Probably a lot of the same movies on TV – the schedules truly are a lottery – but also the promise of some exciting new ones, too.
As ever, we'll be on hand to sift through the listings and pick the most interesting options available.
Let's see what tonight – Friday 1 October – looks like, shall we?
Super 8 – Film4 – 6.45pm
Spielberg-esque alien drama.
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Film4 – 9pm
Indiana Jones kicks off his great adventures.
The Inbetweeners Movie – E4 – 9pm
Big screen adaptation of the popular sitcom.
Under Siege – ITV4 – 9pm
Steven Seagal trades cookery for murder.
Homefront – Virgin Media One – 10pm
Jason Statham attempts to put his violent past behind him only for evil bad guys to come along and make that difficult for him.
Detroit – RTÉ 2 – 10pm
John Boyega is excellent in Kathryn Bigelow's raw, fact-based account of racial tensions boiling over during the 1967 riots in Detroit.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Turner Classic Movies / TCM – 11pm
Our main pick this evening.
Steve Martin and John Candy cross paths on a disaster-strewn journey across America.
A very funny and ultimately quite affecting comedy.
Valkyrie – Film4 – 11.15pm
Tom Cruise masterminds a plot to kill Hitler.
Invictus – BBC One – 11.25pm
Newly-elected President Nelson Mandela (as played by Morgan Freeman) looks to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup to unite a divided South Africa. Matt Damon co-stars as Springboks captain Francois Pienaar.
Working Girl – RTÉ One – 11.45pm
Sharp office-based comedy with Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Channel 4 – 12.05am
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