FILMFINDER
The best of the week at a glance
Family
Moomins on the Riviera
Saturday, Film4 HD, 1pm/film4+1, 2pm A warm-hearted animated treat for fans of Tove Jansson’s Finnish children’s stories about a lovable family of hippo-like trolls. 2014, u, 77min
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Tuesday, Sky Action & Adventure HD, 8pm Though not as good as its two predecessors, there’s still some rollicking good fun to be had with ‘Witty’ Jack and his crew. 2007, 12, 168min
Big
Thursday, Sky Tom Hanks HD, 3.15pm Tom Hanks stars in an engaging fantasy tale about a boy who wishes he was older and wakes up to find himself in a man’s body and having to cope in the adult world. 1988, Pg,102min
Aladdin
Thursday, Sky Disney HD, 8pm One of Disney’s biggest hits, this consistently entertaining animated fable features a motor-mouthed turn from Robin Williams as the Genie, spilling out endless rapid-fire jokes. 1992, u, 87min
Comedies
This Means War Saturday, Channel 4 HD, 11.55pm/ Channel 4+1, 12.55am Chris Pine and Tom Hardy’s CIA agents use their job skills to compete for the love of the woman (Reese Witherspoon) they both fall for. 2012,12, 98min
Mr Right Sunday, Sky Premiere HD, 1.45pm/ Sky Premiere+1, 2.45pm Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell have fun in a zany romcom about a woman whose perfect new man turns out to be a contract killer. 2015,15, 93min
War Dogs
Wednesday, Sky Hits HD, 10.25pm Part political satire, part crime comedy, the ridiculous plot of this gun-running caper starring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller is actually based on a true story, albeit very loosely. 2016, 15, 114min
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Friday, Sky Premiere HD, 8pm/ Sky Premiere+1, 9pm Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer star in a Spinal Tap-style music mockumentary. 2016,15, 87min
Dramas
The Goob
Sunday, BBC2 HD, 11.35pm (not Scot) Set in rural Norfolk during a long, hot summer, this evocative coming-of-age story stars Liam Walpole as an aimless teenager and Sienna Guillory as his mother. 2014,18, 85min
Frankie & Alice Monday, Sky Premiere HD, 10.10pm/ Sky Premiere+1, 11.10pm Playing a 1970s go-go dancer with multiple personalities, Halle Berry gets to extend her acting range in an intriguing true story. 2010,15, 97min
I’ll See You in My Dreams Tuesday, Sky Premiere HD, 6.10pm/ Sky Premiere+1, 7.10pm Blythe Danner gives a beautifully judged performance as an elderly widow rebuilding her life. 2015, 12, 94min
The Here After Wednesday, Sky Premiere HD, 10pm/ Sky Premiere+1, 11pm Relentlessly downbeat, this dark Swedish story stars Ulrik Munther as a teenager returning home from a youth detention centre. Subtitled. 2015, 15, 102min
Action & Thrillers
Skyfall
Saturday, ITV HD, 9PM/ITV+1, 10pm James Bond marked his 50th year on the screen with this scorching adventure, which sees Daniel Craig’s 007 go up against Javier Bardem’s megalomaniac criminal mastermind. 2012, 12, 143min
Crank
Monday, ITV4 HD, 10PM/ITV4+1, 11pm Jason Statham stars in an actionpacked story about a hitman injected with deadly toxin who has to keep his adrenaline level at its peak in order to stay alive. 2006,18, 88min
The Thin Red Line
Wednesday, Sky Select HD, 8pm Film auteur Terrence Malick turns his attention to World War Two with a highly emotional and stirring story about a US army rifle company fighting the Japanese in the Pacific. 1998, 15, 170min
Jackie Brown
Friday, W HD, 9pm/w+1, 10pm Director Quentin Tarantino’s third film is a terrific crime caper spun around Samuel L Jackson’s arms dealer and the air hostess (Pam Grier) he uses as a money-runner. 1997, 15, 154min
Sci-fi
Morgan Sunday, Sky Premiere HD, 4.05pm/ Sky Premiere+1, 5.05pm What this thriller about cyborgs and artificial intelligence lacks in originality, it more than makes up for with a good cast and perceptive plot. 2016,15, 92min
Europa Report Sunday, Film4 HD, 7.15pm/ Film4+1, 8.15pm A cross between found-footage chiller and space adventure, this is an intriguing movie about the crew of a mission to one of Jupiter’s moons. 2013, 12, 90min
X-men: First Class
Monday, Film4 HD, 9pm/film4+1, 10pm James Mcavoy and Michael Fassbender star as the young Professor X and Magneto in a gripping origins story that reveals how the Marvel Comics mutants became X-men. 2011, 12, 132min
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Monday, Syfy HD, 9.10pm/ Syfy+1, 10.10pm Angelina Jolie embodies the video game heroine, here coming up against a sinister secret society. 2001, 12, 100min
Horror
The Girl with All the Gifts Sunday, Sky Premiere HD, 8pm/ Sky Premiere+1, 9pm Sennia Nanua’s 10-year-old could hold the cure to a zombie virus in this British apocalyptic chiller 2016, 15, 111min
Pet Thursday, Sky Premiere HD, 10.10pm/ Sky Premiere+1, 11.10pm Dominic Monaghan and Ksenia Solo star in an unpredictable psycho-thriller about a man who imprisons a former crush in a cage. 2016,18, 92min
Day of the Dead
Friday, Horror, 9pm/horror+1, 10pm Although billed as a remake of George A Romero’s 1985 zombie thriller, this action-packed gore-fest bears only a superficial resemblance as the undead overrun a small town. 2008,15, 82min
Scream
Friday, Syfy HD, 10pm/syfy+1, 11pm The first and best of director Wes Craven’s Scream movies sets the tone for the whole series with its winning mix of thrills, chills and devious horror film in-jokes. 1996, 18, 111min