5 MOVIE highlights

BEST THRILLER THE AMERICAN

George Clooney is his typically charming self in this Euro-thriller, playing a hitman attempting to lie low in an Italian village after a mission goes awry. He decides his next job will be his last, but even that proves a struggle after he befriends a priest and pursues a relationship with a local woman (Violante Placido, right, with Clooney). Monday, 9.30pm, TG4

BEST SUPERHERO THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

Andrew Garfield (above) plays the web-slinging wonder in the appropriately named director Marc Webb’s fast-paced reboot. Here he faces deadly foe The Lizard (Rhys Ifans). Tuesday, 11.15pm, UTV

BEST COMEDY MYSTERY WITHOUT A CLUE BEST DRAMA THE MULE

Clint Eastwood (left) directs and stars in this surprising, affecting and compelling drama, as a Korean War vet and passionate horticulturalist who becomes a courier for a Mexican cartel.

Sunday, 9.30pm, RTÉ One

The brilliant detective Dr John Watson decides to conceal his sleuthing for the sake of his medical reputation, so invents a fictional investigator called ‘Sherlock Holmes’ — and hires a washed-up actor to play the role. Terrific period comedy with a topclass cast, headed by Michael Caine (right) and Ben Kingsley. Thursday, 1.30am, Virgin One

BEST BIOPIC PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN

Luke Evans stars as the psychologist and comic book writer William Moulton Marston in this fascinating biopic. It charts his relationship with his wife Elizabeth and their polyamorous partner, Olive Byrne, who would inspire the creation of Wonder Woman. Rebecca Hall (left, with Evans) and Bella Heathcote also star. Wednesday, 2.25am, Ch4