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JOE.ie Irish Movie TV Listings Wednesday 16 September to Monday 21 September

Published 13:09 16 Sept 2026 BST

Updated 13:09 16 Sept 2026 BST

Stephen Porzio
JOE.ie Irish Movie TV Listings Wednesday 16 September to Monday 21 September

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With JOE's new column, you'll never miss a movie airing on TV again. With all these films available on Irish TV, my pick of the week is The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

For anyone who has ever stumbled upon one of JOE's daily 'movie on TV' articles too late, this is the column for you.

We are giving readers a greater heads-up about what films are going to air on TV and when. Scroll below for the best films on TV each night over the week.

Movies on TV, Wednesday, 16 September

Stephen Porzio's Action Movie Pick of the Day

Sicario: 2 Soldado - Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin reprise their roles in this underrated, hard-hitting sequel to Sicario, in which their characters team up to drive a wedge between rival drug cartel gangs in Mexico.

Movies on TV, Thursday, 17 September

Stephen Porzio's Thriller Pick of the Day

Io Capitano - From the director of Gomorah, this powerful Italian thriller drama follows two teenage Senegalese immigrants on the perilous trip across Africa and into Italy.

Movies on TV, Friday, 18 September

Stephen Porzio's Modern Movie Pick of the Day

Starve Acre - The 2024 British horror thriller starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark as a couple living on an isolated farm who unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home.

Movies on TV, Saturday, 19 September

Stephen Porzio's Irish Movie Pick of the Day

The Wind That Shakes the Barley - The legendary Irish drama about two brothers (Cillian Murphy and Pádraic Delaney) who join the Irish Republican Army to fight for independence from the UK. They then, however, find themselves on opposite sides during the subsequent Irish Civil War.

Movies on TV, Sunday, 20 September

Stephen Porzio's Action Movie Pick of the Day

No Escape - Owen Wilson, Lake Bell and Pierce Brosnan star in this action thriller, which was banned in one particular country.

Movies on TV, Monday, 21 September

Stephen Porzio's Thriller Pick of the Day

The Little Stranger - A hugely underrated Irish horror thriller starring Domhnall Gleeson as a doctor in 1940s England who visits an old house where his mother used to work, only to discover it may hold a dark secret.