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Here are the best movies airing on TV this week
Published 13:37 19 Aug 2026 BST
Updated 13:37 19 Aug 2026 BST
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With our new column, you'll never miss a movie airing on TV again.
For anyone who has ever stumbled upon one of JOE's daily 'movie on TV' articles too late, missing our film picks as they were airing on television, this is the column for you.
We have taken your feedback on board, and we are launching a new weekly movie on TV column. This is so that readers have a greater heads-up about what films are going to air on TV and when.
Scroll below for the best films on TV each night over the next week. The inclusion of this symbol (*) means the movie is our top pick for that evening.
Wednesday
| Film | Channel | Time |
| Fury | Film4 | 9:00 PM |
| Below | Legend Xtra | 9:00 PM |
| Warm Bodies | Sky Comedy | 9:45 PM |
| The Family (Violent City) | Legend Xtra | 11:10 PM |
| Yesterday | BBC Three | 11:20 PM |
| The Beast* | Film4 | 11:40 PM |
| Machete | Legend | 12:50 AM |
| 8 Million Ways to Die | Legend | 2:50 AM |
Thursday
| Film | Channel | Time |
| Heat | Film4 | 9:00 PM |
| The French Connection* | BBC Four | 9:00 PM |
| Instant Family | Comedy Central | 9:00 PM |
| The Graduate | BBC Four | 11:35 PM |
| Tár | BBC Two | 12:05 AM |
| Chopper | Film4 | 12:20 AM |
| We're All Going to the World's Fair | Film4 | 2:15 AM |
Friday
| Film | Channel | Time |
| The Batman | ITV2 | 9:00 PM |
| Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) | Legend Xtra | 9:00 PM |
| Alita: Battle Angel | E4 | 11:05 PM |
| The Forever Purge | Film4 | 11:05 PM |
| Silent Roar | BBC Two | 11:05 PM |
| Monkey Man* | BBC One (except NI and Scotland) | 11:25 PM |
| Centurion | Legend | 11:25 PM |
| Little Monsters | Film4 | 1:10 AM |
| Escape From New York | Legend | 1:25 AM |
Saturday
| Film | Channel | Time |
| Doctor Strange | Channel 4 | 8:00 PM |
| Batman Begins | ITV2 | 9:00 PM |
| LA Confidential | Film4 | 9:00 PM |
| Heist (2001)* | Legend | 9:00 PM |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Legend Xtra | 9:00 PM |
| Cleaner | Sky One | 9:00 PM |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | Channel 4 | 10:15 PM |
| Inside Man | Legend | 11:15 PM |
| Something in the Water | BBC One (except Scotland) | 11:40 PM |
| Highlander | Sky Arts | 1:10 AM |
| First Love | Film4 | 1:35 AM |
Sunday
| Film | Channel | Time |
| No Time to Die | ITV1 | 8:00 PM |
| Apollo 13 | ITV4 | 9:00 PM |
| Con Air | Comedy Central | 9:00 PM |
| Homefront | Sky One | 9:00 PM |
| The Arrival | Legend Xtra | 9:00 PM |
| Jaws | BBC Two | 10:00 PM |
| Bad Boys for Life | E4 | 10:00 PM |
| The Day of the Jackal | Legend | 11:00 PM |
| Boston Strangler | Channel 4 | 11:05 PM |
| Official Competition* | Film4 | 12:55 AM |
Monday
| Film | Channel | Time |
| Public Enemies* | Film4 | 9:00 PM |
| In the Line of Fire | Legend Xtra | 9:00 PM |
| Jaws 2 | BBC Two | 11:05 PM |
| Emily | BBC Two (except NI and Scotland) | 11:10 PM |
| Man on Fire (1987) | Legend | 11:25 PM |
| Heat | Film4 | 11:45 PM |
