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Michael Douglas’ brilliantly twisty thriller movie is on TV tonight

Published 17:12 7 Jun 2026 BST

Updated 17:12 7 Jun 2026 BST

Ava Keady
Michael Douglas’ brilliantly twisty thriller movie is on TV tonight

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It has built up a strong reputation thanks to its paranoid atmosphere.

Our TV movie pick tonight (Sunday, June 7) is The Game, the 1997 mind-bending thriller starring Michael Douglas.

The film follows Nicholas Van Orton (Douglas), a super-wealthy banker who gets gifted a mysterious “live experience game” by his estranged brother (Sean Penn); but it turns unsettling very quickly.

Nicholas finds his life completely unravelled, from money, identity, and even safety, it all starts slipping away as the game bleeds into reality.

Soon, he's left trying to figure out who’s messing with him, what’s part of the game, and whether he’s still actually in control at all.

While the film didn't like the box office on fire upon release, but it has built up a strong reputation since thanks to its paranoid atmosphere, twists, and “nothing is what it seems” vibe.

The Game airs on Legend Xtra tonight at 9pm.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Book Club: The Next Chapter - RTÈ One - 9.30pm

Four best friends embark on a journey as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had.

In Her Shoes - Virgin Media One - 11pm

Curtis Hanson's comedy drama, based on a novel by Jennifer Weiner, starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine

The Damned United - BBC One - 11.30pm

Fact-based drama chronicling Brian Clough's ill-fated 44-day tenure as boss of Leeds United in 1974.

London Has Fallen - ITV 4 - 11.35pm / 12.40am

World leaders gather in London for the funeral of the British Prime Minister, unaware they have been led into a trap.

Robin Hood: The Rebellion - Legend - 3.15am

With his true love captured by the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham, the legendary Robin Hood and his crew of outlaws execute a daring rescue to save her.