Here are all the best films on the box today

Including a movie often cited as one of the greatest ever made.

It was too cold to go out on Thursday and on Friday it’s going to be too wild to venture out of doors, particularly with those scary thunderstorms forecast. All things considered, you’ve little choice but to consign yourself to the couch once again to avail of one of the last lazy days of 2017 and spend the day camped in front of the TV. Viewers will be spoiled for choice with the number of movie options on terrestrial TV, including the brilliant Up on BBC One this afternoon, two Harry Potter movies, another James Bond flick and arguably the greatest movie of them all on TV3 later on tonight. Have a glance at some of the standout picks below and plan your day accordingly. RTÉ One 3.30pm – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 11.40pm – Sweet November RTÉ Two 3.45pm – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 6.10pm – Diamonds are Forever 9.30pm – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol TV3 2pm – Lassie 3.55pm – Fantastic Four 9pm – The Shawshank Redemption TG4 5pm – Rango 9.30pm – Shane 3E 6pm – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles BBC One 10.55am – Kung Fu Panda 2 2.25pm – Up 4.20pm – Brave 9.45pm – Gone Girl BBC Two 4.05pm – The Desert Fox 11.30pm – The Great Gatsby UTV 8pm – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Channel 4 11.15am – Hotel for Dogs 1.20pm – Cutthroat Island 12.05am (Saturday) – I Give It a Year