The weekend is upon us, and these are the best movies for you to enjoy this Saturday and Sunday.
Welcome to the weekend!
Here are the best movies on TV on Saturday and Sunday evening, plan your days accordingly!
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
Alien: Covenant – Channel 4 – 9pm
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape. Stars Michael Fassbender, Katerine Waterston, and Danny McBride.
Men In Black – Sky One – 9pm
A police officer (Will Smith) joins a secret organisation that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth, partnered up with an older agent (Tommy Lee Jones).
Rocky – ITV4 – 9pm
A small-time boxer (Sylvester Stallone) gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Skyscraper – FilmFour – 9pm
A security expert (Dwayne Johnson) must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.
The Shallows – BBC One – 11.25pm
A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy (Blake Lively) is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
Rocky II – ITV4 – 11.35pm
Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
What Women Want – Comedy Central – 6.30pm
A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive (Mel Gibson) magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
Due Date – RTE Two – 9pm
High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) on a road trip in order to make it to his child’s birth on time.
Logan – FilmFour – 9pm
In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan (Hugh Jackman) leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety.
The Maze Runner – E4 – 9pm
Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they’re all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.
The Founder – Sky One – 9pm
The story of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman who turned two brothers’ innovative fast food eatery, McDonald’s, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
Pretty Woman – Comedy Central – 9pm
A man (Richard Gere) in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute (Julia Roberts) he meets… only to fall in love.
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