One of these is a terrific western starring Clint Eastwood.
There is no doubt many people will be checking out The Late Late Toy Show tonight.
Starting at 9.35pm on RTÉ One, you can read about the theme of this year’s edition of the much-beloved festive programme here.
However, for those less into the Toy Show, we’ve assembled a list of the movies airing on TV this Friday evening below.
Hitman / Hitman: Agent 47 – Film4 – 9pm / 10.50pm
A double bill of the not-very-good Hitman video game adaptations.
Wayne’s World 2 – Comedy Central – 9pm
“Wayne’s World! Party time! Excellent!”
The Expendables 3 – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
Action cinema’s biggest names (and Kelsey Grammer) team up to take down a villain played by Mel Gibson.
Nomads – Legend – 9pm
Pierce Brosnan stars in this ’80s horror that was the debut film of director John McTiernan (Die Hard, Predator).
Eat Locals – Horror Xtra – 9pm
Charlie Cox (Daredevil, Kin) and Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who, Sense8) are among the cast of the British vampire flick.
47 Meters Down: Uncaged – RTÉ2 – 9.30pm
A horror sequel about a killer shark.
A Fistful of Dollars is our pick for tonight
A Fistful of Dollars – TG4 – 10pm
This legendary Spaghetti Western revolves around a wandering gunfighter (Clint Eastwood in his first lead role) who plays two rival gangs in a small town against each other to make a profit for himself.
A Fistful of Dollars boasts one of the coolest performances of all time from Eastwood, stylish direction from Sergio Leone and a gorgeous score from Ennio Morricone.
The trio would later collaborate on For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly to form the Dollars Trilogy.
Run All Night – Virgin Media One – 10.20pm
This decent crime flick stars Liam Neeson as an ex-hitman who goes on the run with his estranged adult son (Joel Kinnaman) after he is forced to kill the son of a mafia boss.
Ed Harris and Nick Nolte co-star.
The Change-Up – Comedy Central – 10.55pm
Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds play best friends that swap bodies in this R-rated and critically-panned comedy.
The Midnight Man – Horror Xtra – 10.55pm
In this American horror, a girl plays a game with her friends that winds up summoning a creature who can use their worst fears against them.
The Golem – Legend – 10.50pm
This Israeli period supernatural horror has an impressive 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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