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Published 00:01 15 Aug 2026 BST
Updated 11:23 11 Aug 2026 BST

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 15 August) is Breach, the brilliant 2007 spy thriller based on true events.
Co-written and directed by Billy Ray (Overlord, 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 is given 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 adds.
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.
With an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie is airing on TV tonight on RTÉ One at 11.45pm.
According to the app JustWatch, Breach is currently not available to rent or stream in Ireland, but it may be accessible to watch on the RTÉ Player after it airs.
Bridesmaids - Sky One - 9pm
Kristen Wiig stars in this modern classic comedy as a single woman who experiences a series of misfortunes after being asked to serve as maid of honor for her best friend (Maya Rudolph).
True Lies - Comedy Central - 9pm
Oscar-winner James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic) directed this very fun 1994 action flick about a man (Arnold Schwarzenegger) struggling to lead a double life.
To his wife, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis), he is just a boring computer salesman often away on business trips. In reality, however, he is a secret agent for Omega Sector, a top-secret US counterterrorism agency.
Angel Has Fallen - Film4 - 9pm
The third entry in Gerard Butler's 'Has Fallen' action movie franchise.
Tears of the Sun - Legend - 9pm
Bruce Willis headlines this war action thriller from the director of Training Day.
Cape Fear - Legend Xtra - 9pm
The classic Martin Scorsese / Robert De Niro thriller that we've recommended many times before, which just got a TV series remake.
Empire of Light - RTÉ One - 9.30pm
1917 and Skyfall director Sam Mendes' "love letter to cinemas" starring Olivia Colman.
Miller's Crossing - TG4 - 10pm
The Coen Brothers' phenomenal gangster drama starring Ireland's own Gabriel Byrne as a mob fixer caught between two warring groups.
Plane - RTÉ2 - 10.05pm
The solid action thriller in which Gerard Butler plays a commercial pilot who must save his passengers when his plane is struck by lightning, and he is forced to land on a war-torn island.
Logan Lucky - Sky Comedy - 10.15pm
Two blue-collar, famously unlucky brothers (Adam Driver and Channing Tatum) attempt to pull off an ambitious heist, with the help of a chaotic explosives expert (Daniel Craig),
A very charming and funny crime comedy from director Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's Eleven).
Mission: Impossible - BBC One - 10.20pm
Tom Cruise's first outing as super-spy Ethan Hunt.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Channel 4 - 11pm
The very funny action comedy in which Nicolas Cage plays a fictionalised version of himself, who accepts a $1 million offer to appear at the birthday party of a superfan (an incredible Pedro Pascal) in Mallorca.
While there, however, he is approached by the CIA, who claim that there’s more to this superfan than meets the eye.
Now You See Me - Sky One - 11.15pm
The first entry in the fun heist franchise about famous magicians who also pull off bank heists and robberies.
Monolith - Film4 - 11.20pm
Soon after, she begins receiving reports from several listeners about strange, possibly supernatural, black bricks. As the journalist investigates further, sinister occurrences transpire.
The 13th Warrior - Legend - 11.30pm
Based on a novel by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton, this underrated action flick is set in the 10th century and follows a Muslim ambassador (Antonio Banderas) exiled from his homeland after falling in love with the king's wife.
He subsequently joins a group of Vikings. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and "must unite to confront this formidable force".
Dead Man Running - Legend Xtra - 11.35pm
The 2009 British crime comedy starring Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan.
The Graduate - BBC Two - 11.40pm
The Oscar-winning '60s comedy-drama about a disillusioned college graduate (Dustin Hoffman) who is seduced by the older Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a bored housewife and family friend, but then falls for her daughter (Katharine Ross).
The Commitments - Comedy Central - 11.45pm
Director Alan Parker’s funny and vibrant adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s novel of the same name about a Dublin soul band. Another classic.
This brilliant Australian sci-fi thriller stars Lily Sullivan (this year's great Ireland-shot film SOULM8TE) as a disgraced journalist who, desperate to salvage her career, launches a podcast about unsolved mysteries.
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