TUESDAY

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

(1965) PG 2.30PM, FILM4

Richard Burton (above, with Claire Bloom) is the British secret agent who is thrown out of MI6 in an attempt to stage his defection to East Germany. Once there, the real intrigue begins. Taut and pacey, this downbeat spy thriller is based on the novel by John le Carre.

Fatal Justice

(2012) PG

3.20PM, CH5

Cynthia Watros plays a desperate woman who takes the law into her own hands when the justice system fails her and her family. When she comes face to face with the target of her rage, will she have it in her to pull the trigger?

Marooned

(1969) U 9PM, MOVIES4MEN

Directed by John Sturges, this is edge-of-seat stuff, a thriller following the plight of three astronauts who are stranded in Earth’s orbit after an engine fails. At ground control, Gregory Peck (above) is the man determined to get them home. (Freeview 48, Freesat 304, Sky 325)

The Road

(2009) 15

10.05PM, ITV4

John Hillcoat’s bleak post-apocalyptic drama is a chilling vision of a world in total collapse. A father and son (Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee) scavenge for food and shelter – both of which are in desperately short supply.

The Interpreter

(2005) 12

11.40PM, SONY MOVIE CHANNEL

Currently riding high after a string of acclaimed roles, Nicole Kidman is the star of this solid thriller, directed by Sydney Pollack. She’s an interpreter for the United Nations, who overhears details of an assassination plot.

Conviction

(2010) 15

2.20AM, CH4

It’s easy to be cynical about this true-life drama, but just as easy to be won over by it. Single mum Hilary Swank won’t rest until her brother (Sam Rockwell, right, with Swank) is cleared of murder. Her fight lasts a great many years.