Let the weekend begin… WITH SOME MOVIES!
Some Oscar winners, some great comedies and some big action. All depends on what you’re in the mood for.
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle – E! Entertainment – 8pm
The Angels (Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Drey Barrymore) investigate a series of murders which occur after the theft of a witness protection profile database.
Captain Phillips – ITV4 – 9pm
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
The Full Monty – RTE Two – 10pm
Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for “the full monty” – total nudity.
Shooter – Virgin Media One – 10pm
A marksman (Mark Wahlberg) living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. After being double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth.
Mid90s – FilmFour – 10.50pm
Stevie is a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
A Monster Calls – BBC One – 11.25pm
A boy (Lewis MacDougall) seeks the help of a tree monster (Liam Neeson) to cope with his single mother’s terminal illness.
Rough Night – Channel 4 – 12.05am
Things go terribly wrong for a group of girlfriends (Scarlett Johannson, Kate McKinnon, Zoe Kravitz) who hire a male stripper for a bachelorette party in Miami.
Blades of Glory – FilmFour – 12.30am
In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters (Will Ferrell and Jon Heder) were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men’s single competition. Presently, however, they’ve found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team.
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