Chris Columbus' film also features Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie and Celia Imrie in key supporting roles.

The Thursday Murder Club closely follows the plot of the first book, which made us all fall in love with the titular crime-solving pensioners: Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Joyce (Celia Imrie), Ron (Pierce Brosnan) and Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley).

Richard Osman’s bestselling ‘cosy crime’ novel gets a film adaptation that fails to make the most of its all-star cast

Home Alone’ and ‘Harry Potter’ director Chris Columbus tackles the mystery genre with this adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling crime novel.

Given that it'll be available to watch on Netflix next week, the UK's three major cinema chains won't be screening The Thursday Murder Club. Movies need to have a longer exclusive window in cinemas (generally at least 30 days between theatrical and home release) to be shown in the major chains.

The film version of bestseller “The Thursday Murder Club” has arrived with a stellar cast and a backdrop that plays like Hogwarts for older adults. But how does all the sleuthing and skullduggery stack up to the book?

Imagine Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote, and you'll have a sense of the immaculate energy that exudes from The Thursday Murder Club. Now, I realize those comparisons might sound dated. But I challenge you to find a modern,

Ben Kingsley brought his wife Daniela Lavender as his date to the U.K. premiere of his new crime comedy Netflix movie 'The Thursday Murder Club' on Aug. 21 in London. The pair of actors have been married since 2007.