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Daily Mirror • 5th February 2026

Horror movie 'one of the wildest ever made' on Film4 tonight

A horror movie starring a Hollywood actor has been hailed as a 'classic' and 'keeps you on the edge of your seat' - and it's on Film4 tonight.

The Pope's Exorcist hit cinemas in 2023 and is a horror-thriller starring Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's chief exorcist who investigates a young boy's terrifying possession in Spain. Based on Amorth's real case files, the film follows his battle against a powerful demon while uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy hidden by the Vat...

Daily Mirror • 5th February 2026

'Razor sharp masterpiece' gangster movie on ITV tonight

A gangster film which has been praised as 'a masterpiece' is on ITV tonight, and film fans say it's 'a must see'.

Reservoir Dogs, released over three decades ago in 1992, follows a group of criminals known cryptically as Mr. White, Mr. Orange, etc., as they're hired for a diamond heist that goes disastrously wrong, forcing the survivors to regroup at a warehouse where paranoia, mistrust, and violence erupt as they try to uncover which of them is an undercover police informan.

The film, directe...

Daily Mirror • 5th February 2026

Oscar-winning horror with almost perfect rating on BBC tonight

An oscar winning horror movie praised as 'unsettling, funny, and brutal in the best way' is on BBC3 tonight.

Get Out, released in 2017, follows Chris and his girlfriend Rose, who have reached the meet the parents milestone of dating. Rose invites her boyfriend for a weekend getaway with her parents, Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series...

Daily Mirror • 5th February 2026

'Impeccable' war epic with A-list cast on BBC tonight

A war film has been hailed as 'masterfully created' and ''one of the greatest war films ever', and it's on BBC4 tonight.

A Bridge Too Far, released in 1977 and directed by the late Richard Attenborough, this war film has won over fans for its all-star cast and epic storyline. The film depicts the failed WWII Operation Market Garden and is based on Cornelius Ryan’s book.

The film takes viewers to late 1944, where the Allies seem to have the upper hand in the European land war. A combined Britis...

Daily Mirror • 5th February 2026

'One of the greatest films ever made' on BBC tonight

A film praised as 'one of the greatest films ever made' and 'an absolute banger' is airing on BBC4 tonight.

Directed by John Huston, The Man Who Would Be King was released in 1975 and is an epic adventure based on Rudyard Kipling’s novel, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as Danny Dravot and Peachy Carnehan. The pair are English military officers stationed in India, but after growing tired of life as soldiers, they travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embra...

Daily Mirror • 4th February 2026

'Best ever adaptation' of Wuthering Heights with huge heartthrob on ITVX now

A period drama following the classic Emily Brontë novel Wuthering Heights has been praised by fans as the 'best ever adaptation', and it's now on ITVX.

The 2009 ITV two-part adaptation of Wuthering Heights features Tom Hardy as the brooding Heathcliff and Charlotte Riley as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw. This critically acclaimed mini series focuses on the intense and destructive passion between Heathcliff and Cathy, following their childhood bond. The drama plays out Cathy's marriage to the refin...

Daily Mirror • 4th February 2026

Horror film 'one of the most anxiety inducing things you will see' on Film4

A horror film has been hailed by fans as 'Oscar worthy' and 'anxiety inducing', and it's on Film4 tonight.

Beau Is Afraid, released in 2023, is about an intensely anxious and mild-mannered man named Beau who embarks on a surreal, epic and nightmarish odyssey home after his controlling, narcissistic mother dies. The journey forces him to confront his deepest fears, guilt, and suppressed trauma in a Kafkaesque journey that blurs reality and delusion, exploring themes of maternal control, toxic re...

Daily Mirror • 4th February 2026

'Crowning achievement' James Bond film on ITV tonight

A James Bond film featuring the 'perfect' 007 actor and has been hailed by fans as 'underrated', and it's on ITV4 tonight.

You Only Live Twice, released in 1967, features Sean Connery returning to his iconic role as James Bond as he investigates the mysterious hijacking of American and Soviet spacecraft, which threatens to trigger World War III. After faking his own death, 007 travels to Japan, where he aligns with the Japanese Secret Service (Tiger Tanaka and Aki) to uncover a SPECTRE plot led...

