There's an unbelievable selection of films on tv available to you tonight if you're looking to fill the evening. From a top class Big Big Movie on RTE One to some late night classic, your whole evening is covered.
We've even had to leave out a few decent selections as there us just too much to choose from. You won't go wrong with one of these.
As always, all of these films are available on non subscription channels, though may not be on all platforms.
Moana: 6.35pm, RTE One
Year: 2016
Cast: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House
Plot: In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the Demigod to set things right. (IMDB)
Rating: 96% (Rotten Tomatoes)
One of the best Disney efforts in years. Outstanding songs and an outstanding voice performance from The Rock.
Sleepers: 9.00PM, Sky Witness (Virgin 127, Sky 107)
Year: 1996
Cast: Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Bacon, Minnie Driver
Plot: After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge. (IMDB)
Rating: 73% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Disturbing but brilliant drama with an all-star cast.
The Other Guys: 9.00PM, Comedy Central
Year: 2010
Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg
Plot: Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops, whom they idolize, only things don't quite go as planned. (IMDB)
Rating: 78% (Rotten Tomatoes)
This "original odd couple" style cop movie with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg is a big of a forgotten gem. Notable and enjoyable cameos from Samuel L. Jackson and The Rock who probably star in a better film in a parallel universe.
Star Trek: Into Darkness: 9.00PM, Channel 4
Year: 2013
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
Plot: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. (IMDB)
Rating: 84% (Rotten Tomatoes)
The second in the JJ Abrams Star Trek reboot falls slightly short of the 2009 film, but is a very good effort.
The Italian Job: 9.00PM, Sky One
Year: 2003
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Donald Sutherland
Plot: After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally. (IMDB)
Rating: 73% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Seemingly needless remake of the 1969 classic but as a star studded heist movie, it's pretty good. the sb
The Sense Of An Ending: 9.15PM, BBC Two
Year: 2017
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer
Plot: A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life. (IMDB)
Rating: 76% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Adaptation of a Booker Prize winning novel but never hits the heights of the book. A nice film.
Song For A Raggy Boy: 9.40PM, RTE 2
Year: 2003
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Robert Sheehan
Plot: The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland (IMDB)
Rating: 67% (Rotten Tomatoes)
A hard watch at time as the subject matter would suggest.
Wolf of Wall Street: 10.00PM, ITV4 (Virgin 132, Sky 2004)
Year: 2013
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Plot: Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. (IMDB)
Rating: 79% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Scorsese and DiCaprio at their best. There are no good guys and redeeming qualities in this film at all, but it's a lot of fun to watch.
Sideways: 10.00PM, TG4
Year: 2004
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Plot: Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle. (IMDB)
Rating: 97% (Rotten Tomatoes)
A former indie classic now just accepted as a classic. A must watch, preferably with a bottle of wine.
The Conversation: 11.00PM, BBC Two
Year: 1974
Cast: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Harrison Ford
Plot: A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered. (IMDB)
Rating: 98% (Rotten Tomatoes)
The film Francis Ford Coppola made between the first two Godfather movies and he's in that kind of form in this rarely talked about classic.
