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Night at the Museum 4
Tuesday, Film4 HD, 4.30pm/
Film4+1, 5.30pm
Ben Stiller heads a fine roster of comic
talent in an enjoyable fantasy about a
museum whose exhibits spring to life
after dark. 2006, PG, 108MINJurassic World 4
Saturday, ITV HD, 8pm/ITV+1, 9pm
There is all the dino-might you could
hope for in this thrilling revisit to the
reopened monster park, which pits Chris
Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard against
the big beasties. 2015, 12, 124MINFreeheld 3
Sunday, AMC HD, 12noon
Based on a true story, this bittersweet
low-key drama stars Julianne Moore as
a terminally ill cop who is denied the right
to have her pension paid to her female
partner (Ellen Page). 2015, 12, 101MINThe Purge: Anarchy 3
Thursday, Film4 HD, 10.50pm/
Film4+1, 11.50pm
Another batch of hapless innocents
run the gauntlet from dusk till dawn in a
chilling sequel about a legally approved
night of rampant crime. 2014, 15, 103MINCoraline 4
Tuesday, Sky Animation HD, 9.45pm
With deliciously simple animation, this
is a clever and sweet adaptation of Neil
Gaiman’s story about a girl who enters
a parallel world where people are not as
nice as they seem. 2009, PG, 100MINTransformers:
Age of Extinction 3
Saturday, C4 HD, 8pm/C4+1, 9pm
The latest mechanical smackdown finds
Mark Wahlberg’s widowed amateur
inventor right in the middle of a new
round of robot wars. 2014, 12, 165MINLady Bird 5
Wednesday, Sky Drama HD, 8pm
A rich seam of dr y humour runs through
this absorbing coming-of-age story
starring Saoirse Ronan as a headstrong
17-year-old longing to leave home and
head off to college. 2017, 15, 94MINFace/Off 4
Thursday, Sky Thriller HD, 11.10pm
John Travolta and Nicolas Cage both
get to play the hero and the villain in a
ridiculous but consistently exciting saga
about two men who swap faces as well
as identities. 1997, 18, 133MINThe Hangover 4
Wednesday, ITV2 HD, 9pm/ITV2+1, 10pm
Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and
Ed Helms have a rare old time in this
riotous romp about a group of friends
visiting Las Vegas for a stag do, only
to lose the groom. 2009, 15, 100MINChronicle 3
Sunday, Film4 HD, 7.20pm/
Film4+1, 8.20pm
Although it relies on the found-footage
gimmick, this story about a trio of
students who gain telekinetic powers
is reasonably inventive. 2012, 15, 83MINA Star Is Born 5
Thursday, Sky Drama HD, 8pm
Nominated for an Oscar, Lady Gaga
plays an up-and-coming singer in an
oft-filmed story of fame and misfortune
that also stars the film’s director,
Bradley Cooper. 2018, 15, 136MINBeverly Hills Cop 5
Wednesday, Sky Greats H D, 10 pm
Eddie Murphy gets a career-defining
role as Detroit cop Axel Foley, who
heads to LA to track down his best
friend’s killers – with or without the
help of the local police. 1984, 15, 105MINThe Possession
of Hannah Grace 3
Friday, Sky Sci-Fi & Horror HD, 11.15pm
Kirby Johnson’s corpse just won’t stay
dead in a supernatural chiller that stars
Shay Mitchell as a night-time attendant
at a hospital morgue. 2018, 15, 86MINThree Billboards Outside
Ebbing, Missouri 5
Friday, Sky Thriller HD, 9pm
Frances McDormand won a Best Actress
Oscar for this blazing drama about a
mother whose daughter’s killer has
evaded the local police. 2017, 15, 115MINBerlin Syndrome 3
Saturday, Film4 HD, 10.45pm/
Film4+1, 11.45pm
Backpacking around Europe, Teresa
Palmer’s young Australian hooks up
with a charming stranger (Max
Riemelt) in Berlin. However, after a
one-night stand, she wakes in his
isolated flat and finds herself locked
in. It’s an accident, surely? Or has her
new acquaintance other designs on
her? This claustrophobic psychological
thriller is grounded in a recognisably
real world, which makes it all the more
disconcertingly tense. 2017, 15, 116MINPREM
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