A sequel to the film was quickly greenlit and is set to land in theatres next year. Five Nights at Freddy’s, the box office smash-hit from 2023, is now available to stream at home via Sky Cinema and NOW Cinema. Released in theatres last October, the movie is based on the popular supernatural horror video […]

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The Oscar-nominated comedy is still often discussed over 15 years since its release. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 21 June) is the brilliant 2008 comedy movie Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. Along with co-writing and directing the film, Stiller plays Tugg Speedman, a pampered action superstar who […]

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It’s the type of film best enjoyed with beer and pizza. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 20 June) is the Death Race, the 2008 dystopian action thriller movie starring Jason Statham. A reboot of the cult ’70s film Death Race 2000, it takes place in a near-future US where the economy has collapsed […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Relentlessly tense, the 2016 movie and its sequel are streaming now. Don’t Breathe, the incredible 2016 thriller movie, has just been added to Prime Video. Co-written and directed by Fede Álvarez (2013’s Evil Dead, the upcoming Alien: Romulus), the […]

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Major Hollywood producer Jason Blum has said 2025 will be an ‘epic’ year. When it comes to horror movies, film company Blumhouse have been one of the most successful producers of work in the genre for over 15 years. After all, they have given us the Happy Death Day, Insidious, Paranormal Activity, Purge, Sinister and […]

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While we wait for the presumably inevitable Under Paris 2 to be made, another shark flick is worth seeking out. Following its release on Netflix earlier this month, French shark movie Under Paris has become a runaway success – garnering 41 million views in its first five days, as well as the praise of horror […]

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Directed by one of the action movie kings, it’s basically a cross between Heat and Speed. Netflix has added Ambulance, one of the best action movies of the decade so far, to its library. Directed by action filmmaking legend Michael Bay (Bad Boys, The Rock), it stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (The Matrix Resurrections). He plays Will, a former U.S. Marine and […]

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Featuring Jodie Comer and Benedict Cumberbatch amongst its cast, the apocalyptic thriller has an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix has just added The End We Start From, the acclaimed disaster thriller which was released in Irish and UK cinemas only last January. Based on the novel of the same name by Megan Hunter, the […]

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We’d rank it in the higher echelon of modern gritty British crime films. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 19 June) is Villain, the very tense and gritty 2020 British crime thriller. Starring Craig Fairbrass (Avengement, Cliffhanger, Rise of the Footsoldier), he in the film plays Eddie – a man just released from jail […]

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We are beyond excited for this. The first trailer has hit the web for Smile 2, the sequel to the excellent smash-hit horror movie Smile from 2022. Written and directed by Parker Finn, based off an earlier short he made, the original’s plot revolves around a doctor named Rose (Sosie Bacon, Mare of Easttown) who […]

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‘Maybe one day we’ll do a shared universe of movies called The Bruckheimer-verse.’ This summer is noteworthy for action movie fans as it will see two of the biggest franchises in the genre have their fourth films released. Earlier this month, Bad Boys: Ride or Die landed in Irish cinemas to box office and critical […]

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It does make some sense. Following House of the Dragon’s dark and twisted season two premiere, some fans have a wild theory about the events that played out. A major part of the episode saw Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) seeking revenge for the death of her son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) in the first season finale […]

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It has earned comparisons to Game of Thrones’ infamous ‘Red Wedding’. The massive Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon is back on screens for its second season and it has returned in the franchise’s trademark dark and twisted fashion. A major part of the season two premiere saw Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) seeking […]

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Featuring a massive A-list star, it won two Oscars. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 18 June) is Born on the Fourth of July, the 1989 biographical anti-war drama starring Tom Cruise. Earning his first Oscar nomination for his performance in the film, Cruise plays the real-life Ron Kovic – a young patriotic American […]

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It’s an absolute classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 15 June) is Dead Man’s Shoes, the incredible 2004 psychological revenge thriller from co-writer and director Shane Meadows (This is England). The film follows Richard (co-writer Paddy Considine), a British soldier who returns to his sleepy Derbyshire hometown to get even with the thugs […]

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Made by an Oscar-winning filmmaker, some have called it one of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century. Netflix has just added Nope, the 2022 neo-Western sci-fi thriller from Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us). With its title standing for ‘Not of Planet Earth’, the movie revolves around two chalk and cheese siblings […]

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The anthology series consists of seven ‘mind-bending stories’ of ‘supernatural sci-fi phenomena’. Black Mirror was recently announced to be returning for its seventh season in 2025 but if you can’t wait that long, Netflix has just released a new sci-fi anthology show. Titled Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams, the series comprises of seven episodes and, […]

