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SUNDAY Rio Bravo (1959) PG

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1.15PM, BBC2 ★★★★

Sturdy and patriotic, this Western from Howard Hawks stars John Wayne as the no-nonsense sheriff who doesn’t need help from outsiders, thank you very much — but Dean Martin’s twinkly-eyed drunk (above, right, with Wayne) will do fine. Ricky Nelson also stars.

Megamind (2010) PG

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1.30PM, CH4 ★★★

Heroes and villains need each other more than they think they do in this fun animation. Evil alien overlord he may be, but Megamind is nothing without his nemesis, Metro Man.

The Wedding Singer

(1998) 12 ◆ 2.10PM, CH5 ★★★ Adam Sandler (left) is at his best in this 1980s-set romantic comedy. He’s the failed rock star whose fiancée wishes he had more ambition, and played stadiums rather than weddings. Drew Barrymore is the waitress who catches his eye — even though she’s also engaged.

Rush (2013) 15

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11.30PM, BBC1 ★★★★

The rivalry between British driver James Hunt and Austrian Niki Lauda roars to life in this sleek sports drama from Ron Howard. Chris Hemsworth plays Hunt as a dashing rogue; Daniel Bruhl is a very convincing Lauda.

Weekend At Bernie’s (1989) 15

◆ 11.45PM, VIRGIN ONE ★★★ Entertaining – and topical – slapstick comedy, starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as a pair of accountants trying to cover up their playboy boss’s death.

Big Game (2014) 12

◆ 12.10AM, CH4 ★★★ Eccentric survival adventure starring Samuel L. Jackson as the US President (right). Stranded in Finland’s wilderness after Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, he is saved by a 13-year-old local boy who is on a hunting mission.

MONDAY

A Beautiful Place To Die: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery

(2020) PG ● 2.15PM, CH5 ★★

Jesse Metcalfe, best-known as the hunky gardener in Desperate Housewives, plays a retired police detective who teams up with a plucky medical examiner to solve crime.

Double Indemnity

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(1944) PG 6.45PM, GREAT! MOVIES CLASSIC

★★★★

Fred MacMurray is the humble insurance salesman who falls for Barbara Stanwyck’s femme fatale in Billy Wilder’s stylish noir, co-written with novelist Raymond Chandler. Edward G. Robinson is the claims adjuster who hears the whole sorry story.

The Sisters Brothers (2018) 15 9.30PM, TG4

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John C Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix (above) play the titular siblings, John and Charlie Sisters, in this Western. They are a pair of gunslingers who are hired by a man known as the Commodore (Rutger Hauer) to kill Hermann Warm (Riz Ahmed). When they catch up with their target, he reveals he is on his way to strike gold.

Red 2 (2013) 12

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11PM, 5STAR ★★★

Sequel to the 2010 action caper following the ‘Retired and Extremely Dangerous’ former CIA operatives. Returning ‘retirees’ Helen Mirren (above) and Bruce Willis are joined by Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Nowhere Boy

(2009) 15 ◆

1.45AM, FILM4 ★★★★

Artist turned director Sam TaylorJohnson’s debut is a controversial look at John Lennon’s early life, exploring the singer’s difficult relationship with his estranged mother. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Lennon; Anne-Marie Duff is his mum.

TUESDAY

A Deadly Lullaby (2020) PG 2.15PM, CH5

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★★

Reeling from the loss of their baby in childbirth, Olivia and Harry strive to overcome their grief and, six months on, things are looking up. That is, until Olivia develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman and her baby. Katie Leclerc and Jeff Schine star.

Sherlock Holmes: Terror By Night

(1946) PG ● 6.30PM, TALKING PICTURES TV ★★★★

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce (left) are the dream sleuthing team in this classic. Based mainly on an original story, it sees Holmes and Watson investigating the theft of a priceless gem on board a train from London to Scotland.

Coogan’s Bluff (1968) 15 9PM, ITV4

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★★★

Having perfected his sneer in the Old West, Clint Eastwood and his curled upper lip move to a contemporary urban setting. In this crime thriller, directed by Don Siegel, he plays a deputy sheriff from rural Arizona, who rides into New York in search of his prey.

Dog Eat Dog (2016) 18

▲ 10.50PM, GREAT! MOVIES ★★★

Directed by Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader and adapted from Ed Bunker’s 1995 novel, this blackly comic crime thriller keeps Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe (above) up to their necks in trouble. Crazy but watchable.

It’s Complicated (2009) 15

◆ 11PM, 5STAR ★★★★

Meryl Streep (above) and Alec Baldwin give this romcom from Nancy Meyers mature star power. Ten years after their divorce, exes Streep and Baldwin rekindle the old flame — adding intrigue and upset to their other relationships.

WEDNESDAY Killer Affair (2018) PG

● 2.15PM, CH5 ★★

Jackie (Lauralee Bell) hires a professional to expose her husband’s affair and secure custody of her daughter. But when both her husband and his mistress are killed, Jackie becomes suspect number one.

Bewitched (2005) PG

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6.55PM, GREAT! MOVIES ★★★ Writer-director Nora Ephron does something different with this update, casting Nicole Kidman as a witch auditioning for the lead role in a remake of the 1960s sitcom. There’s also Shirley MacLaine as the fabulously batty Iris/ Endora (above, with Kidman).

Baby Driver (2017) 15

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10.55PM, GREAT! MOVIES ★★★★ Ansel Elgort is the getaway driver, permanently plugged into his iPod, in a heist caper that is choreographed to the soundtrack’s beat. Lily James is the waitress worth fighting for, and there’s a strong supporting cast including Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez and Jamie Foxx.

The Railway Man (2013) 15

◆ 11PM, BBC1

★★★★

Colin Firth stars in this fact-based drama as Eric Lomax (above), a survivor of the so-called Death Railway, the Thai-Burma line that Japan’s prisoners of war were forced to build. Nicole Kidman is the strong, kind woman who helps to heal his wounds.

Table 19 (2017) 12

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2.40AM, CH4 ★★★ Anna Kendrick (right) stars in this wedding comedy as the woman who has been ousted from maid of honour duties after being dumped by the best man. Consigned to a table at the back, she tries to make the best of things.