If you haven’t read The Thursday Murder Club , Richard Osman’s debut Sunday Times bestseller, then you are in the minority. The crime novel sold 45,000 copies in its first three days and has been a hit, spawning a whole book series — so it was no surprise when a film adaptation followed.

Chris Columbus, the American director behind Mrs. Doubtfire and Home Alone , has brought his keen eye to The Thursday Murder Club , streaming now on Netflix. The film follows four retirees, Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Joyce (Celia Imrie), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Ron (Pierce Brosnan), as they attempt to solve a murder from the comfort of Coopers Chase, their luxury retirement home in Kent.

‘Donna is not the first visitor to Coopers Chase to think this wouldn’t be the worst place to live,’ we’re t

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