MOVIE PLANNER

SUNDAY

Flushed Away (2006) U n 11.35AM, E4 HHH

Good clean fun, this UK animation follows an upmarket rat (above) down the drain when he is flushed into the sewers by an unwelcome house guest. It all feels pinefresh, and the voice cast is top-notch – Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet and Ian McKellen.

Camelot (1967) U ●

1.40PM, RT�� ONE HHHH

The one and only Richard Harris lights up the screen in this vivacious, musical retelling of the Arthurian legend. He plays the English king, whose marriage to Guinevere is threatened by her infidelity.

Paddington 2 (2017) PG ●

5PM, BBC1 HHHH

The adorable bear from darkest Peru voiced by Ben Whishaw returns for a second comedy movie adventure, finding friends –including Brendan Gleeson (above) – in the most unlikely of places after he is stitched up by Hugh Grant’s nefarious actor.

The Eagle Has Landed (1976) 15 ◆

5.40PM, VIRGIN THREE HHHH Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland head an all-star cast in this drama about efforts to thwart a German plot to kidnap British prime minister Winston Churchill.

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) 12 ◆ 8PM, E4 HHH

The landmark-smashing invaders are back, but this time, Earth is prepared, with its defences bolstered by alien technology. Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum both return. The Gambler

(2014)

15 ◆ 11.10PM, FILM4 HHH

A decent reworking of the 1974 James Caan classic, this time starring Mark Wahlberg (right) as the college professor with a gambling habit, who finds that his chips are very much down. Brie Larson co-stars.

MONDAY

Secrets That Kill (2020) 12 ◆ 2.15PM, CH5 HH

When her mum falls into a coma, Jenny suspects that it’s all the work of her new, much younger husband – but is the most obvious suspect always the right one? Operation Finale (2018) 15 ◆ 9.30PM, TG4 HHHH

Oscar Isaac and Ben Kinglsey (above) star in this gripping, true-life drama, chronicling the story of a team of secret agents who pulled out all the stops to find one of the Nazi officers responsible for the Holocaust Christopher And His Kind

(2011) 15

◆ 10PM, VIRGIN THREE HHHH

Matt Smith heads the cast of this period drama exploring how writer Christopher Isherwood discovered love and heartbreak in the Berlin cabaret scene during the 1930s. Air Force One

(1997) 15 ◆

10PM, CH5 HHH

Thrilling action adventure of the kind that director Wolfgang Petersen (of the original Das Boot and The Perfect Storm) does so well. Harrison Ford is the heroic US President (below) putting his military training to use when terrorists hijack the Presidential plane. Jack Reacher (2012) 15

◆ 10.20PM, ITV4 HHH

Tom Cruise takes the lead as the hero of the books by Lee Child, an itinerant military man who here takes on a conspiracy as he tries to free a falsely accused US Army sniper. Woman At War (2018) 12

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11.40PM, FILM4 HHHH

PREMIERE In this Icelandic comedy drama, Halla (Halldora Geirhardsdottir) is a woman not to be messed with, an ecowarrior battling big industry. Her life changes when she adopts a little girl.

TUESDAY

House Of Terror (2017) 12

◆ 2.15PM, CH5 HH

Francia Raisa (above) is the woman who downsizes to a fashionable micro home after her husband mysteriously disappears. Her fresh start comes a cropper when she realises someone is watching her, and she has few places to hide. America’s Sweethearts

(2001) 12 ◆ 6.55PM, GREAT! MOVIES HHH Romantic comedy starring Catherine ZetaJones (above, with Hank Azaria) and John Cusack as the media-hungry Hollywood stars who won’t admit their torrid romance has fizzled out. Julia Roberts struggles as the plain sister of Zeta-Jones’s glamourpuss. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992) 15 ◆ 11PM, 5STAR HHH

Rebecca De Mornay (right) is the nanny with a dark agenda in Curtis Hanson’s thriller. As she homes in on the family she holds responsible for her own ruin, her terror campaign involves every trick in the vengeful woman’s book – and it’s a fine performance from De Mornay. The Country Girl (1954) PG

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11.15PM, TALKING PICTURES TV HHHH Fine performances all round in this drama, directed by George Seaton. William Holden is the stage producer giving Bing Crosby’s washed-up star another shot at the big time, with Grace Kelly as the not so dutiful wife. Bombay

(1995) 12 ◆

2AM, CH4 HHH

Part of the Indian Film Season, this drama charts religious tensions after a Muslim girl and a Hindu boy fall in love and run away to get married in defiance of their families.

WEDNESDAY

Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte

(1964) 15 ◆

9.05PM, TALKING PICTURES TV HHH

Camp Southern chiller starring Bette Davis, channelling Baby Jane, as the spinster who refuses to leave her decaying home, and is subjected to devious plots to relieve her of her wealth – and her sanity. Olivia de Havilland and Joseph Cotten also star. Crazy Stupid Love (2011) 12

◆ 9.35PM, RT�� ONE HHHH

Steve Carell heads the cast of this bittersweet comedy drama as a man facing divorce who attempts to get his mojo back with the help of a professional bachelor (Ryan Gosling, above with Carell).

