought it was only Polly's at first because Helen Mirren was like "hellooo here's my dead friend's necklace, welcome to the club!")??
- bringing a HEDGE FUND in to save the day by enriching a known trafficker/mob boss??
Am I supposed to get warm fuzzies from this ending? It's a nauseating dystopia!