There Are A Few Classic Movies On TV Tonight

There Are A Few Classic Movies On TV Tonight
Sean Meehan
By Sean Meehan
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Each day at The Rewind, we deliver the best movies on TV so you don't have to trawl through the listings, and today is no different.

There are a few classics to choose from, with genres spanning from grimy cop thrillers to coming-of-age teen comedies, so you've plenty of choice.

Here are the listings in full:

True Grit

Film Four 9pm (Virgin - 323, Sky - 313)

Year: 2010

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld

Plot: Fourteen-year-old Mattie joins hands with a U.S. Marshal to trace her father's killer. However, with his sluggish approach towards life, Mattie starts losing hope in tracking down the murderer.

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Rating: 96% (Rotten Tomatoes)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

RTE One 11.45pm (Virgin - 101, Sky - 101)

Year: 1974

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Cast: Walter Matthau, Hector Elizondo, Robert Shaw

Plot: In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

Rating: 100% (Rotten Tomatoes)

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Training Day

TCM 9pm (Virgin - 327, Sky - 315)

Year: 2001

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Cast: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke

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Plot: Detective Alonzo, a senior narcotics officer, must train Jake Hoyt during the course of a day. However, Hoyt learns that Alonzo's methods are not ethical and he soon realises that he is being trapped.

Rating: 72% (Rotten Tomatoes)

Detroit

RTE Two 9.45pm (Virgin - 102, Sky - 102)

Year: 2017

Cast: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jack Reynor

Plot: A civil unrest arises after the Detroit Police Department launches a raid on a group of African-Americans. The public anger reaches its peak as the officials respond with retribution than justice.

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Rating: 83% (Rotten Tomatoes)

Clueless

Comedy Central 9pm (Virgin - 127, Sky - 112)

Year: 1995

Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison

Plot: Cher is a rich high-school student who is learning to cope with adolescence and its problems. She also helps a new student gain popularity and in the process discovers her own feelings.

Rating: 80% (Rotten Tomatoes)

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