Its two leads won Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars.
Looking for something to watch tonight after spending the day in the sun?
Well, there are plenty of solid movies airing on TV tonight.
Here are your options.
As Good as it Gets – Great! Movies Classic – 9pm
In this romantic comedy, a grumpy and reclusive author with OCD (Jack Nicholson) becomes drawn into the lives of his injured neighbor (Greg Kinnear) and a stressed-out single mother (Helen Hunt).
Despite tackling darker and more complicated material than your average romcom, As Good as it Gets still manages to be a heartwarming tale thanks to the brilliant central performances and the crackling dialogue from writer-director James L. Brooks (Broadcast News, Terms of Endearment).
Both Hunt and Nicholson deservedly picked up Oscars for their work in the film.
Hot Fuzz – ITV4 – 9pm
A movie JOE previously called “the greatest comedy of the 2000s”.
Bloodshot – Film4 – 9pm
Vin Diesel stars in this 2020 action film as a soldier who dies before being brought back to life with superpowers by an organisation that wants to use him as a weapon.
Fire Down Below – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
Steven Seagal is the lead in this critically panned eco-action flick.
Jackals – Legend – 9pm
This horror thriller centres around a deprogrammer (Stephen Dorff) hired by a family to retrieve their teenage son from a murderous cult.
Witch Hunt – Legend – 10.55pm
A political horror set in a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal.
Westworld – Turner Classic Movies – 11.10pm
The ’70s sci-fi Western from Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park) that inspired the hit HBO series of the same name.
Unfaithful – Film4 – 11.10pm
King of the erotic thriller Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction) helms this film about a New York suburban couple’s marriage that goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Richard Gere and Diane Lane star.
Young Adult – BBC Two – 11.15pm
Charlize Theron plays a recently divorced alcoholic writer who returns to her home town in this comedy-drama from the creative team behind Juno.
Sicario 2: Soldado – Virgin Media Two – 11.30pm
The decent if unnecessary sequel to the excellent crime thriller Sicario.
10 Rillington Place – Great! Movies Classic – 11.50pm
This ’70s crime film dramatises the case of British serial killer John Christie (Richard Attenborough).
LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ with Aideen McQueen – Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge
