MOVIE CHOICE

DATING TO KILL (2019) 12

2.15PM, CH5 ★★

This thriller finds a single mum in a desperate situation when her 18-year-old daughter starts dating an older man. It’s one thing to disapprove of the age gap, but mum Jessica (Clare Kramer) also realises that she has a dark history with the man her daughter is dating – and he’s out for revenge.

THE PATRIOT (2000) 15

u 9PM, PARAMOUNT ★★★ Mel Gibson stars in this bigbudget historical flag-waver set during the American Revolution. Gibson is Benjamin Martin, a former soldier who hopes to live out the rest of his life in peace on his farm. But the British have other ideas, leaving Benjamin with a reason to take up arms again.

RUDDERLESS (2014) 15

1AM, CH4 ★★★

The directorial debut of actor William H. Macy stars Billy Crudup as a grieving father who connects with his dead son, Josh, by playing his music. Retreating into a bottle in the aftermath of his son’s murder (in a shooting massacre), Sam (Crudup) hooks up with a local band to perform Josh’s songs.