Best films to watch on TV today, tonight and this week

If you're wondering where to find some of the best films on the terrestrial channels this week, we've got you sorted with our picks for the next seven days.

With so many amazing films airing, we've compiled a list of the best flicks for you to choose from below.

Friday 31st January

The War Lord - 2:35pm, Legend

Period epic starring Charlton Heston. An 11th-century Norman warrior is assigned to oversee an isolated Druid village. But jealousies are aroused when he falls for a young local girl. Read our full review

Rebecca - 3:05pm, Talking Pictures TV

Classic romantic thriller, based on Daphne du Maurier's novel, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. Wealthy Maxim de Winter returns from Monte Carlo to his family estate in Cornwall, accompanied by his young bride. But the new Mrs de Winter soon finds herself overwhelmed by reminders of her husband's beautiful first wife, Rebecca, who died in mysterious circumstances. Read our full review

True Grit - 4:40pm, Film4

Oscar-winning western starring John Wayne as one-eyed US marshal "Rooster" Cogburn. When a young girl discovers that her father has been robbed and murdered, she persuades the hard-drinking Cogburn to track down the killer. Read our full review

I, Robot - 12:10am, Film4

Sci-fi action thriller starring Will Smith. Chicago, 2035: in a society that has become almost entirely dependent on robots, Detective Del Spooner is called upon to investigate the death of eminent scientist Dr Alfred Lanning. All the evidence points to Lanning's super advanced robot prototype being responsible, but everybody knows that robots are programmed never to harm a human... Read our full review

Saturday 1st February

Judgment at Nuremberg - 12:45pm, BBC Two

Historical courtroom drama starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich and Maximilian Schell. In 1948, American justice Dan Haywood arrives in Nuremberg to preside over the trial of four German judges accused of crimes against humanity under the Nazi regime. As he hears the opposing arguments of the two lead attorneys, while spending his downtime getting to know a German war widow, Haywood ponders obsessively over the ramifications of this unprecedented tribunal. Read our full review

Sense and Sensibility - 3:40pm, BBC Two

Period romantic drama, based on the novel by Jane Austen. Emma Thompson writes and stars with Kate Winslet in the story of the Dashwood sisters, who are disinherited following the death of their father and find that their reduced circumstances have an adverse effect on their romantic aspirations. Read our full review

The Burbs - 6:55pm, 5Star

Satirical comedy of suburban paranoia starring Tom Hanks. Ray Peterson's peace of mind is being eroded by the seemingly sinister goings-on next door. Are the mysterious Klopeks really neighbours from hell, doing dastardly deeds at the dead of night? Or are they just quiet people minding their own business? The "good people" of Mayfield Place are determined to discover the hideous truth. Read our full review

Top Gun: Maverick - 8:30pm, Channel 4

Action drama sequel starring Tom Cruise. US Navy fighter pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is tasked with urgently training a cohort of young hotshots, in order to undertake a near-impossible mission and neutralise a dangerous enemy of the state. Assailed by problems both professional and personal, can Maverick stay on course and live to fight another day? Read our full review

The Night House - 11:25pm, Film4

Schoolteacher Beth is devastated when her architect husband Owen takes his life, seemingly out of the blue. She wallows in grief in the lake house that Owen built for them, emotionally supported by friend and work colleague Claire and neighbour Mel. During her fitful sleeping hours, Beth experiences strange visions that suggest either she is losing her mind or there is a ghostly presence in the lake house. Supernatural psychological horror, starring Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Read our full review

Sunday 2nd February

The Straight Story - 4:10pm, Film4

Road movie based on a true story, starring Richard Farnsworth. In 1994, Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old widower, sets out on a journey from Laurens, Iowa, to Mt Zion, Wisconsin, to make peace with his ailing brother. Denied a driver's licence, Straight uses the only means of transport available to him - his 1966 John Deere motorised lawnmower. Read our full review

Legally Blonde - 7:05pm, ITV2

Comedy starring Reese Witherspoon. Valley girl Elle's life will be perfect with a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Warner before he leaves for university. But Warner's worried that Elle's frivolity will damage his political ambitions and ends the relationship. Determined to prove there's more to her than hair and make-up, the blonde bombshell follows Warner to Harvard. Read our full review

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - 9pm, Film4

Harrison Ford returns as intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones in the second entry in Steven Spielberg's action adventure series. On the trail of fortune and glory in Shanghai, Indy is launched on a dangerous new quest that takes him to India via the Himalayas. With his faithful companion Short Round and nightclub singer Willie Scott, Indy goes in search of the magical Sankara stone and uncovers an ancient evil that threatens all who come into contact with it. Read our full review

Belfast - 10pm, BBC Two

Period drama starring Jude Hill, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan and Judi Dench. Northern Ireland, 1969: nine-year-old Buddy starts a new school year, only vaguely aware of the political turmoil that surrounds him. When Buddy's Protestant father is approached to join with dangerous local sectarians, the family is increasingly affected by the violence of the Troubles. Read our full review

The Sisters Brothers - 11:30pm, BBC Two

Western starring John C Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix and Jake Gyllenhaal. Gunslingers Charlie and Eli Sisters are hired to find and kill a kindly chemist who possesses a unique method for gold prospecting. However, the chemist is being protected by the brothers' supposed associate, detective John Morris, which makes this simple bounty hunt far more complicated than expected. Read our full review