Face/Off (1997) 18 ▲ 10PM, ITV4 HHHH

John Travolta (left) and Nicolas Cage swap facial identities in John Woo’s bighitting and enjoyably bonkers actioner. Cage is a terrorist, with Travolta as the FBI agent driven to sci-fi extremes to catch him – those extremes end up with the two foes swapping actual faces with each other. The Full Monty (1997) 15

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11PM, CH5 HHHH

Smash-hit British comedy starring Robert Carlyle, who leads a troupe of unemployed Sheffield steel men in desperate need of work and a shot of self-esteem – and finding both in an unexpected place. I Origins (2014) 15

◆ 2AM, CH4 HHH

Off-kilter drama from Another Earth director Mike Cahill, so expect lots of talking and ponderous ideas. Michael Pitt (above) is a PhD student researching both the evolution of the human eye and love at first sight – and looking to disprove the existence of God.

THURSDAY

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) PG ● 9PM, BBC4 ★★★

Warm-hearted comedy drama based on the bizarre life of Mrs Jenkins (Meryl Streep, above), a tuneless socialite who loved to sing. Her partner and manager (Hugh Grant) set up a surprisingly long career for a woman who sang all the right notes, but in the wrong order.

Bad Times At The El Royale (2018) 15 u 9PM, FILM4 ★★★

PREMIERE Taking place in one stylish setting – a hotel that straddles the Nevada-California border – this noir thriller follows six guests whose murky pasts are slowly revealed. Cynthia Erivo is a singer, Jeff Bridges a priest, Jon Hamm a salesman and Dakota Johnson a hippy.

Together (2021) 15 • 9PM, BBC2 ★★★★

James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan star as a couple who re-evaluate their relationship during lockdown. Written by Dennis Kelly, this is razor-sharp writing and put in the hands of two very strong performers. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) 15 u 10PM, CH5 ★★★

Shoot-out-heavy sequel with Keanu Reeves (above) returning to the title role, loaded with even more bullets than he had in the first film. The ante-raising will certainly please action fans.

Lucy (2014) 15 u 10PM, ITV4 ★★★★ Scarlett Johansson (right) is the unwitting mule who is forced to carry an experimental drug in her body in this chaotically fun sci-fi thriller. When the drug accidentally enters her system, she gains incredible powers – but she’s set to burn out fast.

FRIDAY

McCabe & Mrs Miller (1971) 18

▲ 9.05PM, TG4 ★★★★

Warren Beatty and Julie Christie star in Robert Altman’s revisionist Western. He plays a charismatic gambler who sets up a brothel in a town, but trouble soon comes calling. Braveheart

(1995) 15 u

10PM, CH5 ★★★★★

The story of Scottish hero William Wallace is directed in epic fashion by Mel Gibson. Gibson himself plays Wallace, with Sophie Marceau (below) as the future Queen – but it’s the battle scenes that are the film’s highlights. Under Siege

(1992) 15 u

10.05PM, ITV4 ★★★★

Tongue-in-cheek action movie with Steven Seagal as a former Navy Seal now working as a cook on board a US battleship. He’s on ice, locked in a freezer, when mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones, storm the boat…

Fatal Attraction (1987) 18

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11.15PM, RTé ONE ★★★★

Adrian Lyne’s thriller, starring Michael Douglas as a lawyer whose affair turns to terror when his obsessed mistress (Glenn Close) discovers he won’t leave his wife. Taken 2 (2012) 15 u

11.20PM, UTV ★★★

The TV series prequel to this action franchise was cancelled after its second season – a clear message, surely, that fans want to see Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, the former CIA man who never stops chasing down his prey. Here, he’s joined in the race by Maggie Grace (above) as his toughened-up daughter, Kim.

Spy (2015) 15 u

12.10AM, CH4 ★★★★

This hilarious spy comedy follows unlikely hero Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) as she graduates from CIA desk job to perilous field work. Jude Law, Jason Statham and Miranda Hart hold up the British side.

SATURDAY

Wonder Woman

(2017) 12 u 7.45PM, UTV ★★★★

Gal Gadot is perfectly cast as the Amazonian princess who discovers the outside world – and the horrors of the First World War – after an American pilot (Chris Pine) crash lands on her magical island. Hidden Figures

(2016) PG ● 7.30PM, CH4 ★★★★ Based on a fascinating true story, this drama stars Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae as African-American mathematicians who experience prejudice after finding work with NASA.

Raging Bull (1980) 18

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9.35PM, TG4 ★★★★★

Robert De Niro deservedly won an Oscar for his performance in Martin Scorsese’s hard-hitting biopic of boxer Jake LaMotta. It shows how the middleweight’s success in the ring was marred by his temper outside of it. La La Land

(2016) (12) u

9.40PM, RTé1 ★★★★

An actress and a struggling jazz musician fall in love and attempt to realise their respective dreams in Los Angeles. Damien Chazelle’s Bafta-winning musical, starring Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and John Legend. Double Jeopardy (1999) (15) u 10PM, VIRGIN TWO ★★★

A woman seeks revenge on her husband for faking his death and framing her for murder, but a parole officer is determined to stop her. Thriller, with Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones.