Free films on TV this week

Free films on TV this week: 

Rebecca (1940)

Friday 8th August, BBC One 9pm

In this haunting psychological drama from Alfred Hitchcock, a young woman (Joan Fontaine) marries wealthy widower Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier) and moves to his grand estate, Manderley. But the lingering presence of his first wife, Rebecca, casts a dark shadow over their lives.

Lion (2016)

Saturday 9th August, Channel 4 at 10pm

After being separated from his family as a young boy in India, Saroo (Dev Patel) is adopted by an Australian couple (Nicole Kidman and David Wenham). Years later, armed with only fading memories and the help of Google Earth, he sets out on an emotional journey to find his birth mother. Based on a true story, this moving drama explores identity, belonging and the enduring power of home.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)

Sunday 10th August, ITV2 at 6:45pm

Five years after the events of the first film, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is preparing to reopen her late mother Donna’s hotel—while in colourful flashbacks to 1979, we see young Donna (Lily James) arrive on Kalokairi and meet the three charming men who could be Sophie’s father. With Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep.

65 (2023)

Monday 11th August, Film4 at 9pm

This sci-fi survival thriller sees pilot Mills (Adam Driver) crash-land on a mysterious planet—only to discover he’s actually on Earth… 65 million years ago. With only one other survivor, a young girl named Koa (Ariana Greenblatt), Mills must navigate a prehistoric world filled with deadly dinosaurs and unforgiving terrain to find a way home.

Nobody (2021)

Tuesday 12th August, Film4 at 9pm

Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is a seemingly ordinary suburban dad—until a home invasion awakens a violent past he’s tried to leave behind. When his quiet life explodes into brutal chaos, Hutch takes on the Russian mob in a relentless spree of fists, firepower, and dark humour.

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Wednesday 13th August, Film4 at 6:40pm

After a happy childhood is upended by personal tragedy, young David (Dev Patel) is sent away to work in a factory, beginning a journey that will take him through poverty, wealth, friendship, betrayal and self-discovery. Along the way, he encounters a host of colourful characters—including the eccentric Mr Micawber (Peter Capaldi), sharp-tongued Betsey Trotwood (Tilda Swinton), and the untrustworthy Uriah Heep (Ben Whishaw).

Everest (2015)

Thursday 14th August, ITV4 9:45pm

Based on the true story of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, this gripping survival drama follows two expedition teams led by climbers Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) and Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal) as they attempt to reach the summit. But when a deadly storm strikes, their fight to conquer the mountain becomes a harrowing battle to stay alive.