When it comes to picking a movie to watch, there are a few things that instantly get me on board: a stacked ensemble cast, a story with multiple compelling plot lines and a little mystery? Consider me sold. That’s why Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club immediately caught my eye. It was giving serious Knives Out vibes (which I love), so needless to say, hitting play was a no-brainer.
The Thursday Murder Club is a crime comedy based on Richard Osman’s 2020 novel of the same name. The cast is seriously impressive with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie leading the charge and an equally strong supporting lineup including Naomi Ackie, Tom Ellis and Sarah Niles.
The plot centers around a group of friends living in a retirement home who solve cold cases for fun, until they find themselves caught up in a very real murder mystery. And conveniently, each of them has a professional past that makes them surprisingly well-equipped to investigate: Mirren’s character was a spy, Imrie’s a nurse, Brosnan’s a trade union official and Kingsley’s a psychiatrist.
