One of Tom Cruise's best performances is among the movies on TV tonight
It's Christmas Eve eve...
There are movies on TV.
And here they are...
The Polar Express – Sky Showcase – 6pm
Uncanny valley Christmas vibes.
Kingsman: The Secret Service – Film4 – 9pm
The first one.
Office Christmas Party – RTÉ 2 – 9pm
Also known as That Thing You Can't Have This Year.
Rambo: Last Blood – Virgin Media Two – 9pm
Sylvester Stallone chooses violence, and lots of it.
Rocky IV – ITV4 – 9pm
Montage: The Movie.
Little Fockers – Comedy Central – 9pm
The third and final instalment in the 'Meet the Parents' franchise.
The Girl on the Train – E4 – 9pm
Emily Blunt is an unreliable narrator. Or is she?
Jerry Maguire – Sky Showcase – 10pm
Our main choice for you this evening.
Tom Cruise is at his most vividly charming – or overbearing, depending on how you see it – as a wildly successful sports agent who suddenly has a crisis of conscience.
Cue his life falling apart, though the prospect of true love emerges. One of the best scripts of the 90s, in this writer's opinion.
The Untouchables – ITV4 – 10.55pm
Robert De Niro menaces about Chicago as Al Capone.
Elizabeth – Film4 – 11.40pm
Cate Blanchett stars as Queen Elizabeth I.
Late Night – BBC One – 12.20am
Emma Thompson tries to shake up a late night chat show.
Bait – Film4 – 2.05am
Powerful award-winning drama that deserves a better time slot.
