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One of the best Westerns of the 21st century is among the movies on TV tonight

Published 16:57 18 Jun 2023 BST

Updated 21:26 27 Dec 2024 GMT

Stephen Porzio
One of the best Westerns of the 21st century is among the movies on TV tonight

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Be warned, it is not for squeamish viewers.

Already watched Black Mirror season six and Extraction 2 on Netflix? Need something else to view? Well, there are plenty of movies airing on TV this Sunday night (18 June), including:

Ghostbusters - E4 - 9pm

The 2016 version starring Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Melissa McCarthy.

Lethal Weapon 4 - Comedy Central - 9pm

At the time of writing, the last entry in the Danny Glover and Mel Gibson-fronted buddy cop franchise.

Anna - Film4 - 9pm

Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren and Luke Evans are among the cast of this action thriller about a young woman (Sasha Luss) who becomes an assassin.

Passenger 57 - Turner Classic Movies - 9pm

The movie which made Wesley Snipes an action star.

Cold Skin - Horror Xtra - 9pm

In this atmospheric period horror, a young man arrives at a remote island to take the post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which live on the island shores.

Waves - BBC Three - 9.45pm

This acclaimed American drama from 2019 follows the struggles of a suburban Florida family led by a well-intentioned but domineering father (Sterling K. Brown). Bone Tomahawk
Patrick Wilson in Bone Tomahawk, our pick for tonight

Get Carter - ITV4 - 10pm

When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter (Michael Caine) travels to Newcastle to investigate in this British crime classic.

In the Heart of the Sea - BBC One - 10.30pm

From director Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, this historical adventure drama details the real-life sinking of an American whaling ship in 1820 that wound up inspiring the novel Moby-Dick.

Ransom - Turner Classic Movies - 10.45pm

This terrifically tense 90's thriller follows a multi-millionaire (Mel Gibson) whose son is kidnapped. After initially agreeing to pay the ransom, the dad then decides to use the money as a bounty on the perpetrators of the crime.

Bone Tomahawk - AMC - 11pm

Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Patrick Wilson and Richard Jenkins star in our pick for tonight as men of the Old West who embark on a quest to rescue a group of their townsfolk who were abducted by cannibals. The directorial debut of novelist S. Craig Zahler - who brings his rich eye for character and detail into film - Bone Tomahawk begins as an exciting and often funny men-on-a-mission Western, before making a sharp turn in the final stretch of the movie into absolute nerve-shredding horror. Released in 2015, it received rave reviews from critics, as evident by its 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, its latter section is definitely not for the squeamish.

Honeymoon - Horror Xtra - 11.05pm

In this very creepy 2014 horror, a newlywed couple's honeymoon in a secluded forest takes a dark turn.

Swan Song - Channel 4 - 1am

Mahershala Ali was Golden Globe-nominated for his lead role in this sci-fi drama made by Irish director Benjamin Cleary. Read more:

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