Daily Mirror • 4th February 2026

'Thinking man's gangster film with stellar cast on Film4 tonight

A film based on a true story with a Hollywood elite cast is on Film4 tonight, and fans have called it 'one of the best gangster movies'.

Public Enemies was released in 2009 featuring a star cast including Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte and Jason Clarke. The film is a biographical crime drama chronicling the final years of legendary 1930s bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp).

As the FBI, led by J. Edgar Hoover and agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), tries to gun down the "P...

Daily Mirror • 3rd February 2026

'Standout' spy drama with 'phenomenal chemistry' streaming on ITVX now

A spy thriller TV series has been praised as the 'best series of any year or age' by fans, and it's now on ITVX.

A Spy Among Friends, released on TV in 2022, is a British espionage thriller television series, starring Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis, and Anna Maxwell Martin. The six-part British spy drama miniseries dramatises the true story of Nicholas Elliott (Damian Lewis) and Kim Philby (Guy Pearce), two lifelong friends and British intelligence officers.

The series focuses on the immense persona...

Daily Mirror • 3rd February 2026

'Intoxicating' period drama has fans 'swooning' streaming on ITVX

A period drama based on an unfinished novel by one of Britain's literary greats has been hailed as 'perfect', and it's now available to watch on ITVX.

Sanditon is a British period drama based on Jane Austen's final unfinished 1817 novel of the same name. It follows Charlotte Heywood, a spirited, young woman who moves from her quiet rural home to a developing seaside resort, navigating, romance and scandal.

The series has a star cast including Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Charlotte Spencer an...

Daily Mirror • 3rd February 2026

Spy thriller based on best selling book airing on Film4 tonight

A 'dramatic and intense' spy thriller with a star cast is on Film4 tonight, and it's 'worth watching' according to film fans.

Our Kind of Traitor, released in 2016, is a spy thriller based on John le Carré’s novel of the same name. The film takes viewers on a twist and turns thriller where a British couple, academic Perry (Ewan McGregor) and barrister Gail (Naomie Harris), are entangled in a Russian mafia defection. While on holiday in Morocco, they befriend Dima (Stellan Skarsgård), a charisma...

Daily Mirror • 2nd February 2026

'All time classic' Western with perfect rating on BBC iPlayer now

A Western film starring Henry Fonda and John Wayne has earned a perfect rating from fans, and it's now on BBC iPlayer.

The film Fort Apache, released in 1948, follows arrogant and stubborn Civil War hero Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda) as he arrives in Arizona with his daughter Philadelphia (Shirley Temple). The Colonel is in a new posting to assume command of the Fort Apache outpost, but it comes with issues as he clashes with level-headed Captain Kirby York (John Wayne). The fi...

Daily Mirror • 2nd February 2026

'Poignant' war film with 100 percent rating streaming on BBC iPlayer

A 'heartbreaking' documentary looking at the aftermath of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

Escape from Kabul, released in 2022, directed by Jamie Roberts, is an HBO documentary chronicling the chaotic 18-day, 2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The documentary features exclusive footage and interviews from US Marines, Taliban commanders, and Afghan civilians, documenting the desperate and high stakes efforts to evacu...

Daily Mirror • 2nd February 2026

'Exceptional' period drama with 'sensational performances' on ITVX now

A three-part mini series based on an Agatha Christie thriller has pleased period drama fans, and it's now available on ITVX.

"Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" was released in 2022 as a 3-episode BritBox limited series adapted and directed by actor Hugh Laurie, based on the 1934 Agatha Christie novel. The story follows Bobby Jones (played by Will Poulter) and Lady Frances "Frankie" Derwent (played by Lucy Boynton) as they investigate a man's dying words, “Why didn't they ask Evans?”, following a myst...

Daily Mirror • 1st February 2026

Jason Statham action film 'so bad it's good' on airing tonight

A Jason Statham action film has received mixed reviews - but film fans are still saying it's worth a watch and it's on Four Plus tonight.

In Transporter 3, the third in the series and released in 2008, Jason Statham returns as professional courier Frank Martin who is forced into delivering a kidnapped Ukrainian official's daughter, Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), across Europe. To ensure compliance, both Frank and Valentina are strapped with bracelets that detonate if they move more than 75 feet...

