What films are there to watch on TV this week? Check out Krampus, The King’s Speech and The Impossible
Our pick of must-see movies over the next seven days
Film of the week
Krampus Sunday 8pm Sky Cinema Premiere & Sky Cinema On Demand
What better way to move from Halloween into the festive season than with this scary Christmas caper?
Feeling disillusioned thanks to his dysfunctional family, US lad Max turns his back on Christmas and unwittingly unleashes the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force that punishes non-believers.
As all hell breaks loose the fractured family must pull together to survive. Toni Collette and Adam Scott star in this alternative holiday horror.
Comedy choice
Ride Along 2 Friday 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere & Sky Cinema On Demand
Kevin Hart and Ice Cube return as the unlikely crime-fighting duo in a sequel that sees them head to Miami to derail the plans of a ruthless drug baron. An easy watch with plenty of action, gags and silliness.
Thriller choice
The Impossible Saturday 10pm C4
On what was meant to be their dream holiday in Thailand, Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor, left) and their three sons are caught up in the terrifying 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Based on one family’s incredible true story, the resilience of the human spirit shines through the sheer horror
played out in this very realistic re-enactment.
Drama choice
The King’s Speech Friday 9pm More4
This multi-award-winning film tells the story of the Duke of York (Colin Firth, left) who vows to conquer his life-long speech impediment as he prepares to become King. Supported by his wife (Helena Bonham Carter, right) and unorthodox speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush), it’s a triumphant tale that will warm your heart.
And on the big screen...
American Pastoral released Friday
Ewan McGregor is Seymour Levov who enjoys a perfect life with his wife (Jennifer Connelly) and their daughter Merry (Dakota Fanning). But Merry grows up to become a revolutionary, a rebellion that will end in a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War.
Your daily film planner...
SATURDAY
The Lady Vanishes (1938) 1pm BBC2
Home Alone (1990) 6.55pm Film4
The Bourne Legacy (2012) 9pm E4
Just Go With It (2011) 9pm 5STAR
Species (1995) 9pm MovieMix
Premiere The Guest (2014) 9pm Film4
SUNDAY
Hocus Pocus (1993) 2.50pm Film4
The Princess Diaries (2001) 4.20pm C4
Premiere Arthur (2011) 6.50pm ITV2
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) 6.55pm Film4
Philadelphia (1993) 9pm Film4
Dead Poets Society (1989) 11.15pm BBC2 Wanted (2008) 11.30pm Film4
MONDAY
Guns At Batasi (1964) 1.10pm Film4
Road To Perdition (2002) 9pm MovieMix
Gladiator (2000) 9pm Film4
Piranha (2010) 11pm 5STAR
Jumper (2008) 11.05pm C5
Trance (2013) Midnight Film4
TUESDAY
Operation Petticoat (1959) 11am Film4
I, Robot (2004) 6.50pm Film4
The Punisher (2004) 9pm MovieMix
The Other Guys (2010) 11pm 5STAR
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 11.15pm ITV4
WEDNESDAY
A Good Year (2006) 6.30pm Film4
Stealth (2005) 6.35pm MovieMix
Total Recall (2012) 9pm 5STAR
The General’s Daughter (1999) 9pm MovieMix
What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)
11.15pm Film4
The Painted Veil (2006) 11.45pm BBC1
THURSDAY
The Bedford Incident (1965) 12.45pm Film4
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) 6.55pm Film4
A Knight’s Tale (2001) 8pm 5STAR
12 Years A Slave (2013) 9pm Film4
Rob Roy (1995) 9pm MovieMix
Mr & Mrs Smith (2005) 10.40pm 5STAR
FRIDAY
Shadow Of A Doubt (1943) Noon BBC2
The Sugarland Express (1974) 6.40pm Film4
Tooth Fairy (2010) 8pm E4
Runner Runner (2013) 10pm 5STAR
Ghost (1990) 11.05pm Film4