Another huge week of free-to-air films on TV this week – check ’em out.
Eye In The Sky
Monday at 18:55 on Film4
2015 ‧ War/Thriller ‧ 1h 43m
7.3/10 IMDb 95%Rotten Tomatoes 73% Metacritic
Katherine, a British colonel, in charge of a state-of-the-art multinational operation to eliminate Al-Shabaab terrorists in Nairobi, Kenya, is in a dilemma when an innocent girl enters the kill zone.
Daddy’s Home 2
Monday at 21:00 on Film4
2017 ‧ Comedy ‧ 1h 40m
6/10 IMDb 21% Rotten Tomatoes 30% Metacritic
Co-dads Dusty and Brad intend on providing their children with the perfect Christmas. However, their plans get ruined when both their fathers decide to visit them for Christmas.
Footloose
Tuesday at 18:45 on Film4
1984 ‧ Musical/Dance ‧ 1h 50m
6.6/10 IMDb 50% Rotten Tomatoes 42% Metacritic
Teenager Ren and his family move from the city to a small town. He’s in for a culture shock and can’t quite believe that he’s living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal.
Before I Go to Sleep
Tuesday at 23:10 on Film4
2014 ‧ Thriller/Mystery ‧ 1h 32m
6.3/10 IMDb 37% Rotten Tomatoes 3.9/5 Amazon UK
Ever since a vicious attack nearly claimed her life, Christine Lucas (Nicole Kidman) has suffered from anterograde amnesia and is unable to form new memories. Every morning, she becomes reacquainted with her husband, Ben (Colin Firth), and the other constants in her life. In accordance with her doctor’s (Mark Strong) instructions, Christine keeps a video diary. As Christine starts to uncover terrifying truths about her past, she begins to question everything — and everyone — around her.
Back to the Future
Wednesday at 18:45 on Film4
1985 ‧ Sci-fi/Adventure ‧ 1h 56m
8.5/10 IMDb 96% Rotten Tomatoes 87% Metacritic
Marty travels back in time using an eccentric scientist’s time machine. However, he must make his high-school-aged parents fall in love in order to return to the present.
Bridge to Terabithia
Wednesday at 19:05 on Sony Movies
2007 ‧ Family/Fantasy ‧ 1h 36m
7.1/10 IMDb 85% Rotten Tomatoes 74% Metacritic
A rich city girl, Leslie, and a poor country boy, Jess, create Terabithia, a land of magical beings, and become its rulers. This helps Jess to escape and cope with a tragedy.
You Only Live Twice
Wednesday at 20:00 on ITV4
1967 ‧ Action/Thriller ‧ 1h 57m
6.9/10 IMDb 73% Rotten Tomatoes 61% Metacritic
An American space capsule is supposedly swallowed by a Russian spaceship. However, James Bond discovers that SPECTRE is behind the theft and endeavours to find out the motive behind it.
Transformers: The Last Knight
Wednesday at 21:00 on Film4
2017 ‧ Sci-fi/Action ‧ 2h 34m
5.2/10 IMDb 15% Rotten Tomatoes 27% Metacritic
Quintessa brainwashes Optimus Prime and heads to Earth to search for an ancient staff. Cade, Bumblebee and the Autobots race against time to find it, while also escaping an anti-Transformers force.
Rocky Balboa
Wednesday at 22:20 on ITV4
2006 ‧ Sport/Action ‧ 1h 42m
7.1/10 IMDb 63% Metacritic 77% Rotten Tomatoes
A retired Rocky Balboa wins against reigning champion Mason Dixon in a computer simulation of a fight. Enraged by this, Mason challenges Rocky to a 10-round exhibition bout.
Bad Neighbours
Thursday at 00:05 on Film4
2014 ‧ Comedy ‧ 1h 37m
6.3/10 IMDb 3.5/5 Amazon UK 68% Metacritic
Mac and Kelly’s peaceful suburban life is offset by a fraternity house next door, which is inhabited by constantly partying college students who refuse to be quiet no matter how hard the couple try.
