The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
Genres: Comedy / Mystery / Crime
Director: Chris Columbus
Runtime: 1h 58m
Released: 2025
This movie was based on a book series (that I haven’t read, but it will go to my reading list) by Richard Osman. It’s a 5-book murder mystery book series, with multiple hints of Agatha Christie’s crime novels (which I love so much).
I suspect that the entire narrative may have been significantly influenced by Agatha Christie’s “The Thirteen Problems (or The Tuesday Club Murders).”
Before I watched the movie, I didn’t know about this book series by Richard Osman. Now that I do, I think it would have made a better TV show, maybe based on all 5 books in the series. Nothing, though, prevents them from continuing to explore the following books in the seventh art format, which I would really like.
So, back to the movie itself: I thought it was fascinating, and the whole story was very suspenseful. Many-awarded actors like Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley (some of whom were knighted by Queen Elizabeth II) were in the movie, so it has a great cast. It was a fun, not very dense, and entertaining movie that greatly fulfilled the role of an afternoon movie.
I must admit that I looked at what people thought of this film, and ALMOST all the comments said that it was a badly adapted film. I didn’t dislike it, perhaps because I haven’t yet explored the books. Perhaps I’ll enjoy it less once I read the series (something that I expect to do).
Overall, I liked it! Great acting, great scenes (beautiful building as well), and most importantly, good laughs.