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15th September 2025
05:41pm BST
As the nights slowly begin to draw in and the weather gets progressively worse, we all need something good to watch on TV tonight.
If your regular TV programming isn't doing it for you, then do not fear - JOE's movies on TV experts are here.
Tonight, you're in for a treat, as one of the best war movies ever is airing on TV.
Our pick for tonight is Platoon, a 1986 movie focusing on a young US Army recruit (Charlie Sheen, again) in Vietnam who finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good (Willem Dafoe) and the other evil (Tom Berenger).
Based on the movie's writer and director Oliver Stone's own experience serving in the Vietnam war, Platoon's stunning central performances, enhanced realism and tense-as-hell battle sequences led it to win four Oscars, including the Best Picture award.
You can catch it on ITV4 at 11.10pm tonight.
Long Shot - TG4 - 930pm
An unlikely romance develops in this 2019 comedy featuring a Hollywood cast, including Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron.
Man on a Ledge - Legend - 11.10pm
The 2012 action film starring Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks.
Memory - Film4 - 9pm
Liam Neeson stars as a hitman who undertakes one final job as he confronts the symptoms of Alzheimer's.
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