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24th Aug 2019

Here are the 12 best movies on TV this Saturday

Dave Hanratty

Movies on TV Saturday 24 August

Saturday night’s alright…

…for movies.

Here’s the very best available on the small screen today, Saturday 24 August…

Captain America: Civil War – ITV – 6.25pm

The unofficial Avengers movie that’s better than most official Avengers movies.

The Devil Wears Prada – Film 4 – 6.45pm

Streep. Hathaway. Decent.

The Day After Tomorrow – SyFy – 7.30pm

In which the world succumbs to climate emergency disaster. Not a documentary.

Casino Royale – ITV2 – 9pm

Daniel Craig’s first outing as James Bond, boasting an absolute banger from the late, great Chris Cornell.

Gladiator – RTÉ 2 – 9pm

Are you not entertained?

Die Hard 4.0 – Channel 4 – 9pm

More enjoyable than it generally gets credit for.

Agnes Browne – RTÉ One – 9.25pm

An Irish mother of seven struggles to survive in the 1960s following the death of her husband.

Heat – SyFy – 10pm

It is kind of strange that SyFy keeps showing Heat, but it’s Heat and so we’ll keep on recommending it. You know the drill; Pacino, De Niro, cops, robbers. An epic.

Total Recall – ITV – 10.30pm

The Arnie one, so the good one.

Tremors – ITV4 – 11pm

Kevin Bacon creature feature.

Ransom – TCM – 11.45pm

Mel Gibson plays hardball with his son’s kidnappers.

Tango & Cash – TCM – 2.20am

If you’re stumbling in the door around about 2am, this is perfect couch fodder.

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