Top Gun Maverick

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: 

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) 

Thursday 18th June, Film4 at 10:50pm 

Image shows Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol

Ethan Hunt returns in this action epic, where an incident involving the IMF results in it being shut down, forcing the elite agent and his team to operate on their own. Their mission takes them across several countries as they try to prevent a global catastrophe while staying one step ahead of official forces. Tom Cruise returns as Hunt, with Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton alongside him. 

Shrek Forever After (2010) 

Friday 19th June, BBC Three at 7:35pm 

 Promotional image for the animated feature Shrek Forever After, featuring Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, and Puss in Boots.

In this sequel to the all-time animated classic, Shrek, feeling trapped by family life, makes a life change that literally turns his world upside down, finding himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away. Mike Myers returns as the voice of Shrek, joined by Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy for the fourth outing in the franchise. 

Dirty Dancing (1987) 

Saturday 20th June, ITV2 at 6:50pm 

Illustrated poster showing a couple embracing in a classic dance pose against a clean, minimal white backdrop.

A summer holiday changes everything for teenager Baby when she meets dance instructor Johnny at a resort in the Catskills. What begins as an unlikely friendship gradually develops into a romance, set against one of cinema's most memorable soundtracks. Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze star in a film that remains a romantic classic. 

Die Hard (1988) 

Sunday 21st June, Film4 at 9:00pm 

Poster featuring a tall skyscraper with an explosion and flames at the top, a helicopter nearby, and a dark silhouette in the foreground against a black background.

In the ultimate alternative Xmas movie, a Christmas party in a Los Angeles skyscraper is taken over by armed criminals, leaving one off duty cop trapped inside the building. As the situation escalates, he is forced to think on his feet just to stay alive. Bruce Willis plays John McClane, with Alan Rickman as the calm and calculating Hans Gruber. 

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 

Monday 22nd June, Film4 at 9:00pm 

Top Gun Maverick

More than three decades after the original film, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is still taking to the sky as a legendary pilot. Now, he finds himself tasked with training a new generation of aviators for a dangerous mission. Tom Cruise returns to one of his most iconic roles, alongside Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly

Live Now, Pay Later (1962) 

Tuesday 23rd June, Talking Pictures TV at 4:05pm 

Still from Live Now Pay Later

When a struggling magazine writer finds himself under pressure to keep up appearances, he turns to hire purchase schemes to fund a more glamorous lifestyle. Ian Hendry stars in this quirky British comedy. 

Road House (2024) 

Wednesday 24th June, BBC Three at 10:40pm 

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A former cage fighter takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, hoping for a quieter life. Soon, he finds himself in the local criminal underworld, and in the middle of more than a few fights. Jake Gyllenhaal stars, with Conor McGregor making a memorable appearance. 

Clueless (1995) 

Thursday 25th June, TLC at 9:00pm 

Alicia Silverstone in Clueless

Cher is totally convinced she’s got a spiritual calling to fix everyone else’s lives through matchmaking, emergency makeovers, and unsolicited wisdom, but while she’s busy playing fairy godmother, she completely misses the hot mess happening in her own backyard. Alicia Silverstone stars as the endlessly quotable Beverly Hills teen in this classic comedy. 

Psycho (1960) 

Friday 26th June, BBC Two at 11:00pm 

Janet Leigh in Psycho (1960)

When a woman on the run with stolen cash checks into a secluded motel, she meets the unsettling Norman Bates. What follows is Alfred Hitchcock's ultimate masterpiece: a groundbreaking thriller that rewrote the rules of cinema. Anthony Perkins is chillingly perfect as Bates, starring alongside Janet Leigh
 

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.