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One of the best things about The Thursday Murder Club was how fun it made crime-solving seem, as if tucking into an edition of Sherlock Holmes and letting the mystery wash over you.

The murders mattered, of course, but the real joy came from the characters. Who would have imagined a group of eccentric old people who trade jokes and theories would turn an investigation into something warm and witty?

But the issue here is, when it ended, it left us wanting more. Now, the first two films that come to your head when you think of watching murder mysteries in sheep’s clothing are Knives Out and Glass Onion.

Both films are brilliant, with Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc giving us one of the best pop detectives in years. But most of us have already watched them, more than twice, actually. The same goes for Murder Mystery and its sequel. Fun the first time, but we have been there already. You can still admire the cleverness and the aesthetics, but the shock of the reveal and that satisfying “Aha!” moment only hit once. Which means if you want that same spark again, you need a fresh case to solve.

And that’s why you should put See How They Run on your list. This film plates up exactly the kind of cheeky energy that made The Thursday Murder Club such a delight.

The film takes you to 1950s London and drops you right in the middle of theatreland. A murder takes place during the run of a hit West End play, and the glamour of the stage turns to the gritty heart of investigation, the crew cast in a suspicious light: Stepping into the ring are Inspector Stoppard, played by Sam Rockwell, and his rookie partner, Constable Stalker, played by Saoirse Ronan, to pull their weight and find the criminal.

Their partnership is the heart of the movie, watching them stumble, argue, and slowly pull the case apart. Rockwell is all sarcasm, while Ronan is wide-eyed and eager, scribbling notes and blurting out theories before thinking them through. They should clash, but instead they are brilliant together, with Stakler becoming the human version of “see what sticks”.

The theatre setting makes it extra clever, and that’s fun and flavouring the pot are some oddball characters you can’t help but suspect. Like The Thursday Murder Club, the film doesn’t take itself too seriously but also respects the mystery enough to keep you guessing. Skip the rewatch and head to See How They Run for charm galore and just enough twists to scratch that itch.