Here's 7 Of The Best Movies On TV Tonight

Here's 7 Of The Best Movies On TV Tonight
Gary Connaughton
By Gary Connaughton
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We're back with another dose of recommendations after trawling through the TV listings so you don't have to, finding seven quality movies on TV tonight.

There's plenty of variety, with perhaps the best comedy and horror movies of the 21st century being shown, as well a war classic.

Movies On TV Tonight

Shaun of The Dead: 9pm, ITV 2

Year: 2004

Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield

Plot: Shaun is a salesman whose life has no direction. However, his uneventful life takes a sudden turn when he has to singlehandedly deal with an entire community of zombies.

Rating: 92% (Rotten Tomatoes)

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Rocky V: 9pm, ITV 4

Year: 1990

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young

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Plot: Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy.

Rating: 29% (Rotten Tomatoes)

Get Out: 9pm, Film 4

Year: 2017

Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford

Plot: Chris, an African-American man, decides to visit his Caucasian girlfriend's parents during a weekend getaway. Although they seem normal at first, he is not prepared to experience the horrors ahead.

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Rating: 98% (Rotten Tomatoes)

The Heat: 9pm, E4

Year: 2013

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Cast: Sandra Bullock, Michael McDonald, Melissa McCarthy

Plot: FBI agent Sarah comes to Boston to track an elusive drug lord and bag a promotion for herself. However, before she can interrogate a lead, she must deal with Mullins, another cop who likes to go solo.

Rating: 65% (Rotten Tomatoes)

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Full Metal Jaket: 9pm, TCM

Year: 1987

Cast: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio

Plot: During the Vietnam War, under the ruthless command of Hartman, a few recruits face mental breakdowns. After a bizarre event, the soldiers are left to deal with the war's hellish mayhem.

Rating: 91 % (Rotten Tomatoes)

Unbreakable: 9pm, Sony Movies

Year: 2000

Cast: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright

Plot: David, a security guard, survives a fatal train accident, only to be tracked down by a man named Elijah Price, who claims that David is blessed with superhuman abilities.

Rating: 70%

Denial: 9.45pm, RTÉ 2

Year: 2016

Cast: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall

Plot: Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

Rating: 82% (Rotten Tomatoes)

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