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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...

Daily Mirror • 29th January 2026

'Must-see' period drama based on true story streaming on BBC iPlayer now

A period drama described by fans as both "beautiful" and "riveting" – and based on a true story – is now available on BBC iPlayer.

The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Saul Dibb, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwell, this period drama film is based on Amanda Foreman's bestselling novel – Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

The film picks up with a young Georgiana, th...

Daily Mirror • 28th January 2026

'Powerful' period drama hailed legendary director's 'best film' on Film4 tonight

A 'powerful' and 'masterful' period drama starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer is on Film4 tonight.

The Last Duel, released in 2021, brings viewers to France's final legal trial by combat in 1386, where knight Jean de Carrouges (played by Matt Damon) fights his former friend Jacques Le Gris (played by Adam Driver) after Jean's wife, Marguerite (played by Jodie Comer), accuses Jacques of raping her. The stakes are high with Marguerite facing death by burning if Jean loses.

The film,...

Daily Mirror • 28th January 2026

'Most overrated James Bond in entire franchise' on ITV tonight

A 007 James Bond film starring the iconic Sean Connery has left viewers divided with some praising it and others claiming it's 'overrated' and it's on ITV4 tonight.

Thunderball, released in 1965, follows Bond's mission to find two NATO atomic bombs stolen by terrorist group SPECTRE, which holds the world ransom to the tune of £100 million in diamonds. Led by one-eyed evil mastermind Emilio Largo (played by Adolfo Celi), the terrorist group threatens widespread nuclear destruction.

The dashing...

Daily Mirror • 27th January 2026

'Outstanding' horror film people' can't stop thinking about' on Film4 tonight

A horror film has been praised by fans as 'gripping the whole way through', and it's on Film4 tonight.

Knock at the Cabin, released in 2023, is about a family on vacation at a remote cabin who are taken hostage by four strangers, led by Leonard (Dave Bautista), who claim they must make an impossible choice to avert the apocalypse as they call upon them to sacrifice one of their own to save humanity, or face the end of the world.

The film, directed by The Sixth Sense's M. Night Shyamalan, explo...

Daily Mirror • 27th January 2026

'Masterclass' Western fans 'think about once a week' on BBC iPlayer now

A revenge drama set in the Wild West starring Emily Blunt has won over fans who have called it 'spectacular', and it's now on the BBC iPlayer.

The English is a 19th Century Western mini-series starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer. The series focuses on an aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke (played by Emily Blunt), as she seeks revenge in the violent American West and her fateful encounter with Eli Whipp (played by Chaske Spencer), a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout.

The pair join togethe...

Daily Mirror • 27th January 2026

'Masterpiece' noir film with 'best ever ending scene' on BBC iPlayer now

A slice of noir hailed by fans as 'one of the best movies ever made' is now streaming on BBC iPlayer.

The Third Man, first released in 1949, follows American writer Holly Martins arriving in postwar Vienna to meet his friend Harry Lime, only to find Harry has died in a suspicious accident.

Grieving, Holly decides to investigate, uncovering a black-market ring and discovering Harry faked his death to escape justice. The film explores Holly ultimately facing a moral dilemma: betray his friend or...

Daily Mirror • 26th January 2026

'Riveting' period drama streaming on BBC iPlayer as fans beg for series two

A period drama set in 18th Century Yorkshire and directed by acclaimed TV director Shane Meadows is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

The Gallows Pole: This Valley Will Rise is based on Benjamin Myers's book, and director Meadows modernises the true story of the rise of David Hartley and the Cragg Vale Coiners. The series features a talented cast, including Chernobyl's Michael Socha and Somers Town's Thomas Turgoose, with Downton Abbey's Sophie McShera playing a key role as Grace.

The ser...

Daily Mirror • 26th January 2026

'Exquisite' hidden gem period drama streaming now on BBC iPlayer

A period drama combining murder mystery and crime thriller storylines has been hailed as 'top class period drama', and it's now on the BBC iPlayer.

Vienna Blood follows the unlikely partnership between Dr Max Liebermann, a young English student of Sigmund Freud's, and Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt in this period detective drama set in early 1900s Vienna. The duo come together to solve dark, complex murders by combining forensic science with psychoanalytic insights into the criminal mind....

Daily Mirror • 25th January 2026

'Masterpiece' drama based on true story of Bronte sisters on BBC iPlayer now

A period drama directed by a praised writer and director has been winning over fans who call it 'beyond incredible', and it's now on the BBC iPlayer.

To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters, which first aired on the BBC in 2016, is a period drama about the intense three-year period when sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë secretly published their groundbreaking novels, using masculine pseudonyms of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. The series sees the trio overcome societal barriers, driven by...

Daily Mirror • 25th January 2026

'Damn good' hidden gem Western 'just like Unforgiven' on Film4 tonight

A gritty Western starring John Cusack is 'blowing viewers away' with its 'slow burn', and it's airing tonight (Sunday, January 25) on Film4.

Never Grow Old, released in 2019, is directed by Ivan Kavanagh. and stars Emile Hirsch, John Cusack, Déborah François and Molly McCann. The film is a gritty Western telling the story of an Irish undertaker, Patrick Tate (Emile Hirsch), living in a frontier town corrupted by outlaw Dutch Albert (John Cusack) and his gang. As the death toll skyrockets, Patri...

Daily Mirror • 23rd January 2026

'Outstanding' crime thriller with perfect rating on Film4 tonight

A crime thriller with a 'amazing' lead actress and a perfect rating from fans is now on Film4 tonight.

The G, released in 2023, is a crime thriller about Ann who is nicknamed "The G". Ann is a tough grandmother who, along with her husband, is targeted by a corrupt legal guardian who strips their assets and imprisons them in a grim eldercare facility. Imprisoned and furious, this leads Ann and her granddaughter Emma to seek brutal revenge against the exploiters of the elderly system.

Inspired b...

Daily Mirror • 23rd January 2026

'Chilling' thriller people 'can't stop thinking about after watching' on BBC

A 'chilling' film starring a legendary Hollywood actress has been praised by fans as 'deeply moving', and it's on BBC2 tonight (Friday, January 23).

The Eternal Daughter, released in 2022, is a Gothic ghost story about a filmmaker named Julie and her elderly mother, Rosalind. The pair visit a remote and misty hotel that was once Rosalind's childhood home, as Julie tries to understand her mother for a film, but they uncover long-buried secrets and confront memories and grief as well as their com...