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Published 11:42 5 Mar 2025 GMT
Updated 13:45 21 Aug 2025 BST

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 5 March) is Ready or Not, the excellent 2019 horror thriller starring scream queen Samara Weaving (The Babysitter, Scream VI).
In the film, Weaving plays Grace, a young bride who marries the man of her dreams (Mark O'Brien, Republic of Doyle) at his wealthy if dysfunctional family's luxurious estate.
"There's just one catch - she must now hide from midnight until dawn while her new in-laws hunt her down with guns, crossbows and other weapons," the plot synopsis reads.
"As Grace desperately tries to survive the night, she soon finds a way to turn the tables on her not-so-lovable relatives."
A box office hit upon release, the movie earned rave reviews from critics and currently holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score.
In particular, its clever and darkly funny screenplay, its claustrophobic mansion setting, its immensely likeable lead turn from Weaving and its fun supporting cast were singled out for praise.
The film was such a success in fact that a sequel was recently greenlit.
Ready or Not is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 11.55pm. It is also streaming on Netflix and Disney+ in Ireland and the UK right now.
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Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) directs this 2021 film starring Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett which we recently called one of the best thrillers of the decade.
Live and Let Die - ITV4 - 9pm
Roger Moore's debut as 007.
Dragon Blade - Legend - 9pm
A Chinese historical action flick with Jackie Chan, John Cusack and recent Oscar-winner Adrien Brody.
Iron Eagle II - Legend Xtra - 10.50pm
The first sequel to 1986 hit Iron Eagle, a Top Gun-esque action flick.
Pompeii - Sky Sci-Fi - 11pm
Emily Browning and Kit Harrington headline this historical disaster flick about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed Pompeii.
Unlocked - Legend - 11.05pm
In this 2017 action thriller, a CIA agent (Noomi Rapace, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) reeling from a failed mission is unexpectedly called back into action when it’s discovered a terrorist attack is imminent.
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