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Based on a classic novel, the film boasts an all-star cast. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 14 June) is Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the star-studded 2011 version of John le Carré’s classic spy thriller novel. Set in 1970s England, the film sees the head of MI6, Control (John Hurt), dispatch an agent (Mark […]

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The acclaimed show’s eight episodes are streaming right now. Disney+ has just added Under the Bridge, a new crime drama series based on a shocking true story. Adapted from acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey’s book of the same name, the show revolves around the 1997 killing of 14-year-old Canadian girl Reena Virk (played in the series […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The hit show’s blend of scabrous humour and hyper-violence returns with aplomb, as the series becomes sharper in its real-world critiques. Prime Video’s satirical superhero series The Boys has been one of the most consistently entertaining and watchable shows […]

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The film comes from the director of The Exorcist and The French Connection. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 13 June) is To Live and Die in L.A., the ’80s neo-noir action crime thriller co-written and directed by the late and great William Friedkin. The film tells the story of two Secret Service agents […]

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The show is set in an ‘eerie lakeside town where an arson, missing persons cold case, and an illicit triangle are intricately intertwined’. The BBC has released new images from its upcoming crime drama The Jetty, which looks like it could be a must-watch for fans of Happy Valley. Instead of Happy Valley’s Yorkshire setting, […]

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The series is a reboot of both a classic novel and movie. Presumed Innocent, a new legal thriller series starring Oscar-nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, has just premiered on Apple TV+. The show is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by lawyer Scott Turow that was previously made into an acclaimed 1990 movie starring […]

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It’s from the director of Apocalypse Now and The Godfather trilogy. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 12 June) is The Conversation, the amazing 1974 thriller from writer-director Francis Ford Coppola (Apocalypse Now, The Godfather trilogy, this year’s Megalopolis). Two-time Oscar-winner Gene Hackman in the film plays a surveillance expert named Harry Caul who […]

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Despite earning rave reviews, the gangster series will not be back for a third season. Tokyo Vice, one of the best reviewed crime thriller shows of recent years, has been cancelled after two seasons. Based on the 2009 memoir of the same name and created by playwright J.T. Rogers (Oslo), the series revolves around real-life […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The revenge thriller has a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Prime Video has just added Blue Ruin, the extremely tense US indie revenge thriller movie from 2013. The film centres around Dwight (Macon Blair, Oppenheimer), a homeless drifter who returns […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It also features several of the most famous actors of recent years. Prime Video has just added Smokin’ Aces, the crazy 2006 action movie which boasts an outrageously stacked ensemble cast. Written and directed by action maestro Joe Carnahan […]

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The soon to be rebooted thriller is fronted by Oscar-winner and features a starry supporting cast. Netflix has just added Dark Places, the 2015 mystery thriller movie based on the 2009 novel of the same name from author Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects). The film centres around a woman named Libby Day (Oscar-winner Charlize […]

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The darkly comic thriller film has an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix has just added Bodies Bodies Bodies, the acclaimed 2022 dark comedy mystery thriller movie. It centres around a group of rich and entitled 20-somethings in the US who plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion. After drinking and doing drugs together, tensions begin to […]

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From the director of Dazed and Confused and School of Rock, the film has been called one of 2024’s best so far. Hit Man has just been added to Netflix, the new already acclaimed crime comedy movie starring Glen Powell (Anyone but You, Top Gun: Maverick). Co-written by Powell alongside director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, School of […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It has been earning a lot of comparisons to the brilliant Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Comedian and musician ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic is best known for his parodies of famous songs. As such, it makes sense that a movie about […]

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It’s also one of the best films of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 7 June) is Apocalypse Now, the ’70s war epic from co-writer and director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy, this year’s Megalopolis). Featuring an ensemble cast that includes Dennis Hopper, Frederic Forrest, Laurence Fishburne, Robert Duvall, Scott Glenn and a memorable Harrison Ford cameo, the […]

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In another unexpected move, it is also set to star a recent Oscar nominee. Hostel, the Eli Roth-created splatter-horror movie franchise, is reportedly getting a surprise new TV reboot. And in another unexpected move, a recently Oscar-nominated actor is said to have already signed on to the project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) has closed a deal […]

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Coming from the creator of Netflix hit Russian Doll, it holds a 90% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Acolyte, the latest series in the iconic Star Wars franchise, has premiered on Disney+. Hailing from the acclaimed writer-director Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), the show is set before the events of the Skywalker Saga, with its […]

