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Here are the 12 best movies on TV this Saturday

Published 09:35 20 Jul 2019 BST

Dave Hanratty
Here are the 12 best movies on TV this Saturday

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The weekend has landed.

And it's pretty humid and overcast out there. Might be an idea to just stay in and watch a bunch of movies. Here are your options on the box today - Saturday 20 July... Jurassic Park: The Lost World - ITV2 - 6.25pm Yes, the first sequel to Jurassic Park makes some serious missteps - gymnastics to defeat a Velociraptor, you say? - but it's got a lot going for it, too, especially that nerve-shredding sequence with the camper van... The Martian - Film 4 - 9pm Matt Damon owns the screen with intense charm in this star-studded space dramedy. Unforgiven - TCM - 9pm Clint Eastwood towers both behind and in front of the camera in one of the greatest Westerns ever constructed. T2 Trainspotting - Channel 4 - 9.30pm The sequel to Trainspotting that thankfully was way better than we thought it might be. The Light Between Oceans - RTÉ One - 9.45pm Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander head up an emotional drama as a lighthouse keeper and his wife raise a baby that they have rescued from a drifting boat. I, Daniel Blake - RTÉ 2 - 9.45pm Powerful drama from Ken Loach that boasts as excellent lead turn from Dave Johns, focusing on a man's struggles to keep providing for his family following a health scare. Starship Troopers - ITV4 - 9.55pm Excellent - and extremely bloody - intergalactic war satire from Paul Verhoven that many only realised was meant to be funny years after its release. The World Is Not Enough - ITV - 10.05pm Brosnan's third outing as James Bond featuring a villain who CAN'T FEEL PAIN. Philomena - BBC One - 10.20pm Judi Dench and Steve Coogan shine in a touching true story that centres on a mother's search for her son. The Big Short - BBC Two - 10.50pm Proud of itself send-up of rich people ruining America for their own gain with the likes of Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carrell and Brad Pitt running the numbers. Street Kings - SyFy - 11.30pm Los Angeles detectives Keanu Reeves and Chris Evans have a difficult day on the job. Commando - Film 4 - 11.45pm Arnie flexes his muscles and kills many bad guys. Vintage '80s nonsense.

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Here are the 12 best movies on TV this Saturday