SATURDAY

Cool Hand Luke

(1967) (15) ◆ 9.20PM, TG4 ★★★★

Paul Newman (above), at his laid-back best, is the chain-gang prisoner refusing to conform. Classic anti-Establishment drama, based on writer Donn Pearce’s experience of life inside.

The Fugitive (1993) 15

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9.30PM, RTé2 ★★★★★

Harrison Ford takes the lead role in this thriller as a doctor who goes on the run to try to prove he didn’t kill his wife. However, it’s the Oscar-winning Tommy Lee Jones who steals the film as a US Marshal.

Brooklyn

(2015) 12 ◆

9.40PM, RTé ONE ★★★★★

Charming drama, starring Saoirse Ronan as a young Irish woman who moves to New York in the 1950s, only to later face a difficult choice over where her future truly lies.

Con Air (1997) 18 s 10.50PM, UTV★★★★

Brash midair prison escape action, with Nicolas Cage as the default hero; look out, too, for quirky turns in a supporting cast that includes John Malkovich and Ving Rhames.

Sicario(2015)15

◆ 11.10PM,CH4★★★★

Emily Blunt (above) tests her mettle in this brutal action thriller. She plays an idealistic FBI agent who joins a shadowy special ops team to fight in America’s war on drugs against its Mexican neighbours. It’s a long way from her recent turn as Mary Poppins.

Unlocked

(2017) 15 ◆

11.50PM, RTé ONE ★★★

A CIA agent haunted by her failure to apprehend a terrorist in Paris turns to an ex-soldier to help her prevent a lethal biological attack on London. Thriller, starring Noomi Rapace and Orlando Bloom.