FRIDAY

Hot Fuzz (2007) 15

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9PM, ITV2 ★★★

Simon Pegg stars as a punctilious policeman stumbling into trouble when he is relocated to the back of beyond. Nick Frost is his lumbering partner in an enjoyably knowing comedy from Edgar Wright (Shaun Of The Dead).

Cocktail

(1988) 15 ◆

9PM, 5STAR ★★★

Classic Cruise, if unashamedly slight. Tom stars as a bartender (above) who uses his flashy moves with shaker and sliced citrus fruit to impress Elisabeth Shue’s model of 1980s movie beauty – blonde with a perm.

A Few Good Men (1992) 15

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9.30PM, RTé2 ★★★★

Tom Cruise stars in Rob Reiner’s drama as a lawyer who uncovers evidence that two marines may have been acting on orders when they killed a comrade, but it’s Jack Nicholson’s Colonel who steals the film.

Long Shot (2019) 15

◆ 10.45PM, BBC1 ★★★ PREMIERE Buoyed along by its likeable leads, this romcom is the story of a long shot at romance, as well as a long shot for the US Presidency. Charlize Theron (right) is the polished political candidate, with Seth Rogen as her unkempt speechwriter. Unlikely as it seems, they are a surprisingly good match.

The Secrets We Keep

(2020) 15 ◆ 10.45PM, SKY PREMIERE ★★★ PREMIERE This drama stars Noomi Rapace as the Romanian refugee rebuilding her life in 1950s America after the horrors of the Second World War. Her new world is blown apart when she sees a man she recognises as a former SS soldier.

Patriots Day (2016) 15

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11.25PM, RTé ONE ★★★★

Mark Wahlberg heads the cast of this drama, which is based on real events. A police officer is on security duty for the 2013 Boston marathon, but gets caught up in a bigger mission when two bombs explode.