YOUR FILM GUIDE
Harry and the Hendersons (1987/PG)
(Film4, 11.00am - 1.15pm) A family’s holiday in the mountains is thrown into turmoil by an encounter with the legendary Bigfoot, whom they end up taking home. Comedy, starring John Lithgow and Melinda Dillon ★★
The House of Magic (2013/U)
(Film4, 1.15pm - 3.00pm) A stray cat is taken in by a magician, and tries to save him from losing his gadget-packed mansion. Animated adventure, with the voice of Murray Blue ★★★
A Dog’s Purpose (2017/PG)
(Channel 4, 1.55pm - 3.55pm) A dog is reincarnated as different breeds over generations, with multiple owners and a variety of names. Comedy drama, starring Dennis Quaid, with the voice of Josh Gad ★★★★
Baby Boom (1987/PG)
(RTE Two, 1.55pm -
4.00pm) A New York consultant’s personal life and career are thrown into turmoil when she is made the guardian of a baby girl. Comedy, starring Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis and Sam Shepard ★★★
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005/PG)
(Film4, 3.00pm - 5.00pm) Two brothers playing an old board game are whisked into outer space and left to face a dangerous journey home. Family sci-fi adventure, starring Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo ★★★★
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008/PG)
(Channel 4, 3.55pm - 5.45pm) Three children find a book that opens up a strange world of supernatural creatures in their new home. Fantasy adventure, with Freddie Highmore in a dual role alongside Sarah Bolger ★★★★
The Italian Job (1969/PG)
(Film4, 5.00pm - 7.05pm) A crook recruits a gang to steal $4million in gold bullion and make a quick getaway from central Turin in a fleet of Minis. Crime comedy, starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward ★★★★★
Fantastic Four (2015/12)
(Film4, 7.05pm - 9.00pm) A gifted young scientist joins a secret project researching inter-dimensional travel, and they return from a journey to another world having been granted superhuman powers. Their abilities make them the only hope for Earth’s survival when a colleague who was lost on their expedition returns to wreak vengeance. Superhero adventure, starring Miles Teller, Michael B Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell ★★
Chaos (2005/15)
(Film4, 9.00pm - 11.10pm) A veteran cop and his inexperienced new partner are assigned to investigate a bank heist. At first sight, no money appears to have been stolen. However, it eventually emerges the criminal mastermind behind the robbery had a more complex and profitable scheme in mind – and a possible connection to the detective on his trail. Crime thriller, starring Jason Statham ★★
The Light Between Oceans (2016/12)
(RTE Two, 9.00pm -
11.25pm) A childless lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia retrieve a baby girl from a drifting rowing boat, found alongside a dead man’s body. The shattering consequences of their decision not to report the event and raise the child as their own seem set to Kate Winslet stars change their lives for ever. in The Dressmaker Drama, starring Michael Fassbender ★★★★
Cast Away (2000/12)
(Film4, 11.10pm - 2.00am) A courier service manager is forced to fend for himself when a plane crash leaves him stranded on a desert island. Adventure drama, with Tom Hanks ★★★
The Dressmaker (2015/12)
(Channel 4, 11.40pm - 1.45am) In 1950s Australia, a fashion designer returns to her remote home town, planning to reconcile with her mother and get even with her enemies. Drama, starring Kate Winslet ★★★