NetflixThe Thursday Murder Club (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
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
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
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, Equity, and Inclusion by centering elderly protagonists with depth and dignity, featuring intentional racial and gender diversity in its casting, and weaving narrative themes that challenge ageism, critique socioeconomic issues like gentrification, and highlight workplace dynamics related to race and gender.
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, such as a former convent, cemetery with crosses, and a priest's objections to disturbing graves, with respect for their traditional significance. A character's humorous reference to taking vows is lighthearted, indicating a nuanced and non-derogatory engagement with Christian concepts.
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
6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
6.7
Critic Ratings
7.7
6.0
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