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17th Dec 2019

Here are the 9 best movies on TV this Tuesday

Dave Hanratty

Movies on TV Tuesday 17 December

EIGHT MORE SLEEPS.

It’s Tuesday.

It’s Christmas.

It’s yet another day where there are lots of non-Christmas films on the box.

Here’s how it looks on this Tuesday 17 December…

Eye in the Sky – Film 4 – 6.55pm

Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman preside over the politics of drone warfare.

Three Kings – TCM – 9pm

George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and Spike Jonze attempt to profit from war.

Spy – RTÉ 2 – 9pm

Melissa McCarthy headlines but Jason Statham steals the show in this fast-paced espionage farce.

The Fugitive – ITV4 – 9pm

Harrison Ford on the run.

48 Hrs. – SyFy – 9pm

Vintage buddy cop comedy with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.

Another 48 Hrs. – SyFy – 11pm

The not-as-good sequel to SyFy’s 9pm appointment.

2 Guns – Film 4 – 11.05pm

Action romp with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg.

A Most Violent Year – BBC One – 11.55pm

Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain head up a slow-burning crime story.

A Fantastic Woman – Film 4 – 1.10am

Sharp Oscar-winning drama in which a transgender woman becomes a suspect in her boyfriend’s accidental death.

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