Every week we keep you up to date on the best films coming up on free-to-air TV and this week is no exception!
There’s some great films airing this week – check ’em out…
Kong: Skull Island
Monday at 18:40 on ITV 2
2017 ‧ Adventure/Action ‧ 2 hours
6.6/10 IMDb 75% Rotten Tomatoes
A crew that reaches Skull Island, to map it, are attacked by a humongous ape. The survivors then regroup to find out more about the ape, the island’s natives and underground monsters.
Super 8
Monday at 18:45 on Film4
Paramount Pictures2011 ‧ Sci-fi/Thriller ‧ 1h 52m
A train crash sets off a series of bizarre events in a small town. When Deputy Sheriff Jack Lang investigates them, he uncovers a shocking secret.
Serenity
Monday at 21:00 on Horror Channel
Universal Pictures2005 ‧ Sci-fi/Action ‧ 1h 59m
7.8/10 IMDb 82% Rotten Tomatoes 4.6/5 Amazon UK
The Alliance, a military force that has colonized the galaxy, is in pursuit of two fugitives who are hiding in Serenity, a spaceship, whose crews comprises rebels.
Allied
Monday at 21:00 on Film4
2016 ‧ War/Romance ‧ 2h 4m
7.1/10 IMDb 61% Rotten Tomatoes
Max Vatan (Brad Pitt) and Marianne Beauséjour (Marion Cotillard) are World War II operatives who never reveal their true identities. After falling in love during a risky mission, they hope to leave all that double-dealing behind them and start new lives. Instead, suspicion and danger envelop their marriage as both husband and wife become pitted against each other in an escalating, potentially lethal test that has global consequences.
The Simpsons Movie
Tuesday at 19:15 on Film4
2007 ‧ Animation/Comedy ‧ 1h 28m
7.3/10 IMDb 88% Rotten Tomatoes 4.4/5 Common Sense Media
Homer accidentally pollutes a lake of Springfield. When the town blames him for it, he decides to save the city and his family.
Arrival
Tuesday at 21:00 on Film4
2016 ‧ Sci-fi/Thriller ‧ 1h 58m
7.9/10 IMDb 94% Rotten Tomatoes
Louise Banks, a linguistics expert, along with her team, must interpret the language of aliens who’ve come to earth in a mysterious spaceship.
Jaws
Tuesday at 21:00 on ITV4
1975 ‧ Thriller/Horror ‧ 2h 10m
8/10 IMDb 98% Rotten Tomatoes 87% Metacritic
When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.
Prisoners
Tuesday at 23:20 on Film4
2013 ‧ Thriller/Crime ‧ 2h 33m
8.1/10 IMDb 80% Rotten Tomatoes 70% Metacritic
When the police take time to find Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend, he decides to go on a search himself. His desperation leads him closer to finding the truth and also jeopardises his own life.
American Made
Wednesday at 21:00 on Film4
Universal Pictures2017 ‧ Action/Drama ‧ 1h 55m
7.2/10 IMDb 86% Rotten Tomatoes 65% Metacritic
Barry Seal, a commercial airline pilot, gets involved in drugs and arms smuggling while working for the CIA. Later, he turns into a government informant in order to escape his jail time.
The Fifth Estate
Wednesday at 23:15 on Film4
2013 ‧ Thriller/Drama ‧ 2h 8m
6.2/10 IMDb 36% Rotten Tomatoes
WikiLeaks’s founding duo work as watchdogs and leak secret data to the world. However, they find themselves in a fix when they obtain access to confidential documents related to the US Intelligence.
Non-Stop
Thursday at 18:55 on Film4
Universal Pictures2014 ‧ Thriller/Action ‧ 1h 46m
6.9/10 IMDb 61% Rotten Tomatoes 56% Metacritic
A US air marshal receives threatening messages demanding that his airline transfer 150 million dollars to an offshore account, in the absence of which the passengers of his flight will be killed.
Beast
Thursday at 21:00 on Film4
2017 ‧ Psychological thriller/Drama ‧ 1h 47m
6.8/10 IMDb 92% Rotten Tomatoes
In a small island community, a troubled young woman falls for a mysterious outsider, who empowers her to escape her oppressive family. When he comes under suspicion for a series of murders, she defends him at all costs.
Let Me In
Thursday at 22:45 on Horror Channel
2010 ‧ Horror/Romance ‧ 1h 55m
7.1/10 IMDb 88% Rotten Tomatoes
Owen leads a lonely life and is bullied by his peers at school. He happily befriends Abby, his new helpful neighbour, without being aware that she is hiding a secret from him.
A Bigger Splash
Thursday at 23:10 on Film4
2015 ‧ Crime/Drama ‧ 2h 5m
6.4/10 IMDb 90% Rotten Tomatoes 3.5/5 Amazon UK
While vacationing on a Sicilian island with her boyfriend (Matthias Schoenaerts), a rock star (Tilda Swinton) receives an unexpected visit from an old flame (Ralph Fiennes) and his seductive daughter (Dakota Johnson).
The Fault in Our Stars
Friday at 18:25 on Film4
20th Century Fox2014 ‧ Romance/Drama ‧ 2h 13m
7.7/10 IMDb 81% Rotten Tomatoes 69% Metacritic
Two cancer-afflicted teenagers Hazel and Augustus meet at a cancer support group. The two of them embark on a journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.
Central Intelligence
Friday at 21:00 on Film4
2016 ‧ Comedy/Action ‧ 1h 56m
6.3/10 IMDb 71% Rotten Tomatoes
Accountant Calvin Joyner’s life changes drastically after Bob Stone, his classmate in high school, drags him into a dubious covert operation.
The Green Mile
Friday at 23:10 on Film4
1999 ‧ Crime/Drama ‧ 3h 9m
8.6/10 IMDb 78% Rotten Tomatoes 61% Metacritic
Paul Edgecomb, the head guard of a prison, meets an inmate, John Coffey, a black man who is accused of murdering two girls. His life changes drastically when he discovers that John has a special gift.
A Dog’s Purpose
Saturday at 14:40 at Film4
Universal Pictures2017 ‧ Fantasy/Drama ‧ 2 hours
7.2/10 IMDb 35% Rotten Tomatoes 4.7/5 Amazon UK
A dog goes through four lifetimes with different owners through various time periods. During this journey, he steadily understands his real purpose.
Ice Age: Collision Course
Sunday at 17:00 on Film4
2016 ‧ Animation/Family ‧ 1h 40m
5.7/10 IMDb 18% Rotten Tomatoes 4.4/5 Amazon UK
Scrat accidentally sets off an asteroid to Earth while trying to get his acorn. However, Manny, Sid and Diego must join forces with Buck to prevent the asteroid from wiping out their existence.
Snowpiercer
Sunday at 21:00 on Film4
2013 ‧ Sci-fi/Sci-fi ‧ 2h 6m
7.1/10 IMDb 94% Rotten Tomatoes 84% Metacritic
Survivors of Earth’s second Ice Age live out their days on a luxury train that ploughs through snow and ice. The train’s poorest residents, who live in the squalid caboose, plan to improve their lot by taking over the engine room.
The Keeping Room
Sunday at 23:35 on Film4
2014 ‧ War/Thriller ‧ 1h 35m
6/10 IMDb 75% Rotten Tomatoes 58% Metacritic
During the waning days of the Civil War, two Southern sisters (Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld) and a slave (Muna Otaru) must defend themselves against two Union Army soldiers.
