10 telly films
Real Steel Sony Movie Channel, 6.30pm, today
In 2020, former boxer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) boxes robots for a living but he’s on a losing streak.
He unexpectedly bonds with his son Max over an abandoned sparring robot and together they train the ancient machine to punch and stomp up the rankings of the World Robot Boxing league.
Battle Of TheSexes Sky Cinema Premiere, 8pm, today
Husband and wife directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris serve a fine romance in their dramatisation of the televised 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell), which was billed as a showdown of the sexes.
TheBlues Brothers ITV4, 9pm, today
Everybody needs somebody in this classic 1980 comedy.
When Jake Blues is released from prison, he and brother Elwood learn the orphanage where they grewupisunderthreatof closure.
So the siblings decide to raise money by reuniting their old band and staging a concert.
Edward Scissorhands Film4, 6.55pm, Monday
Tim Burton’s fairytale about an artificial man (Johnny Depp), befriended by Avon lady Dianne Weist and her family.
He falls in love with her daughter (Winona Rider) and becomes a hit with the locals after cutting hair and hedges with equal dexterity.
Brakes Film4, 11.15pm, Tuesday
Love withers and dies, repeatedly, in writerdirector Mercedes Grower’s low-budget comedy, shot over the course of four years and improvised by an ensemble cast at various locations around London.
This anti-romcom stars Oliver Maltman, Julian Barratt, Julia Davis, Peter Wight and Kerry Fox.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Sony Movie Channel, 9pm, Wednesday
Discredited journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) accepts a commission from the reclusive Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) to investigate the disappearance of the old man’s great-niece almost 40 years ago.
Hot Fuzz ITV2, 9pm, Wednesday
Sergeant Angel’s arrest record is a country mile above those of his colleagues, and that’s why they ship him out to the back of beyond.
Angel ends up in the sleepy village of Sandford, where he’s paired with hapless PC, Danny.
But things aren’t quiet for long as Angel sniffs out wrongdoing in the rural idyll.
Joy Film4, 9pm, Thursday
With Jennifer Lawrence in the titular role, this is a fragmented celebration of womanhood.
When Joy cleans up red wine using a traditional mop, the idea for the Miracle Mop is born.
She takes a prototype to an executive at a home shopping channel, who provides her with a platform to realise her dreams.
Dan In Real Life Sony Movie Channel, 4.50pm, Friday
A nice balance between comedy and drama, starring Steve Carell.
The Camp On Blood Island Talking Pictures, 11.10pm, Friday
Second World War horror film from British company Hammer Films.