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These are the six best movies on TV tonight

Published 11:45 17 Dec 2020 GMT

Rory Cashin
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There are two AMAZING action movies on tonight, but they both start at 9pm! Decisions, decisions...

If action isn't your bag, there is also romance and horror on the menu. But if action is your thing, then we've got good news for you, because there is a lot of action on tonight, and some of it is properly BRILLIANT. Far From The Madding Crowd - BBC Four - 8pm Carey Mulligan is at the centre of this period romantic drama, telling the story of a woman who finds herself the target of the affections of three very different men: a sheep farmer (Matthias Schoenaerts), a reckless sergeant (Tom Sturrige) and a well-to-do, mature bachelor (Michael Sheen). Edge of Tomorrow - TCM - 9pm Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt are trying to save Earth from an alien invasion, replaying the same day over and over again until they successfully defeat the evil forces. This is Groundhog Day with explosions, and it is BRILLIANT. Con Air - Comedy Central - 9pm Nic Cage is the good guy on his way home to see his wife after years in prison for murder (in self-defence!), but the plane he's on is taken over by the other convicts on board, and soon all hell breaks loose. This is also BRILLIANT. Battleship - ITV4 - 10.30pm Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, and Rihanna all feature in this big budget blockbuster, when alien invaders (our second of the night!) decide to engage in some war games with some of Earth's mightiest battleships. Why? Doesn't matter. Explosions happen. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - FilmFour - 11.15pm The sequel to the hit YA adaptation finds the teens have escaped from the maze of the first movie, only to discover that the world outside is even more dangerous. A franchise that was never as good as The Hunger Games, but not as bad as Divergent. Easy watching. A Cure for Wellness - Channel 4 - 1.50am Some psychological horror to end your night, with a company executive (Dane DeHaan) sent to a spa resort in the Swiss Alps in order to bring the company's CEO back home. But once he arrives, he uncovers some seriously weird stuff happening there, and the spa staff are in no hurry to let him leave. READ NEXT: Netflix is trialling an "audio-only" option for mobile users

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