6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
Overview
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central critique of systemic failures in justice and economic exploitation, coupled with its championing of community-based solutions and moral agency to protect the vulnerable, aligns with progressive values, leading to a left-leaning rating.
The movie demonstrates significant diversity through its ensemble cast, featuring racial and gender representation in key roles. It respectfully portrays older adults as intelligent and capable, challenging common ageist stereotypes, and subtly addresses themes of gender equity and socioeconomic concerns relevant to older adults.
Secondary
The Thursday Murder Club portrays LGBTQ+ themes and characters in a subtle and incidental manner. The narrative focuses on crime-solving and interpersonal dynamics within a retirement village, without foregrounding LGBTQ+ issues or identities. The depiction is neutral, neither uplifting nor denigrating, and does not feature explicit exploration or dedicated plotlines.
The film portrays Christian elements irreverently; a priest's concerns about sacred graves are dismissed by a character, and a nun's habit is used for comedic disguise. These instances suggest a narrative that treats religious symbols and concerns without significant respect or depth, lacking any counterbalancing positive portrayal.
Based on the currently available information, there is no mention or depiction of transsexual characters or themes in 'The Thursday Murder Club, 2025'. Therefore, it is not possible to evaluate the film's portrayal of transsexual individuals or related topics, as no relevant content has been identified.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film's main characters (Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, Joyce) are portrayed with genders consistent with Richard Osman's original novels. There is no indication of any character's on-screen gender differing from their established source material gender.
The casting for 'The Thursday Murder Club' aligns with the characters' established races in the source novel. All major roles, including Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, Joyce, and Donna, are portrayed by actors whose racial backgrounds match the original descriptions. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.6
Critic Ratings
7.7
6.0
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