It has an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 31 January) is Dark Waters, a 2019 legal thriller based on true events.
It revolves around a corporate defence attorney (Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight) who takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company on behalf of a family friend and farmer (Bill Camp, The Queen’s Gambit) who claims his cows are being poisoned.
As the attorney dives deep into the case, he exposes a lengthy history of pollution – one that not just impacts the health of livestock but of people too.
Thanks to its urgent subject matter, the horror-tinged atmosphere conjured by director Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven, May December) and two hugely empathetic performances by Camp and Ruffalo, Dark Waters earned rave reviews – boasting an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score.
JOE, however, is also recommending the movie because it deserves a much larger audience, having sadly only garnered less than $25 million at the box office upon release.
Dark Waters is airing on TV tonight on RTÉ2 at 9.45pm. It is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Microsoft, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.
Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:
Venom: Let There Be Carnage – Film4 – 9pm
The second entry in Tom Hardy’s strangely compelling superhero trilogy.
Escape Plan / Backtrace – Legend – 9pm / 11.15pm
It’s a later-period Sylvester Stallone double bill.
Kill Command – Legend – 9pm
In this well-liked British sci-fi with Vanessa Kirby, a group of US Marines attempt to survive after a training mission against warfare AI goes wrong.
Comanche Station – TG4 – 9.40pm
A 1960 Western from director Budd Boetticher starring Randolph Scott that has developed a cult following.
War for the Planet of the Apes – E4 – 10.05pm
The third entry in the Planet of the Apes reboot series adds Woody Harrelson to the franchise.
Assassin Club – Film4 – 10.55pm
Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace and Sam Neill star in this not very well-received action thriller about assassins pitted against each other.
A Million Little Pieces – BBC Two – 11.05pm
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars in this drama as a young writer who checks into a Minnesota rehabilitation centre for drug addiction.
Misbehaviour – RTÉ One – 11.15pm
Ireland’s own Jessie Buckley stars alongside Keira Knightley in this comedy-drama about the 1970 Miss World competition.
PS I Love You – BBC One – 11.30pm
This partially set in Ireland romantic drama stars Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler.
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