Holding an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film does not appear to be available to rent or stream, so now is the time to watch it.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 3 May) is Breach, the brilliant 2007 spy thriller based on true events.
Co-written and directed by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass), the film revolves around Eric O’Neill (played by Ryan Phillippe, Cruel Intentions) – a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI.
O’Neill believes his dream of being a full-fledged agent is finally becoming a reality when he gets an unexpected promotion and assignment to work with the renowned agent Robert Hanssen (Oscar-winner Chris Cooper, Adaptation).
“However, he soon learns the reason for his promotion is to gain Hanssen’s trust and find proof that he is a traitor to the country,” the plot synopsis reads.
Co-starring the great Laura Linney (Ozark), Breach’s cat-and-mouse thrills, its moody atmosphere of intrigue and its absolutely haunting central turn by Cooper make it one of the very best spy thrillers of the century.
Holding an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie is airing on TV tonight at 11.45pm on RTÉ One.
According to the app JustWatch, Breach is currently not available to rent or stream in Ireland, but it should be available on the RTÉ Player after it airs.
Here are the other movies on TV this evening:
Forrest Gump – Sky Showcase – 9pm
‘Life’s a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you’re gonna get.’
Moonfall – Film4 – 9pm
The moon is falling, which is bad news for Earth in this fun, if silly, disaster flick starring Halle Berry from the director of The Day After Tomorrow.
The Program – RTÉ2 – 9pm
Based on true events, this sports drama stars Chris O’Dowd as Irish journalist David Walsh and centres around his investigation of famed cyclist Lance Armstrong (Ben Foster) for doping.
Bad Neighbours 2 – Comedy Central – 9pm
In this hit comedy sequel, a married couple (Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen) plot to take down a debaucherous sorority after its members move in next door.
Daylight – Legend Xtra – 9pm
Sylvester Stallone stars in this ’90s disaster flick that has its fans.
Flight of the Intruder – Legend – 9pm
Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe and Brad Johnson headline this ’90s war film from legendary cult filmmaker John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Conan the Barbarian).
Mamma Mia – RTÉ One – 9.45pm
The smash hit musical rom-com based around Abba songs.
As Good As It Gets – TG4 – 9.50pm
In this classic romantic comedy, a grumpy and reclusive author (Jack Nicholson) becomes drawn into the lives of his injured neighbour (Greg Kinnear) and a stressed-out single mother (Helen Hunt).
The Commitments – BBC Two – 10pm
Director Alan Parker’s funny and vibrant adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s novel of the same name about a Dublin soul band. A bona fide classic.
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – Channel 4 – 10pm
This acclaimed comedy drama explores the relationship between a retired school teacher (Emma Thompson) and a young sex worker (Ireland’s Daryl McCormack).
Resident Evil: Extinction – MTV – 10pm
Directed by Russell Mulcahy (Highlander), this is one of the better entries in the Milla Jovovich-led zombie franchise.
AVP: Alien vs Predator – ITV4 – 10.30pm
This underrated crossover action horror gave us maybe the best tagline: ‘Whoever wins… we lose.’
The Gift – RTE2 – 10.50pm
Not the great 2015 thriller of the same name we recommended yesterday, but the 2000 thriller starring Cate Blanchett as a clairvoyant woman in a small southern US town whose psychic abilities may be key in solving a murder.
Carry on Loving – Virgin Media Three – 11pm
The 20th film entry in the bawdy British comedy franchise out of 31.
A Kiss Before Dying – Legend Xtra – 11.15pm
A ’90s romantic thriller headlined by Matt Dillon and Sean Young that is based on a novel by Ira Levin (Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives).
Armageddon – Film4 – 11.35pm
Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck are blue-collar deep-core drillers sent by NASA to stop a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with Earth in this hugely entertaining sci-fi disaster flick.
Pan’s Labyrinth – BBC Two – 11.50pm
Guillermo del Toro’s darkly beautiful fairytale about a young girl who escapes her troubles in 1944 Francoist Spain by diving into a magical world filled with monsters.
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