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• Mystery
• Comedy

• 2025
• Chris Columbus
• 117 mins
• 12A

Summary

Murder mystery comedy starring Helen Mirren, Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan. Four pensioners living in a luxurious retirement complex meet every Thursday to solve cold cases. They are horrified to learn that a co-owner of the home wants to convert it into luxury flats, a plan fiercely opposed by his business partner. When the latter is brutally murdered, the geriatric quartet are on hand to solve their first real crime.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

David Brown

Early in this broad adaptation of Richard Osman's mystery bestseller, pensioner sleuth Joyce (Celia Imrie) remarks to her cohort Elizabeth (Helen Mirren) that it feels like she's in "one of those Sunday night dramas about two bright-eyed, feisty old lady detectives". The line essentially pre-empts any criticism of this cute whodunnit about a band of retirees who meet each week to solve cold cases but now have a fresh murder on their hands in their plush complex. Directed cleanly by veteran Chris Columbus, the film benefits from its stellar cast, which just lifts it above the likes of Miss Marple and Midsomer Murders. The retirement village setting is vast, with green and pleasant landscapes ready for a US market, while the Brit stalwarts in the support cast (including David Tennant and Jonathan Pryce) offer what are ultimately variations on work they've done on the smaller screen. Thankfully, touches of pathos bring some shade to the otherwise safe and cosy drama, while Imrie and Mirren, along with fellow crime-solvers Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley, remain comradely company throughout.

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6.5/10

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Cast

rolenameElizabethHelen MirrenRonPierce BrosnanIbrahimBen KingsleyJoyceCelia ImrieDonna de FreitasNaomi AckieDCI Chris HudsonDaniel MaysBogdanHenry Lloyd-HughesJasonTom EllisStephenJonathan PryceIan VenthamDavid Tennant

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rolenameDirectorChris ColumbusWriterKaty BrandWriterSuzanne HeathcoteWriterRichard OsmanProducerChris ColumbusProducerJennifer ToddComposerThomas NewmanDirector of photographyDon BurgessEditorDan ZimmermanCastingKharmel CochraneProduction designerJames Merifield

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Theatrical distributor

Netflix

Released on

2025-08-22

Languages

English | Polish

Guidance

Some violence and swearing

Formats

Colour

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