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It features a real-life father and daughter duo in the lead roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 5 June) is Flag Day, the 2021 crime drama directed by and starring the Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn (Mystic River). Based on a true story, the film centres around the daughter (Dylan Penn) of a notorious […]

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Directed by one of the team behind Gangs of London and starring an Oscar nominee, the movie has been getting quite good reviews. Netflix has just added a new shark movie that looks like it should appeal to fans of Deep Blue Sea, Jaws, The Meg and The Shallows. The film is titled Under Paris […]

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A good mix of new and old gems In the past few weeks, Netflix in the UK and Ireland have been busy adding dozens of movies – here’s the best of the bunch. About Time Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, and Bill Nighy star in this sci-fi comedy drama from the director of Love Actually that will probably make you […]

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It comes as the future of the hit series is still up in the air. Hit Irish crime drama series Kin’s second season is finally coming to Netflix next month, having already earned acclaim in both Ireland and on the BBC. Co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciarán Donnelly, the show’s first season premiered in 2021 […]

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Written and directed by someone more well-known outside of filmmaking, the thriller has developed a bit of a cult following in the years since its release. Netflix has just added Nocturnal Animals to its library, the excellent and unsettling thriller movie written and directed by fashion designer Tom Ford (A Single Man). Adapted from the 1993 novel Tony & Susan, […]

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There is going to be several exciting new additions, particular for fans of action and thrillers. Another month has passed, meaning it’s time for us to run down all the Netflix original movies and TV shows coming to the streaming service over the next 30 days. Netflix original movies arriving in June: The Price of Nonna’s Inheritance […]

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After its cinema release just last December, the Oscar-winning blockbuster is now available to watch at home. Godzilla Minus One, the beloved 2023 monster movie that picked up an Oscar earlier this year, has finally been added to Netflix. Hailing from Japan, the country which gave us the first Godzilla film all the way back […]

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After its cinema release just last December, the Oscar-winning blockbuster is now available to watch at home. Godzilla Minus One, the beloved 2023 monster movie that picked up an Oscar earlier this year, has finally been added to Netflix. Hailing from Japan, the country which gave us the first Godzilla film all the way back in 1954, the […]

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The film may be on late tonight but we highly recommend checking it out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 1 June) is February, the acclaimed 2015 mystery horror thriller also known as The Blackcoat’s Daughter in some territories. Told over multiple timelines, the film primarily focuses on two girls (Kiernan Shipka and Lucy Boynton) who, after being left behind at […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It has an 89 per cent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Last week, we highlighted how Prime Video had added the first four Hunger Games movies to its streaming service and now it has gone ahead and added the fifth – […]

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It is the latest entry in a long-running franchise The First Omen, the sixth entry in The Omen horror movie franchise and a prequel to the classic 1976 original, has just been added to Disney+. Co-written and directed by Arkasha Stevenson (Brand New Cherry Flavor, Channel Zero), the film sees rising star Nell Tiger Free (Servant) play Margaret, […]

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It’s perfect for those looking to binge watch a show over the weekend Eric, a very tense new mystery thriller series starring Benedict Cumberbatch, has just been added to Netflix. In the show, the two-time Oscar nominee plays Vincent – an irascible puppeteer living in 1980’s New York with his wife Cassie (an excellent Gaby Hoffman) and young […]

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It comes hot on the heels of the success of the Netflix series version of The Gentlemen. This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Prime Video has announced it has ordered a prequel series to Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes movies, with the filmmaker returning to direct […]

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Loosely based on true events, it’s been called ‘Zodiac meets Goodfellas’. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 30 May) is The Iceman, the 2012 gangster thriller starring Michael Shannon as real-life criminal Richard Kuklinski. Based loosely on Kuklinski’s life, the film depicts him establishing his reputation as a cold-blooded mafia hitman while struggling to […]

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The two-time Oscar-winner drew the ire of Trump supporters after speaking out against the former US president. As well as being known for his incredible decades-long movie career, Robert De Niro in recent years has made himself known as a staunch critic of Donald Trump. In keeping with this, earlier in the week, the two-time […]

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It also stars one of modern TV’s most acclaimed actresses. The Veil, a new spy thriller series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, is now streaming on Disney+ in its entirety. Comprising six episodes, the show stars the ‘Queen of Peak TV’ Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, The Handmaid’s Tale, Top of the Lake) as Imogen […]

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