Six of the best movies on TV for your Wednesday night in

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain (Russell Crowe) pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) and his wife, Rachel (Amy Seimetz), relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.

A New York City architect (Charles Bronson) becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self defence, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

After a famous author (James Caan) is rescued from a car crash by a fan (Kathy Bates) of his novels, he comes to realise that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.

Depicting Ted Kennedy's (Jason Clarke) involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne (Kate Mara).

Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother (Piper Laurie), unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.