Daily Mirror • 1st February 2026

'Brilliant' war film with 'suburb' performances on BBC iPlayer now

A war film hailed by movie fans as 'powerful' and 'wonderful' is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.

The film The Eagle Had Landed stars Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland and Jean Marsh, and has become a huge hit with movie fans.

Based on the 1975 novel The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins, the movie follows a German intelligence officer Max Radl in 1943 as he plots to kidnap Winston Churchill during a visit to a small English village. Colonel Kurt Steiner leads a team of dis...

Daily Mirror • 31st January 2026

'Terrifying' horror movie 'so frightening it creeps up on you' on Film4 tonight

An indie horror movie that's 'hard to shake' and is 'outstanding' is on Film4 tonight.

Censor, released in 2021, is a British psychological horror film set during the 1980s "video nasty" moral panic. It follows Enid, a meticulous film censor who, while struggling with guilt over her sister's childhood disappearance, becomes obsessed with a disturbing horror film that mirrors her past. As she investigates, the lines between fiction and reality blur.

The film stars Niamh Algar alongside Nicholas...

Daily Mirror • 31st January 2026

Period drama war movie 'everyone needs to watch' is on Film4 tonight

A classic period drama movie starring Mel Gibson has won over fans who praised it as "literally the best film ever made", and it's on Film4 tonight.

Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior Sir William Wallace as the lead role. The film depicts Wallace as the medieval Scottish patriot who is spurred into revolt against the English when the love of his life is slaughtered.

Leading his army into battles that become a w...

Daily Mirror • 30th January 2026

'Landmark' war film 'one of the most powerful ever made' on BBC iPlayer now

A historically important war film described as 'mandatory viewing' by viewers is now available on BBC iPlayer.

The poignant film was directed by Stanley Kramer, and stars Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, William Shatner, and Montgomery Clift.

Released in 1961, Judgment at Nuremburg focuses on four German judges who served on the bench during the court cases of 1947 when members of the Nazi regime face a militar...

Daily Mirror • 30th January 2026

'Wonderful' period drama with unexpected twist streaming now on BBC iPlayer

A period drama based on a classic Agatha Christie novel is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer and viewers have called it 'perfect'.

The 2018 BBC three-part thriller Ordeal by Innocence is a modern adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie novel to follow the aftermath of wealthy philanthropist and heiress Rachel Argyll's murder. When a stranger, Dr. Arthur Calgary, reveals an alibi proving the innocence of her convicted son Jack, who died in prison, the Argyll family is forced to confront t...

Daily Mirror • 29th January 2026

'Outstanding' war film based on harrowing true story on BBC tonight

A war film described as 'exceptional' by viewers details the story of three jewish brothers hiding from the Nazis, and it's on BBC4 tonight.

The film has an elite Hollywood cast including Daniel Craig, Tuvia Bielski, Liev Schreiber, Zus Bielski, Jamie Bell, Asael Bielski, Alexa Davalos, Lilka Ticktin, Allan Corduner and Shimon Haretz.

Defiance, released in 2008, takes viewers to 1941 where Nazi soldiers are slaughtering Eastern European Jews by the thousands. Three brothers, Tuvia (Daniel Crai...

Daily Mirror • 29th January 2026

'Superb' Western hailed 'classic' by fans is on BBC tonight

A classic Western hailed by fans as an "absolute benchmark of a movie" is back on TV and BBC Four viewers can watch it tonight.

In the 1960 classic Western film The Magnificent Seven, desperate farmers in a Mexican village hire seven American gunslingers, led by Chris Adams (Yul Brynner), to defend them from Calvera's (Eli Wallach) team of bandits. The seven gunmen, including Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson, train the villagers to fight and successfully fend off the bandits with an epic final...

Daily Mirror • 29th January 2026

'Swashbuckling' period drama with perfect rating streaming now on BBC iPlayer

A period drama series from the BBC featuring "swashbuckling" action and "great chemistry" is now available on BBC iPlayer.

The Musketeers ran across three series on the BBC from 2014 until 2016, with 10 episodes per season giving BBC viewers plenty of action and drama with a modern reimagining of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel, set in 17th-century Paris.

The series follows the elite bodyguards Athos, Aramis, Porthos, and the young d'Artagnan as they protect King Louis XIII and the citizens of...