- The Thursday Murder Club is a British crime comedy film directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay he co-wrote with Katy Brand, based on the 2020 novel by Richard Osman. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Richard E. Grant, Tom Ellis, Geoff Bell, Paul Freeman, Sarah Niles and Osman’s real life wife Ingrid Oliver. Its plot follows a group of elderly amateur sleuths who attempt to solve a murder.
The Thursday Murder Club was released by Netflix on August 28, 2025.
Synopsis[]
Septuagenarian amateur sleuths attempt to solve a murder. One was a spy, one was a nurse, one was a trade union official and one was a psychiatrist.[1]
Cast[]
- Pierce Brosnan as Ron
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes
- Daniel Mays
- Naomi Ackie as Donna de Freitas
- Jonathan Pryce as Stephen
- David Tennant
- Paul Freeman
- Ingrid Oliver
- Sarah Niles
- Richard E. Grant
- David Garlick as PC Taylor
- Geoff Bell
- Tom Ellis
- Martin Bishop as Bernard
- Helen Mirren as Elizabeth
- Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim
- Celia Imrie as Joyce
- Will Stevens as Peter Mercer
- Pierre Bergman as Resident
- Imogen Leaver as Gemma Ventham
- Thea Butler
- Gary Bates as DC Griffiths
- Am Stubberfield as Radio DJ
- Christopher Moore as Architect (uncredited)
Videos[]
External links[]
The Thursday Murder Club at IMDb- MUBI: The global community for film lovers
- Variety Article (5/3/2020)
References[]
- ↑ Seddon, Dan (29 August 2020). Pointless star Richard Osman says Steven Spielberg wants to make a movie of his new novel. Retrieved on 6 March 2024.