Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren make the most of 'The Thursday Murder Club,' Netflix amiable but treacly adaptation of Richard Osman's mystery bestseller.

Of course, Netflix being Netflix, there are ways they nibble around this genre with stuff like "Glass Onion" or "Man on the Inside," but there are entire streaming networks like Acorn and Britbox offering hours upon hours of cozy British hamlets where crimes can be solved by your local vicar or gardener.

Richard Osman’s bestselling ‘cosy crime’ novel gets a film adaptation that fails to make the most of its all-star cast