It earned a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score and two Oscar nominations.
Need some viewing options for tonight? Well, you can check out The Late Late Show, the 19 big movies recently added to Netflix and the following films airing on TV this evening.
The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone – Film4 – 9pm
This recut version of the divisive trilogy capper The Godfather Part III was released in 2020 to positive reviews.
The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
Another different cut of a major movie, this time of one of the best horrors ever made.
Instant Family – E4 – 9pm
Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne star in this well-reviewed comedy-drama as parents who adopt three siblings.
Johnny Handsome – Legend – 9pm
Legendary filmmaker Walter Hill (48 Hrs, The Warriors) directs Mickey Rourke in this crime thriller about a criminal who, after being given a new identity by reconstructive surgery, seeks out revenge against the crooks that double-crossed him.
Police Academy 3: Back in Training – Comedy Central – 9pm
The third entry in the long-running cop-comedy franchise.
The Humanity Bureau – Horror Xtra – 9pm
Nicolas Cage stars in this 2017 dystopian thriller.
El Dorado – TG4 – 9.30pm
John Wayne and Robert Mitchum lead the cast of this classic Western from the ’60s.
Penelope Cruz in our pick for tonight – Pain and Glory
Glass – RTÉ2 – 9.50pm
Another divisive end to a trilogy, this time with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan wrapping up a story that began in his movies Unbreakable and Split.
Jackass: The Movie – Comedy Central – 10.45pm
The first big-screen spin-off of the much-loved MTV stunt comedy series.
The Changeling – Legend – 10.50pm
A cult 1980 horror starring Oscar-winner George C. Scott (Patton) as an esteemed New York composer who moves into a mansion in Seattle that he comes to believe is haunted.
Monster-in-Law – RTÉ One – 11.40pm
Jane Fonda plays the mother-in-law from hell against Jennifer Lopez in this critically panned rom-com.
Halloween II – Turner Classic Movies – 11.45pm
Jamie Lee Curtis returns in the first sequel to the legendary slasher Halloween.
Pain and Glory – BBC Two – 11.55pm
Last but not least is our pick for tonight, which stars Antonio Banderas as Salvador, an aging Spanish director in the midst of both a creative and health crisis.
With one of his older movies newly restored and set to be screened again, Salvador reconnects with its star (Asier Etxeandia) for the first time in years – which then leads him to reminisce further about his past, including his relationship with his mother (Penelope Cruz).
Helmed by legendary Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar (Volver, The Skin I Live In) and partly inspired by his life, Pain and Glory is funny, intelligent, emotionally rich and stunningly directed.
It’s no surprise that the 2019 drama received a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score and was nominated for two Oscars, including Banderas for Best Actor.
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