Movie premieres double as date nights for Sir Ben Kingsley and his wife Daniela Lavender. At the U.K. premiere of his new movie The Thursday Murder Club — held, fittingly, on Aug. 21, a Thursday — the Oscar winner, 81, made a rare public appearance with Lavender, 50, a Brazilian actress.

Dame Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan on the red carpet in Leicester Square for Thursday Murder Club premiere - Director Chris Columbus described his cast as the finest he has worked with since the Har

The Thursday Murder Club stars Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley shared an emotional moment when the cameras weren't rolling.

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley star in Netflix's delightfully charming adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club.

“The Helen F------ Mirren,” says the actress with a hearty laugh, repeating the NSFW moniker. Made with Earl Grey tea, vodka, habanero and honey, the drink is an homage to the beloved Brit’s spicy side — which is on full display during an hourlong interview with PEOPLE.

Helen Mirren opened up about her artistic hobbies, including painting, which she shares with 'Thursday Murder Club' costar Pierce Brosnan

The film, adapted from Richard Osman's bestselling novel, also features Sir Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif - a former psychiatrist and quirky pensioner. The Thursday Murder Club trailer reveals the four unlikely detectives tackling a genuine murder case within the retirement community of Coopers Chase.

The Thursday Murder Club's Ben Kingsley and Helen Mirren reunited on the Netflix film after 58 years apart and the actress was left in floods of tears