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18th Apr 2022

The greatest comedy of the 2000s is among the movies on TV tonight

Hugh Carr

movies on tv 18 april

“No luck catching them killers, then?”

It’s Easter Monday, which means you have well and truly gorged yourself on some lovely Easter eggs.

Probably too much, in fact, as is Easter tradition.

Let’s be honest; you’re not going to want to leave the house tonight.

And you’ve got all that leftover chocolate to finish too.

Our advice?

Check out JOE’s top picks for the movies on TV tonight (18 April).

Field Of Dreams – TG4 – 5pm

If you build it, they (a ghost baseball team) will come.

Spider-Man – ITV2 – 6.35pm

The first one. No, not that first one. Or that first one. The first one.

Looper – Great! Movies – 9pm

I feel like I’ve seen this movie before…

Airplane – ITV4 – 9pm

You could watch this film 100 times and still not catch all the jokes.

Finky – TG4 – 9.30pm

If you weren’t afraid of the circus before, you will be after this.

The Commuter – RTÉ One – 9.30pm

This thriller would be so much longer if it was set on the Luas.

Sicario – Virgin Media One – 10pm

An excellent action thriller from the director behind Dune and Blade Runner: 2049.

The Blues Brothers – ITV4 – 10.55pm

Fitting to end your Easter celebrations with two men on a mission from God.

Official Secrets – BBC Two – 11pm

Keira Knightley and Matt Smith star in this fact based political drama.

Transporter 2 – Channel Five – 11pm

“Transporter 2? Transporter to where?” – a dad, probably.

Ape Vs Monster – SyFy – 11pm

It’s totally NOT King Kong vs Godzilla.

Hot Fuzz – ITV2 – 12.30am

Our top pick for tonight is easily one of the greatest comedies of the 2000s.

Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is too good at his job in London, so he’s sent to a small village in the north of England, where people seem to do anything for “the greater good”…

Excellent action sequences, incredibly quotable, just amazing all round. A must watch.

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