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Published 17:10 13 Dec 2024 GMT
Updated 15:53 14 Dec 2024 GMT

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 13 December) is Suspect, the excellent '80s legal thriller.
The film focuses on a public defence lawyer (Oscar-winner Cher, Moonstruck) who is assigned to defend a homeless, deaf Vietnam war veteran (Oscar-nominee Liam Neeson, Schindler's List) suspected of murder.
The lawyer winds up receiving help from a jury member (Dennis Quaid, The Substance) in getting to the bottom of the case.
Boasting three great performances, tense and stylish direction from Peter Yates (Breaking Away, Bullitt), and a solid and twisty screenplay from Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Insider), Suspect is a must-watch for fans of legal thrillers.
Also featuring amongst its cast Joe Mantegna (The Godfather Part III) and John Mahoney (Frasier), the movie is airing on TV tonight on RTÉ One at 11.15pm.
It will also be available after it airs to stream on the RTÉ Player.
Commando / The Running Man - Film4 - 9pm / 10.50pm
It's an Arnie '80s action double bill.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - E4 - 9pm
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time."
The Escapist - Legend Xtra - 9pm
In this very good thriller drama we’ve recommended before, a prisoner (Brian Cox) 14 years into a life sentence hatches a plan to escape upon receiving upsetting news about his daughter.
Chaos - Legend - 9pm
A limp action thriller starring Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe and Wesley Snipes.
The Wonderful Country - TG4 - 9.20pm
A 1959 Western starring Robert Mitchum and Julie London.
Manchester by the Sea - RTÉ2 - 9.35pm
The brilliant, devastating Oscar-winning drama starring Casey Affleck as a depressed, grief-stricken man who becomes the legal guardian of his teenage nephew (Lucas Hedges) after the death of his brother (Kyle Chandler).
Hard Target - Legend - 11.05pm
Jean-Claude Van Damme uncovers a sinister group of wealthy men who hunt the homeless for sport in this action film that was Face/Off director John Woo’s first English-language movie.
The History Boys - BBC Two - 11.05pm
The comedy-drama based on Alan Bennett’s hit play set at a British grammar school in the ’80s.
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