One of the best ever war movies is on TV tonight
The film won four Oscars, including Best Picture. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 12 March) is Platoon, the 1986 war film that won several Oscars. Set during the Vietnam War, the story follows a young, naive American man named Chris (Charlie Sheen) who enlists in the US Army. Once he is on the […]
2 weeks ago
‘The best war movie of all time’ is on TV tonight
It’s an undisputed classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 14 February) is Saving Private Ryan, which has been called “the best war film of all time”. Set in 1944 France during World War II, the blockbuster follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Oscar-winner Tom Hanks), on their mission to […]
1 month ago
One of the best war movies of the decade is on TV tonight
Starring an Oscar-winner, the film has a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 7 February) is The Woman King, the brilliant 2022 historical action war film from director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard). Inspired by true events, the story centres around the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected […]
1 month ago
‘The best war movie of all time’ is airing on TV tonight
It’s also one of the best films of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 24 January) is Apocalypse Now, the ’70s war epic from director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy). The film is set in the late 1960s in Vietnam and tells the story of Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a US soldier who […]
2 months ago
One of the best war movies ever is airing on TV tonight
This Oscar-winning historical war epic is unforgettable. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 22 January) is The Last of the Mohicans, the historical war epic directed by Michael Mann (Heat, Miami Vice). Set in 18th-century America, the film follows the last members of a Native American tribe, the Mohicans – Uncas (Eric Schweig), his father […]
2 months ago
A classic war movie is airing on TV today
The film depicts real-life events, which were later retold in a modern hit blockbuster. Our TV movie pick for today (Saturday, 17 January) is Dunkirk, the 1958 World War II epic. The film follows a group of British soldiers led by Corporal ‘Tubby’ Bins (Oscar-winner John Mills, Ryan’s Daughter) who are stranded in France and […]
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