Lincoln
Thursday at 21:00 on Film4
2012 ‧ War/Drama ‧ 2h 30m
7.3/10 IMDb 89% Rotten Tomatoes 86% Metacritic
Abraham Lincoln uses his powers as the president of the United States of America as he strives to abolish slavery and reunite his country during the Civil War.
Ocean’s Eleven
Thursday at 21:00 on 5Star
2001 ‧ Heist/Crime ‧ 2h 7m
7.7/10 IMDb 82% Rotten Tomatoes 4/5 Common Sense Media
Danny Ocean, a gangster, assembles a group of eleven people in an effort to steal money from three popular casinos in Las Vegas owned by his rival, Terry Benedict.
Steven Gerrard: Make Us Dream
Thursday at 23:10 on ITV4
2018 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 44m
Steven Gerrard’s soccer career begins when he joins the Liverpool F.C. at eight years old. He leaves 26 years later, having won two FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Cup, one FA Community Shield, one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Champions League.
Desperado
Thursday at 23:55 on Paramount Network
1995 ‧ Action/Thriller ‧ 1h 47m
7.2/10 IMDb 62% Rotten Tomatoes 4.5/5 Amazon UK
El Mariachi, a musician by profession, sets out with a guitar case full of guns to avenge his lover’s death and the maiming of his hand. He travels from one town to another in search of Bucho.
The Full Monty
Friday at 22:45 on BBC One
1997 ‧ Comedy/Drama ‧ 1h 35m
7.2/10 IMDb 96% Rotten Tomatoes 75% Metacritic
After the steel mill they work at shuts down, a group of unemployed men decide to get involved in the stripping business to earn a living. They invest the money they have saved to get started.
Oranges and Sunshine
Friday at 23:20 on BBC Two
2010 ‧ Drama/Historical drama ‧ 1h 45m
7.1/10 IMDb 4.7/5 Amazon UK 69% Rotten Tomatoes
Until the early 1970s, thousands of British children — many orphans, others taken by social workers from broken homes — were packed onto ships bound for Australia. Promised “oranges and sunshine,” many instead endured abuse in workhouses as virtual slaves. In 1987, Nottingham, England, social worker Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson) learns the horrific extent of this program as she attempts to help two of its survivors, the timid Jack (Hugo Weaving) and the violent Len (David Wenham).
Battle of Britain
Saturday at 16:00 on ITV4
1969 ‧ War/Action ‧ 2h 13m
During World War II, the British Royal Air Force fights the Luftwaffe while trying to sabotage Adolf Hitler’s plan of invading Great Britain.
One Fine Day
Saturday at 18:50 on Sony Movies
1996 ‧ Romance/Rom-com ‧ 1h 49m
6.5/10 IMDb 50% Rotten Tomatoes
Single parents Melanie Parker and Jack Taylor bond over their shared experiences as they babysit each other’s children during a hectic workday in New York.
The Other Woman
Saturday at 21:00 on E4
2014 ‧ Comedy/Romance ‧ 1h 49m
6/10 IMDb 25% Rotten Tomatoes 4.4/5 Amazon UK
Carly, Mark’s girlfriend, is shocked when she learns of his marriage. She meets his wife, Kate, and they become good friends. However, Kate discovers Mark’s affair with Amber.
Jason Bourne
2016 ‧ Action/Thriller ‧ 2h 3m
6.6/10 IMDb 54% Rotten Tomatoes 58% Metacritic
Jason Bourne, a former CIA agent, is drawn out of hiding by CIA director Robert Dewey. He then sets out to discover more about his past, family and his father’s death.
Ride Along
Saturday at 22:35 on ITV
2014 ‧ Comedy/Action ‧ 1h 40m
6.2/10 IMDb 18% Rotten Tomatoes 4.2/5Amazon UK
Ben, a security guard, is in love with police officer James’ sister. In order to win the top cop’s heart, he rides along with him on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.