THURSDAY

The Scarlet And The Black

(1983) PG

1.05PM, MOVIES4MEN

Featuring quite a holy trinity of acting talent – Christopher Plummer, Gregory Peck and John Gielgud (above) – this fact-based drama is the story of Hugh O’Flaherty (Peck), a priest who helped Jews and PoWs to flee Nazi-occupied Rome. Plummer is the SS officer on his trail.

The Girl He Met Online

(2014) 12

3.15PM, CH5

Getting dumped by her boyfriend enrages 23year-old Gillian (Yvonne Zima), but she takes comfort with new beau Andy (Shawn Roberts). It’s not long before unstable Gillian sees red again in this infuriatingly trivial drama.

Battleship

(2012) 12

6.25PM, FILM4

Loosely inspired by the classic board game, this sci-fi action adventure replaces the simple tactics of the game with explosive special effects. Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson and pop star Rihanna (above) are among the sailors aboard the US Navy battleships that engage with huge alien ships that have landed in the Pacific.

Room

(2015) 15 9PM, FILM4

Emma Donoghue adapts her own novel for the screen, a story inspired by headline-grabbing real events. Brie Larson is a woman who gave birth to a son while being held captive. Their tiny, rudimentary home is all five-year-old Jack has ever known – until, a glimmer of hope…

Casino Jack

(2011) 15

9PM, SONY MOVIE CHANNEL

Pre-House Of Cards Kevin Spacey stars in this hectic political movie, inspired by real events. Spacey is Jack Abramoff, a powerful Capitol Hill lobbyist who brought scandal to the corridors of power. Barry Pepper co-stars as his equally morally bankrupt business partner.

The Crazies

(2010) 15 10.50PM, HORROR

Passable remake of George A. Romero’s 1973 outbreak movie. Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell (right) fight to survive a viral plague that rewires the brains of the infected, turning them into deranged and bloodthirsty killers.