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26th Mar 2021

The seven best movies on TV for your Friday night in

Rory Cashin

The good news is there are some properly BRILLIANT movies on tonight. The bad news, a lot of them start QUITE late…

We hope you’re not too sleepy on your Friday night, because some of the movies on TV tonight are brilliant, but a lot of them don’t start until later on into the night…

The Shape Of Water – FilmFour – 9pm

At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor (Sally Hawkins) forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.

Eagle Eye – Virgin Media One – 9.30pm

Jerry (Shia LeBeouf) and Rachel (Michelle Monaghan) are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

Detroit – BBC Two – 11.20pm

Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds. Stars John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, and John Krasinski.

Crimson Peak – FilmFour – 11.25pm

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author (Mia Wasikowska) is torn between love for her childhood friend (Charlie Hunnam) and the temptation of a mysterious outsider (Tom Hiddleston). Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds – and remembers.

Two Weeks Notice – RTE One – 11.25pm

A lawyer (Sandra Bullock) decides that she’s used too much like a nanny by her boss (Hugh Grant), so she walks out on him, leading him to realise just how much he needs her.

La La Land – BBC One – 12.10am

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist (Ryan Gosling) and an actress (Emma Stone) fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

Green Room – Channel 4 – 12.20am

A punk rock band (headed by Anton Yelchin) is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar (headed by Patrick Stewart).

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