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A fun ’90s action flick is among the movies on TV tonight

Published 18:40 20 May 2022 BST

Stephen Porzio
A fun ’90s action flick is among the movies on TV tonight

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It sees Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes face off.

Congratulations, you've made it to the weekend. And if you're staying in tonight, there's a lot of films on TV. Here are your options this evening.

Demolition Man - ITV4 - 9pm

Our pick for tonight sees Sylvester Stallone play Sergeant John Spartan, a cop who is cryogenically frozen in the '90s as punishment for a crime he did not commit. However, he is later awoken in a future peaceful utopian society as he may be the only person able to stop the rampage of psychopathic criminal Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) after the latter escaped his cyro-prison. Co-starring Sandra Bullock, Demolition Man is both a solid action film and a fun fish out of water comedy as Stallone's Spartan struggles to adapt to the radically different world of 2032.

Passenger 57 - Turner Classic Movies - 9pm

Another '90s action film with Wesley Snipes.

Ghost in the Shell - E4 - 9pm

Scarlett Johansson stars in this live-action remake of the classic Japanese anime.

The Predator - Film4 - 9pm

The last released entry in the Predator franchise until the prequel film Prey comes out this summer.

Ingrid Goes West - MTV - 9pm

Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen are excellent in this black comedy-drama and social media satire.

The Bounty Hunter - Virgin Media One - 9pm

This critically panned action-comedy stars Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston.

This is 40 - Comedy Central - 9pm

Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd star in writer-director Judd Apatow's "sort-of-sequel" to Knocked Up.

Fifty Shades Darker - RTÉ2 - 9.35pm

The second entry in the poorly reviewed trilogy of erotic films.

Terminator Salvation - W - 10pm

The one with Christian Bale.

The Wonderful Country - TG4 - 10pm

Robert Mitchum stars in this '50s Western.

Kill Bill: Vol 2 - Turner Classic Movies - 10.50pm

The second part in Quentin Tarantino's terrific martial arts epic.

Becky - Horror Channel - 10.50pm

In this well-reviewed thriller, a teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father (Joel McHale) takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts (led by an against type Kevin James) wreaks havoc on their lives.

Bad Times at the El Royale - Film4 - 11.10pm

More like a pretty good time at the El Royale if you ask me.

Fatal Attraction - RTÉ One - 11.35pm

Glenn Close and Michael Douglas star in this classic psychological thriller.

Equals - BBC One - 11.35pm

In this 2015 sci-fi drama, Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult play two people who fall in love in a utopia where emotions are outlawed.

Final Score - Sky Showcase - 12am

An ex-soldier (Dave Bautista) wages a one-man war against armed terrorists who take control of a packed football stadium in this action flick.

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A fun '90s action flick is among the movies on TV tonight