Crime
Thumper
Wednesday, Sky Thriller HD, 11.15pm
Lena Headey’s Californian police detective has her work cut out keeping a lid on urban drug crime in a story that combines nail-biting tension with a social message. 2017,18, 93min
Welcome to the Punch Wednesday, Film4 HD, 11.35pm/ Film4+1, 12.35am
Pouring on the style, this glossy London-set crime saga pits James Mcavoy’s cop against Mark Strong’s master criminal. 2013, 15, 100min
Gran Torino
Thursday, Sky Select HD, 8pm
Director Clint Eastwood also stars as a cantankerous old widower who is forced to confront his prejudices when his immigrant next-door neighbour tries to steal his car. 2008, 15, 116min
Sexy Beast Friday, Film4 HD, 10.55pm/ Film4+1, 11.55pm
Ray Winstone plays a retired robber and Ben Kingsley is a deadly nutter in what is one of the best British gangster movies of the last 20 years. 2000, 18, 88min