Free films on TV this week
Free films on TV this week:
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Friday 22nd August, BBC One at 11:40pm
Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-winning war epic sees a bomb disposal expert (Jeremy Renner) targeted by insurgents during the Iraq War. His fellow soldiers (including Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty) must navigate countless attacks as they try to survive their deployment.
The Northman (2022)
Saturday 23rd August, Channel 4 at 10:10pm
In this action-packed Viking epic, Prince Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård) vows revenge on the man who murdered his father and kidnapped his mother. The bloodthirsty prince’s adventure takes him through violent encounters with all manner of mystical beings, all inspired by Norse mythology.
The Godfather (1972)
Sunday 24th August, BBC Two at 10pm
The Corleone crime family, led by its patriarch Vito (Marlon Brando), struggles to endure changing times and power grabs by rival families. The film, based on Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel, sees Vito Corleone’s youngest son Michael (Al Pacino) fight for his family’s survival in one of the most iconic mafia movies of the 20th century.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Monday 25th August, ITV4 at 6:30pm
Disaster quickly strikes when a group of scientists visits a revolutionary new theme park full of cloned dinosaurs. This Academy Award-winning science fiction classic sees Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum starring as the visiting experts, alongside Richard Attenborough as the CEO of InGen, Jurassic Park’s owner.
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Tuesday 26th August, ITV1 at 10:45pm
In Sean Connery’s seventh and final outing as James Bond, the legendary spy must thwart a terrorist organisation called SPECTRE, after its mercenaries steal two nuclear weapons from a United States Air Force base. The film also stars Max von Sydow as the sinister Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Nope (2022)
Wednesday 27th August, Film4 at 9pm
After an extraterrestrial encounter, OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Keke Palmer) decide to document the evidence. Meanwhile, a local amusement park operator (Steven Yeun) tries to make a quick profit from the spectacle.
13 Going on 30 (2004)
Thursday 28th August, Film4 at 7:10pm
In this romantic comedy classic, Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner), a 13-year girl who wants nothing more than to be popular, becomes magically transformed into her 30-year-old self, navigating adult life and romance.
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