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16th Mar 2020

Here are the 7 best movies on TV today

Rudi Kinsella

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Because we really do need a distraction…

We are living in strange times. Scary times. Unprecedented times.

Times that require you to stay indoors for lengthy periods of time.

Want to know what can help with that? Movies. Loads of movies!

Here are all of the best movies on television on Monday 16 March…

12 Angry Men – TCM – 8.55pm

One of the best movies of all time. Dont @ us.

Jack Reacher – Sky One – 9pm

Tom Cruise plays a former army sniper who is arrested following a random shooting that leaves five people dead, but protests his innocence.

Based on Lee Child’s novels, it’s a fun watch.

The Pelican Brief – TCM – 9pm

Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington star in this legal thriller based on a John Grisham novel. Can’t beat a bit of Denzel.

Sicario – Film 4 – 9pm

Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin star in this quality thriller about an idealistic FBI agent who is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the US and Mexico.

Drive Angry – Comedy Central – 11pm

A man breaks out of Hell when a satanic cult murders his daughter and kidnaps her baby.

Yep. Starring Nicholas Cage and Amber Heard, this bizarre action vehicle could be the escape from reality you need.

Pale Rider – ITV 4 – 11pm

1985 western starring Clint Eastwood. Exactly what you’d expect it to be.

Taken 2 – Film 4 – 11.20pm

Liam Neeson has a very particular set of skills for the second time.

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