The movie is based on a true story and is also currently streaming on Netflix.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 28 September) is The End of the Tour, the excellent 2015 road trip drama starring Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network).
Based on a memoir by David Lipsky, Eisenberg plays the writer and journalist in the film – which details the couple of days Lipsky spent with acclaimed author David Foster Wallace (Segel).
Lipsky joined Wallace on the book tour for his legendary breakthrough novel Infinite Jest as part of a feature for Rolling Stone magazine.
During their time together, the writers discuss literature, popular music and film, fame and depression.
Directed by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now), The End of the Tour is a must-watch for anyone interested in journalism and writing.
Also helping it stand out from the pack of similar biographical dramas is its road trip narrative and its two never-better central performances from Eisenberg and Segel.
Holding a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, The End of the Tour is airing on TV tonight on TG4 at 9.50pm. It is also available to stream on Netflix.
Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:
Morbius – Channel 4 – 9pm
Jared Leto stars in this quite bad superhero film.
Red – Sky Showcase – 9pm
Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren are retired but extremely dangerous in this fun action flick.
Lone Survivor – Legend – 9pm
Mark Wahlberg headlines this tense war thriller set in Afghanistan.
The Green Mile – Film4 – 9pm
An excellent Stephen King adaptation starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan.
The Interview – Comedy Central – 9pm
James Franco and Seth Rogen star in this comedy that caused a huge controversy upon release in 2014.
The Quest – Legend Xtra – 9pm
Another action flick, except this one is from the ’90s and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Quartet – BBC Two – 9.10pm
Directed by Dustin Hoffman, this comedy-drama features a brilliant cast (including the late and great Maggie Smith) as aging performers in a home for retired musicians.
Rush – RTÉ2 – 9.30pm
Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl star in this excellent retelling of the extreme rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda, two of the best ever Formula One racers.
The Equalizer – RTÉ One – 9.45pm
Denzel Washington does some equalizing in this fun action thriller that launched a trilogy.
The Boys from Brazil – Virgin Media Three – 10pm
Based on the best-selling novel by Ira Levin, this classic ’70s thriller centres around a Nazi hunter in Paraguay who discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.
Nostalgia – BBC Four – 10pm
In this acclaimed Italian drama, a man returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last 40 years. There, however, he discovers that his old friend has become a notorious crime boss.
Kull the Conqueror – ITV4 – 10.15pm
The poorly received ’90s fantasy flick starring Kevin Sorbo.
An American Werewolf in Paris – Legend Xtra – 10.55pm
The not very good sequel to An American Werewolf in London.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Channel 4 – 11.05pm
Quentin Tarantino’s most recent and maybe best film.
Entrapment – Legend – 11.20pm
The caper flick with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sean Connery and a whole bunch of lasers.
Mulholland Falls – RTÉ2 – 11.40pm
A meandering if stylish ’90s period neo-noir mystery starring Nick Nolte.
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