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31st May 2025
12:21pm BST

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 31 May) is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, arguably the greatest Western of all time.
The story follows three gunslingers (Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef) as they compete to find a fortune in a buried cache of Confederate gold amid the violent chaos of the American Civil War.
The third and final instalment in director Sergio Leone's legendary Dollars Trilogy (also including A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is the quintessential spaghetti Western thanks to its highly stylised gunfights and epic Ennio Morricone score.
Also known as the film that made Clint Eastwood a star, the movie's climactic standoff has been homaged multiple times, including by Quentin Tarantino in Reservoir Dogs.
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly is airing on TV tonight on ITV4 at 10pm.
The Western is also available to stream on Prime Video.
The Contractor - Film4 - 9pm
Chris Pine headlines this action thriller about a former soldier who lands a contract with a private military, only for things to go south during his first mission with them.
Behind Enemy Lines - Legend - 9pm
Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman star in this action war film about an American naval flight officer who is shot down during the Bosnian War.
Street Kings - Legend Xtra - 9pm
David Ayer (End of Watch, Suicide Squad) directs a script from crime writer James Ellroy about an undercover cop (Keanu Reeves) implicated in the murder of a fellow officer who struggles to clear his name.
The Longest Yard - Comedy Central - 9pm
Adam Sandler stars in this remake of the beloved ’70s sports comedy of the same name.
House of Gucci - RTÉ One - 9.20pm
Ridley Scott’s very watchable 2021 biographical drama about the family of iconic fashion brand Gucci, which stars Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino.
See How They Run - Channel 4 - 9.20pm
This witty comedy mystery sees Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan investigating a murder in the '50s London theatre scene.
Twister - Sky Showcase - 9.25pm
In this very fun disaster film, Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt are two professional storm-chasers in the midst of a divorce who get caught up in chasing down some of the biggest tornadoes to hit mainland America.
The Blues Brothers - TG4 - 9.40pm
This cult musical action-comedy centres on a man just released from prison (John Belushi) who puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother (Dan Aykroyd) were raised.
Smile - Film4 - 11.05pm
The excellent smash-hit 2022 horror about scary smiley people.
Air America - Legend - 11.05pm
Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. star in this action comedy as pilots flying missions in Laos during the Vietnam War.
The Day the Earth Stood Still - Channel 4 - 11.15pm
Director Scott Derickson (Doctor Strange, Sinister) helms this 2008 remake of the '50s sci-fi classic about an alien who comes to Earth with an important message. Keanu Reeves stars, again.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - BBC One - 11.40pm
This fun adaptation of the classic book series of the same name sees a group of teenagers in a small town in ‘60s America discover a haunted book, unleashing a whole lot of terrors in the process.
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