Whatever you’re in the mood for, take a look at our top free films available to watch this week on Freesat.
Free films on TV this week:
The Great Escape (1963)
Thursday 15th October, BBC Four at 8pm
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Few war films have become quite as iconic as this. Allied prisoners in a German POW camp devise an enormous plan to escape. Steve McQueen gets the film's most famous moments as the rebellious Hilts, while James Garner and Richard Attenborough are among the huge ensemble cast.
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Friday 16th October, BBC Two at 10pm
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"Quid pro quo, Clarice." One of cinema's most chilling villains, Hannibal Lecter, is enlisted to help FBI trainee Clarice Starling track down another serial killer, the elusive Buffalo Bill. But Lecter's own disturbing mind means every conversation becomes a battle of wits. Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster both won Oscars for their performances in this classic thriller.
American Star (2024)
Saturday 17th October, Film4 at 9pm
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Ian McShane plays a hitman sent to Fuerteventura to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself with unexpected time on his hands, and begins to form connections with the people and places around him. But a killer can't simply leave his old life behind. McShane plays the ageing hitman in this action-packed film.
Shrek Forever After (2010)
Sunday 18th October, BBC One at 2pm
Feeling trapped in domesticated family life, Shrek makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to feel like a real ogre again, only to be plunged into a twisted alternate timeline where Fiona doesn't know him and ogres are hunted. He must unite an ogre resistance and win back his true love before time runs out. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz return to voice their iconic roles.
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Monday 19th October, LEGEND at 9pm
An ordinary shift in New York's subway control room turns into a nightmare when armed criminals hijack a train and threaten to kill its passengers unless a huge ransom is paid within an hour. Denzel Washington plays the dispatcher forced to negotiate with the gang's ruthless leader, played by John Travolta.
Inferno (1953)
Tuesday 20th October, Talking Pictures TV at 8pm
A wealthy businessman is left stranded in the desert with a broken leg after his wife and her lover abandon him, hoping he will die before anyone finds him. But Donald Carson refuses to give up, battling the heat and his injuries as he tries to make it back to civilisation. Robert Ryan stars, with Rhonda Fleming.
The World's End (2013)
Wednesday 21st October, Film4 at 9pm
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Gary King has never quite grown up, and he's determined to relive the glory days by reuniting his old mates for a pub crawl through their hometown. The plan is to visit 12 pubs and reach the final stop, The World's End. Unfortunately, something rather stranger than a few pints is waiting for them. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost lead this sci fi comedy from director Edgar Wright, the final film in their Cornetto trilogy.
North by Northwest (1959)
Thursday 22nd October, BBC Four at 11pm
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Cary Grant plays advertising executive Roger Thornhill, whose life takes a bizarre turn when a group of spies mistake him for a government agent. Soon he's on the run across America, pursued by people who want him dead and the police who think he's a murderer. Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller features a famous chase involving a crop duster, a suspicious stranger played by Eva Marie Saint.
Remember, if you’re not around that night you can set up a planned recording and watch these films whenever you’re ready with your Freesat 4K TV Box! Find out how to record free-to-view TV with Freesat. Find more of our film top picks this week on our Showcase.
