""All communities and ages benefit from the wisdom of older persons," said UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. "They have much to teach about navigating uncertainty, resolving conflict and building solidarity across generations." Commenting on the United Nations International Day of Older Persons on October 1, a day that promotes a society for all ages, Guterres added that "older persons are powerful agents of change.""
"Based on the best-selling novel by Richard Osman, "The Thursday Murder Club" (2025) brings together four retirees who enjoy solving old cold cases; they set upon investigating the murder of one of the owners of their retirement village. While some critics claimed that the Netflix film offers a fairly standard whodunit-mystery plot, praise was reserved for the veteran cast, and especially Oscar-winner Dame Helen Mirren who recently turned 80, and is a year younger than co-star Ben Kinsgley."
""Helen Mirren owns the screen with cunning confidence, and Pierce Brosnan carries the charismatic swagger he once brought to James Bond (and that's to say nothing of his incredible hair). Celia Imrie lands a couple of the best laughs with her senior spin on the 'new kid in school' trope," wrote one film reviewer in online entertainment magazine Exclaim. Of working with the seasoned cast, Ben Kingsley, who won the Oscar for "Ghandi" (1982), talked of an ongoing "love of our craft that is shared.""
All communities and ages benefit from the wisdom of older persons. Older persons have much to teach about navigating uncertainty, resolving conflict and building solidarity across generations. The United Nations International Day of Older Persons on October 1 promotes a society for all ages. Recent film and television hits show enduring audience appeal for older actors. Netflix's The Thursday Murder Club (2025), based on Richard Osman's novel, unites four retirees who investigate a murder in their retirement village; critics reserved praise for the veteran cast and for Dame Helen Mirren. An ongoing "love of our craft that is shared" was noted among cast members. The streaming series Only Murders in the Building continues featuring veteran comedians.
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