It features an incredibly tense opening scene.
Still recovering from THAT Succession episode? Need something to watch tonight? Well, here are the movies airing on TV this evening.
Jack Reacher / Jack Reacher: Never Go Back – Film4 – 9pm / 11.35pm
A Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher double bill.
Twister – Comedy Central – 9pm
This smash hit ’90s disaster movie comes from the creator of Jurassic Park and the director of Speed.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years – Sky Showcase – 9pm
If you’re looking for more Beatles content after Disney+’s Get Back docuseries, this 2016 documentary film from Ron Howard about the band earned rave reviews upon its release.
Survivor – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
Milla Jovovich and Pierce Brosnan star in this action spy thriller with a very low 8% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
An American Werewolf in Paris – Horror Xtra – 9pm
The not very good sequel to An American Werewolf in London.
Brake – Legend – 9pm
Stephen Dorff plays a Secret Service Agent held captive in the trunk of a car by terrorists in this Buried-style thriller.
Cliffhanger – ITV4 – 10pm
Our pick for tonight is this ’90s action thriller about a former mountain rescuer named Gabe (Sylvester Stallone) who, traumatised after a deadly incident, is persuaded to go assist a group of stranded hikers.
However, upon meeting the hikers, Gabe realises that they are actually a gang of violent criminals (led by John Lithgow) that need help locating millions of stolen dollars missing over the mountain after a plane crash.
Directed by Renny Harlin of Deep Blue Sea and Die Hard 2 fame – noteworthy as Cliffhanger is basically Die Hard on a mountain – this Sylvester Stallone vehicle features an incredibly tense and memorable opening scene, some amazing stunt work and a fun villainous turn from Lithgow.
Saw IV – Sky Sci-Fi – 10pm
The fourth entry in the long-running horror franchise.
Sweeney! – Legend – 10.50pm
A 1977 movie extension of the hit UK cop show The Sweeney.
Point Break – Turner Classic Movies – 11pm
Not the brilliant Kathryn Bigelow original but the 2015 remake with 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Vatican Tapes – Horror Xtra – 11pm
A supernatural horror made by one of the directors behind the Crank films.
Maggie – AMC – 11pm
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this emotional horror drama as a father whose daughter (Abigail Breslin) becomes infected with a zombie virus.
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