The best movies on TV for your Saturday and Sunday evenings on the couch – Lovin.ie

Sixteen movies to choose from on the telly this weekend!

Eight movies to pick from on Saturday.

Eight movies to pick from on Sunday.

Get pickin'!

SATURDAY

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Sky Showcase (Sky One) - 8pm

While Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum (Andy Serkis), the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman (Christopher Lee), and his hordes of Isengard.

Pitch Perfect - RTE Two - 8.50pm

Beca (Anna Kendrick), a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Angel Has Fallen - Channel 4 - 9pm

Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is framed for the attempted assassination of the President (Morgan Freeman) and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.

The Nice Guys - FilmFour - 9pm

In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes (Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling) investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.

Jerry Maguire - Dave - 9pm

When a sports agent (Tom Cruise) has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who stays with him and his former colleague.

Fury - ITV4 - 10pm

A grizzled tank commander (Brad Pitt) makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.

Fargo - TG4 - 10.45pm

Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's (William H. Macy) inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand).

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - FilmFour - 11.15pm

Ethan (Tom Cruise) and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organisation as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF.

SUNDAY

Star Trek Beyond - E4 - 6.40pm

The crew of the USS Enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy (Idris Elba), who puts them, and everything the Federation stands for, to the test.

Demolition Man - ITV4 - 9pm

A police officer (Sylvester Stallone) is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis (Wesley Snipes) who is loose in a non-violent future society.

Hunter Killer - FilmFour - 9pm

An untested American submarine captain (Gerard Butler) teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general (Gary Oldman).

This Is 40 - Comedy Central - 9pm

Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.

Assassin's Creed - E4 - 9pm

Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.

The Accountant - RTE Two - 10.15pm

As a math savant (Ben Affleck) uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise.

Straight Outta Compton - ITV4 - 11.20pm

The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

Witness - BBC One - 12.05am

When a young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder while visiting Philadelphia with his mother, police detective John Book (Harrison Ford) tries to protect the boy until an attempt on Book's life forces him into hiding in Amish country.

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