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07th Apr 2021

These are the seven best movies on TV for your Wednesday night in

Rory Cashin

 We’ve made it to the halfway point of this four-day work week already!

Action? Yep.

Comedy? Check.

Drama? You got it.

Many of the genres are taken care of by tonight’s movie menu.

Pacific Rim: Uprising – FilmFour – 6.55pm

Jake Pentecost (John Boyega), son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori (Rinko Kukuchi) to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert (Scott Eastwood) and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat.

Casino Royale – ITV4 – 9pm

After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker (Mads Mikkelsen) funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.

The Equalizer 2 – FilmFour – 9pm

Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?

Get Him To The Greek – Comedy Central – 10pm

A record company intern (Jonah Hill) is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) to a concert at L.A.’s Greek Theatre.

The Gauntlet – ITV4 – 12am

A hard but mediocre cop (Clint Eastwood) is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial. But a lot of people are literally betting that they won’t make it into town alive.

Joy – Channel 4 – 1.40am

Joy (Jennifer Lawrence) is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

How I Live Now – FilmFour – 1.55am

An American girl (Saoirse Ronan), sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

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