There is also another tremendous horror movie to watch directly afterwards, too…
Not sure what to watch this evening? Disney+ has just added 12 very big movies to its library, but if none of those tickle your fancy, here are the movies on TV tonight, starting with:
The Day The Earth Stood Still – FilmFour – 6.45pm
Keanu Reeves plays an alien who lands on Earth that humanity is about to be completely destroyed, while Jennifer Connolly plays a scientist who might be able to stall the impending apocalypse. An okay sci-fi movie.
Scream – Sky Showcase/Sky One – 9pm
Our main pick out of the movies on TV tonight is the original (and best?) of the self-aware scary movies. From the opening scene with Drew Barrymore, all the way through to the bloodbath finale, Wes Craven takes us on a darkly funny, always-thrilling, very fresh take on the slasher film.
Unforgiven – TCM – 9pm
Clint Eastwood’s brilliant dismantling of the Western genre is ALWAYS on, in case you’re the last person left alive who hasn’t seen it?
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation – FilmFour – 9pm
One of the best of the Tom Cruise spy movies has him pair up with Rebecca Ferguson’s equally adept double agent, as they attempt to dismantle a secret organisation of terrorists. Bike chases, underwater heists and fights in opera houses ensue.
Dumb and Dumber To – Comedy Central – 9pm
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels both deserved better than this truly awful sequel.
The Rider – FilmFour – 11.30pm
A powerful and brilliant drama (97% on Rotten Tomatoes) about a rodeo rider who refuses to give up horse riding after an accident leaves him with brain damage.
The Babadook – BBC Two – 12am
A nerve-wracking horror involving a mother and her young son, both grieving the recent loss of a loved one, who find themselves being tormented by a demon unleashed from a children’s book.
40 Days and 40 Nights – Comedy Central Extra – 12am
After a very rough break-up, a young man (Josh Hartnett) attempts to go without any sex for 40 days and 40 nights, only for him to immediately meet the love of his life (Shannon Sossamon).
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