Every day here on the Rewind, we scrawl through the TV listings to find you the best films on TV on a given day. As usual on the weekend, the choices are plentiful across the free to air channels.
We've whittled it down to what we consider the 11 best today, covering early afternoon to late night. There are a few classics on offer for all kinds of taste.
As usual, all of these films are available on non subscription channels, though may not be on all platforms.
The Vikings 1.10pm, RTE One
Year: 1958
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine
Plot: A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess. (IMDb)
Rating: 76% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Space Jam: 2.20PM, ITV 2
Year: 1996
Cast: Michael Jordan, Bill Murray, Bugs Bunny
Plot: In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan. (IMDb)
Rating: 43% (Rotten Tomatoes)
The Remains Of The Day: 3.10PM, RTE One
Year: 1993
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft
Plot: A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer. (IMDb)
Rating: 95% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Happy Feet: 4.05PM, ITV 2
Year: 2006
Cast: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman
Plot: Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! (IMDb)
Rating: 76% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Dr. No: 6.25PM, Rte Two
Year: 1962
Cast: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bernard Lee
Plot: A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. (IMDb)
Rating: 95% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Kung Fu Panda: 7.10PM, E4
Year: 2008
Cast: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie
Plot: The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China's fate hangs in the balance. However, the Dragon Warrior mantle is supposedly mistaken to be bestowed upon an obese panda who is a novice in martial arts. (IMDb)
Rating: 87% (Rotten Tomatoes)
The Jerk: 9.00PM, Sky Comedy
Year: 1979
Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams
Plot: A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy. (IMDb)
Rating: 81% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner: 9.00PM, True Movies
Year: 1967
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn
Plot: A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé. (IMDb)
Rating: 73% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Mike Bassett: England Manager: 10.20PM, UTV
Year: 2001
Cast: Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Bradley Walsh
Plot: The manager of England's national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the good sense to turn it down, and so the responsibility falls to Mike Bassett, a scruffy and loud-mouthed lout whose claim to football fame is leading a previously undistinguished team to a league championship. Bassett insists that England will win the World Cup under his leadership, but that's before he replaces his star player with a once-gifted footballer who has since developed a drinking problem, and hired a one-time car salesman as his assistant. After stunning losses to Poland and Belgium, Bassett goes from a favorite of both fans and the press to one of the most hated men in England; hoping to whip his team into shape, he subjects them to the high-tech training methods of eccentric Dr. Shoegaarten, which injures more players than it helps. Despite Bassett's ineptitude, England manages to qualify for the World Cup tournament thanks to group opponents Turkey losing their final game, and he flies to Rio with his team in hopes of somehow turning their bad luck around. (IMDb)
Rating: 75% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Rush: 11.05PM, Film Four
Year: 2013
Cast: Daniel Bruhl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wade
Plot: The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. (IMDb)
Rating: 88% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Educating Rita: 0.00AM, BBC One
Year: 1983
Cast: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams
Plot: An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education. (IMDb)
Rating: 80% (Rotten Tomatoes)
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