Heist movie

From the director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, the sadly underseen film is based on a real-life robbery. The Brink’s Job, the 1978 heist movie from acclaimed director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection), is airing on TV today (Tuesday, 7 July). The film is loosely based on the real-life ‘Great Brink’s […]

2 weeks ago

Fans of Den of Thieves, Heat and Widows will probably enjoy this. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 25 March) is Triple 9, the star-studded and tense 2016 heist thriller. The film follows a gang of criminals (Aaron Paul, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Norman Reedus) and corrupt cops (Anthony Mackie, Clifton Collins Jr.) in Atlanta. They […]

4 months ago

It was nominated for Best Film at this year’s IFTA awards. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 16 March) is Aontas, the Irish language heist thriller that was an IFTA Best Film nominee this year. Airing on both BBC One and TG4, the movie follows three unlikely thieves, led by a woman on the […]

4 months ago

The star-studded 2013 film saw the makers of Trainspotting reunite. Trance, the psychological heist thriller from director Danny Boyle (28 Years Later, Trainspotting), is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 17 December). The 2013 movie centres around Simon (James McAvoy), an art auctioneer with a gambling addiction. In serious debt, he winds up becoming the inside […]

7 months ago

The film saw the makers of Trainspotting reunite. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 21 June) is Trance, the psychological heist thriller from director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, the now in cinemas 28 Years Later). The film centres around Simon (James McAvoy), an art auctioneer with a gambling addiction. In the hole for a lot […]

1 year ago