Monday 3rd February

El Dorado - 4:20pm, Film4

Western from director Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan. Gunfighter Cole Thornton joins forces with old friend and sheriff JP Harrah to rid the town of El Dorado of a cattle baron's hired guns. As Thornton has a paralysed arm and Harrah has a drink problem, they face a stern test of their resolve. Read our full review

Aliens - 9pm, Great Movies

Science-fiction thriller, a sequel to the 1979 blockbuster Alien, starring Sigourney Weaver. Having overcome a terrifying alien predator, Ripley has spent 57 years asleep, drifting through space in a life-pod. She is rescued, but discovers that the planet where the creature was originally found has been colonised. When contact with the planet is lost, Ripley and a platoon of marines are sent to investigate. Read our full review

Mr Jones - 11:05pm, BBC Two

Historical drama starring James Norton and Peter Sarsgaard. In the early 1930s, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones is dispatched to Moscow to interview Joseph Stalin and report on the Soviet Union's trumpeted five-year plan. But in Ukraine, Jones discovers the shocking truth behind Russia's expansion and resolves to publish his findings. However, the USSR are determined to quash the story by any means necessary. Read our full review

Tuesday 4th February

The Quiet Man - 12:35pm, Film4

Romantic comedy starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Sean Thornton returns to his native Galway to settle down in peace after growing up in America. The quiet life still eludes him, however, as he finds himself reluctantly sparring with his neighbours, his sweetheart and his conscience. Read our full review

Limitless - 9pm, Legend

Sci-fi thriller starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. One of life's losers is transformed into a high-achieving dynamo thanks to a mysterious new drug, but his overnight success attracts the wrong kind of attention from those keen to profit from the discovery. Read our full review

AI: Artificial Intelligence - 10:45pm, Film4

Science-fiction fantasy drama directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Jude Law and Haley Joel Osment. In the future, a prototype robot child called David is programmed with emotions and delivered to the Swinton family. But can David replace the sick son that the family has had cryogenically frozen until his terminal illness can be cured? Read our full review

Wednesday 5th February

It Should Happen to You - 11am, Film4

Thriller starring Edward G Robinson, Loretta Young and Orson Welles. In the aftermath of the Second World War, an American agent is assigned to trail a Nazi war criminal who is released in the hope that he will attempt to contact his superior, one of the key figures in the Final Solution. Read our full review

The Professionals - 2:55pm, Great Movies Action

Western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin and Robert Ryan. Four soldiers of fortune are hired to rescue the wife of a cattle baron, who is being held by a ruthless Mexican revolutionary. But, after a gruelling ride across frontier country to the bandit's stronghold, the mercenaries discover their mission is not all that it seems. Read our full review

Mean Streets - 11:35pm, Film4

Martin Scorsese's drama starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro. In New York's Little Italy, four young hustler friends while away their time by indulging in petty crime and drinking in Tony's bar. But Johnny Boy's unpredictable behaviour and his refusal to pay back his debts threatens his friendship with Charlie, causing increasing tension among the group. Read our full review

Thursday 6th February

An Inspector Calls - 6:30pm, Talking Pictures TV

Mystery based on the play by JB Priestley and starring Alastair Sim. A police officer uncovers dark secrets when he interviews an affluent family in connection with the death of a young girl. Read our full review

Oliver! - 4:10pm, BBC Four

Oscar-winning film version of Lionel Bart's musical based on the popular novel Oliver Twist, starring Ron Moody, Oliver Reed and Mark Lester. Escaping a life of workhouse servitude, Oliver tries to seek his fortune in London, but instead of gold-paved streets he finds the roguish Fagin and his crime school for boys. Read our full review

Some Like It Hot - 8:20pm, BBC Four

Classic comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Chicago, 1929, the era of Prohibition and tough racketeers. When two underemployed musicians witness the St Valentine's Day Massacre, they nearly become victims themselves. Their only escape is a jazz band heading for Florida, but there's a problem - it's an all-girl orchestra. Read our full review

Friday 7th January

The Guns of Navarone - 1:45pm, Film4

Classic Second World War adventure, based on Alistair MacLean's bestseller, starring Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn. Buried deep in the solid rock of a cliff and impregnable to assault by plane or ship, the German guns on the Greek island of Navarone must be destroyed if the lives of two thousand British soldiers are to be saved. A crack team of commandos is assembled for this perilous mission, each with a special and deadly talent. Read our full review

Cat Ballou - 4:55pm, Film4

Comedy western starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Schoolteacher Catherine Ballou returns home to find her father's life under threat from developers who want his ranch land. To protect him, Catherine assembles a motley bunch of outlaws including Kid Shelleen, an ageing gunfighter with a fondness for alcohol. Read our full review

Free Solo - 11:05pm, BBC Two

Oscar-winning documentary about climber Alex Honnold's preparations to conquer the formidable El Capitan rock formation in California's Yosemite National Park and be the first to succeed without ropes or safety equipment. Read our full review

Superbad - 11:30pm, BBC One

Comedy starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan, two boys bonded by their lack of popularity. When the pair finally get invited to a party they embark on a quest to procure alcohol in the hope that it will not only lay to rest their geeky reputation but also improve their chances with the opposite sex. Read our full review

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