The Thursday Murder Club
Seen it?2025 | 118 min | Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Knives Out or The Trouble with Harry, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
77% on Rotten Tomatoes, 60 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins and 8 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a solid audience; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 1.0 million people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Columbus
- Helen MirrenElizabeth
- Pierce BrosnanRon
- Ben KingsleyIbrahim
- Celia ImrieJoyce
- David TennantIan
- Jonathan PryceStephen
- Naomi AckieDonna De Freitas
- Daniel MaysChris Hudson
- Henry Lloyd-HughesBogdan
- Richard E. GrantBobby Tanner