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16th Dec 2019

Here are the 10 best movies on TV this Monday

Dave Hanratty

Movies on TV Monday 16 December

NINE MORE SLEEPS.

Until the big day.

Until that day, on that day and beyond, there will be one constant – movies.

Here’s the best around on this Monday 16 December…

X-Men – Film 4 – 6.55pm

The first one.

Circle of Friends – Virgin Media Three – 9pm

Maeve Binchy’s romantic drama novel comes to life in the form of Chris O’Donnell, Minnie Driver and the odd questionable Irish accent.

The Stepford Wives – SyFy – 9pm

Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick headline this mid-2000s remake in which a seemingly idyllic town holds sinister secrets beneath its perfect surface.

Schlinder’s List – TG4 – 9.30pm

Liam Neeson steps into the shoes of Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg’s compelling Oscar-winning account of a hero in German-occupied Poland during World War II.

Three Identical Strangers – Channel 4 – 10pm

Legitimately shocking documentary that provoked a big reaction when it first aired on TV earlier in the year. The less you know going in, the better.

The Sweeney – SyFy – 11pm

Hey, remember when Plan B tried to be a film star?

Hey, remember Plan B?

Love & Friendship – BBC Two – 11.20pm

Kate Beckinsale leads the line in this knowing comedy about a widow and her schemes.

Demolition Man – ITV4 – 11.35pm 

Tremendous and terrifically silly vision of the future that pits Sylvester Stallone’s thawed-out super-cop against Wesley Snipes’ charismatic cartoon character of a villain.

Side Effects – Film 4 – 1.25am

Can’t sleep? This psychological thriller with Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Catherine Zeta Jones and Jude Law should keep you alert.

Carol – Channel 4 – 1.55am

What’s with Channel/Film 4 sticking good Rooney Mara films on in the dead of night?

Here, she begins an intense relationship with Cate Blanchett that seems destined to end in tragedy.

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