POPZ-CULTURE Movies Reviews – The Thursday murder club (2025)
By: Marton Szakadath
Genre: Crime, comedy
Rated: 12
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Written by: Katy Brand, Suzanne Heathcote, Richard Osman
Starring: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley
It is worth appreciating those months when, in addition to the many TV series premieres, streaming services also offer their own original films. In the first week of September, we chose The thursday murder club, which attracted viewers to their TV screens mainly with its illustrious cast.
The story takes place in a retirement village, where Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), and Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley), who are in excellent mental condition despite their age, solve long-unsolved crimes. Their active but peaceful days are disrupted by the arrival of a new investor (David Tennant), who wants to turn their home into an area filled with luxury properties. Following an unexpected turn of events, the club has to solve two murder cases.
You will see experienced, outstanding actors who, with decades of career behind them, play their roles with ease. The dialogues between them are enriched with light humor and unique message. While watching the film, we thought about how few works are about the elderly. In addition to the more somber themes of the end of life and the loneliness felt due to the absence of family members, the film also highlights hopeful, positive things, such as the vitality of community life.
The thursday murder club isn’t super interesting as a crime story, but it’s well-made. At first, the story felt pretty chaotic and unnecessarily complicated, since there’s a present-day case in addition to the past crime, not to mention the property purchase that threatens their home. Don’t expect brilliant solutions in this regard, but it’s fine for a one-time viewing.
If you are eagerly awaiting the third installment of Knives out coming in December, The thursday murder club can serve as a more or less adequate replacement for the remaining time. The actors work hard to ensure that when we get up from the couch, we don’t remember the boredom surrounding the mystery.
How did you like the movie? What good crime movies have you seen lately? Let us know in the comments. We’ll be back soon with more movie and series recommendations. Follow us on social media, and don’t forget to pop a big bowl of delicious POPZ popcorn to enjoy while watching.
