The Thursday Murder Club (film)

The Thursday Murder Club
Release poster
Directed byChris Columbus
Screenplay by
Based onThe Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDon Burgess
Edited byDan Zimmerman
Music byThomas Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21) (Leicester Square)
  • August 28, 2025 (2025-08-28) (Netflix)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Thursday Murder Club is a 2025 American crime comedy film directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote, based on the 2020 novel by Richard Osman. The film stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie with David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Richard E. Grant, Tom Ellis, Geoff Bell, Paul Freeman, and Ingrid Oliver in supporting roles. Its plot follows a group of elderly amateur sleuths who attempt to solve a murder.

The Thursday Murder Club premiered in Leicester Square in London on August 21, 2025. The film was released in select theaters in the United Kingdom on August 22, ahead of its streaming debut on Netflix on August 28. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Its soundtrack was released by Netflix Music.