TV FILMS of the week TV Highlights

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DEN OF THIEVES Tonight, Channel 4, 9pm

Gerard Butler, right, stars in this all-action thriller as the leader of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff’s

Department. He’s hunting a crew of former marines turned ruthless bank robbers who are led by Pablo Schreiber. The investigators set out to bring them to justice before they can carry out their biggest robbery yet – stealing £120million from the Federal Reserve Bank. Among the deafening shootouts, well staged action and a great deal of toxic machismo, there are conflicted loyalties and muddled morality.

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SPECTRE Tomorrow, ITV, 8pm

Daniel Craig’s fourth 007 outing, sees the newly appointed M (Ralph Fiennes) battling political forces, including Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), to protect the integrity of MI6 following a merger with MI5. Bond infiltrates a menacing organisation named SPECTRE, fronted by the enigmatic Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz).

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CAPERNAUM Monday, Film 4, 11.40pm

A 12-year-old boy survives by his wits in Lebanon in director Nadine Labaki’s drama, which was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar. The family of Zain (Zain Al Rafeea, left) survives by smuggling drugs into prison. When the operation hits a snag, Zain’s parents decide to sell his younger sister as a child bride.

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DESTRY RIDES AGAIN Tuesday, Film 4, 11am

The all-american James Stewart and the sultry Marlene Dietrich, pictured, may not have seemed like an obvious pairing, but their chemistry sizzles in this comedy Western. A principled lawman arrives in the town of Bottleneck, determined to end corruption. However, he doesn’t realise he’ll also have to take on a seductive saloon singer.

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WHITE HOUSE DOWN Wednesday, channel, time

Channing Tatum, pictured, is a security guard who just happens to be touring the White House with his daughter when a group of terrorists seize control and attempt to kill the president (Jamie Foxx). This action thriller was rather overshadowed by the similar Olympus Has Fallen, but it’s a lot more fun.

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A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Thursday, Sony Movies Classic, 4.30pm

This Oscar-winning historical drama stars Robert Shaw, left, as Henry VIII who wishes to divorce so he can marry Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave). This leads to a clash with his chancellor, Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), who refuses to support the annulment – or Henry’s plan to make himself head of the Church of England.

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LONG SHOT Friday, BBC1, 10.45pm

Starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, pictured, it’s the story of a loose-cannon liberal journalist who hooks up again with the woman who was once his first crush, and who now just happens to be the US Secretary of State. A charming rom-com spoilt by one particular gross-out moment near the end.