The black comedy thriller has an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
If you’re staying in this Friday night (2 February), there are plenty of viewing options from murder mysteries to romantic comedies to creature features.
But if you need more, here are the movies airing on TV this evening.
Analyze This – Comedy Central – 9pm
In this well-liked ’90s comedy, a crisis-stricken mafioso (Robert De Niro) solicits the assistance of a reluctant psychiatrist (Billy Crystal).
The Sum of All Fears – Film4 – 9pm
Ben Affleck is CIA man Jack Ryan in this Tom Clancy adaptation.
Trespass – Legend – 9pm
This severely overlooked ’90s action thriller sees two firefighters (played by Bill Paxton and William Sadler) venture into gang-controlled territory to find gold that’s been hidden inside an abandoned building.
However, when the pair witness a murder, they become the targets of a crime lord (Ice-T) and his underling (Ice Cube).
Spencer’s Mountain – TG4 – 9pm
Friday night is Western night on TG4. This one from the ’60s stars Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara.
Shazam! – RTÉ2 – 9.50pm
A teenager gains the ability to transform into an adult superhero (Zachary Levi) in this very fun DC superhero flick.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke in Thoroughbreds, our TV movie pick for tonight
Relic – BBC Two – 11.05pm
This very creepy and emotionally affecting Australian horror tells the story of a daughter (Bella Heathcote), mother (Emily Mortimer) and grandmother (Robyn Nevin) whose family home becomes haunted.
40 Days and 40 Nights – Comedy Central – 11.15pm
In this romantic comedy, a young man (Josh Hartnett) vows to stay celibate during the forty days of Lent after a bad break-up.
Rambo – Film4 – 11.20pm
The fourth, very violent entry in the Sylvester Stallone action series.
Long Shot – BBC One – 12am
In this fun mix of a rom-com and political drama, a journalist (Seth Rogen) reunites with his former babysitter (Charlize Theron), who now happens to be the US Secretary of State.
Thoroughbreds – Channel 4 – 12.05am
Our pick for tonight is this 2017 black comedy thriller about the friendship between two teenage girls in the US (played by Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke), one of whom wants to kill her stepfather (Paul Sparks).
The debut movie from writer-director Cory Finley (who also made the excellent films Bad Education and Landscape with an Invisible Hand) and co-starring the late and great Anton Yelchin, Thoroughbreds’ incredible performances, its stylish direction and its twisted and twisty screenplay make it well worth seeking out.
Holding an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score, Thoroughbreds is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store. Check out its trailer right here:
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