Based on Richard Osmen’s novel, this slice-of-life film follows three retirees who welcome in a new recruit to their whodunit club, The Thursday Murder Club. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley star as the founding members of the crew with Celia Imrie as their new recruit, Joyce. Joyce is a retired nurse, so her medical knowledge is a real get for the curious crew.
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
What’s it rated? PG-13
When? 2025
Where’s it showing? Netflix
The group is bound and determined to solve every cold case that crosses their path, but it turns out they have a hot one on their hands when one of the owners of their retirement community turns up dead. The crew’s cozy lifestyle is threatened when the remaining owner, Ian (David Tennant), makes moves to turn the property into luxury rentals—ousting all the residents who call Coopers Chase home.
Cheesy as can be and light as air-popped popcorn, this straight-to-streaming flick boasts an impressive cast with a little too little to do, but these pros manage to keep the fun coming anyway. Anyone out there with a bit of armchair detective in them and an affection for these older stars will have fun watching them piece together this puzzle. (118 min.) ∆
This article appears in Oct 2 – 12, 2025.