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A breezy, star-driven mystery with a cozy retirement-home premise and some genuine comic charm, but it sounds more pleasant than sharp. The appeal is in the ensemble chemistry and the novelty of elderly amateur sleuths, while the plotting and moral logic seem uneven.
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Fri · 1h 58m
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
Chris Columbus
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley
A breezy, star-driven mystery with a cozy retirement-home premise and some genuine comic charm, but it sounds more pleasant than sharp. The appeal is in the ensemble chemistry and the novelty of elderly amateur sleuths, while the plotting and moral logic seem uneven.
The Thursday Murder Club is built on an appealing premise: a group of retirees treating cold cases like a hobby until a real killing lands in their lap. That setup gives the movie instant charm, and the cast is clearly having fun leaning into the banter, eccentricity, and lightly subversive age-defying energy of the concept.
What seems to hold it back is the mystery itself, which plays more as a pleasant diversion than a truly satisfying puzzle. The tone lands somewhere between cozy caper and polished streaming crowd-pleaser, with enough wit to keep things moving but not enough bite to make the story feel especially sharp.
If you want an undemanding crime comedy with recognizable stars and a warm, autumnal vibe, it should go down easily. If you’re hoping for the cleverness or snap of the best modern murder mysteries, this looks more like a light companion piece than a standout entry in the genre.
lucy (2.5★) · 10989 likes
some very questionable morals on display here you let the human traffickers go???? but the old man and his wife had to die????????
Nicole (3★) · 8078 likes
A film made to be watched in the liminal space between Christmas and New Year
Sol (3★) · 4895 likes
knives out, teeth in
Hamish Calvert (3★) · 4187 likes
the only murder i saw was celia imrie absolutely killing her “what the fuck” line delivery
Erinn🐇 (3★) · 3587 likes
love that pierce brosnan took us on a regional tour of the uk with that accent x
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amateur sleuths, retirement and aging, ensemble comedy, murder mystery, British crime caper, friendship, class and privilege, cozy suspense
cozy mystery, crime comedy, ensemble cast, British setting, retirement home, whodunit, lighthearted, elderly protagonists, streaming-era caper, autumnal