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The Thursday Murder Club

2025 · 118 min

A cozy, playful mystery with charming characters and gentle twists, easy to enjoy without much effort.

Directed by
Chris Columbus
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley
Tagline
Join the club.
Overview
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Chris Columbus
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • mystery
  • aging
  • found family
  • justice
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, mystery, crime
Directed by
Chris Columbus
Written by
Suzanne Heathcote, Katy Brand
Starring
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays
Music
Thomas Newman
Cinematography
Don Burgess
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Polish

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