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

There are plenty of options – old and new – to pick from this weekend, from plenty of Bond options like Diamonds Are Forever to recent awards contenders like Anora, so there really is something for everyone.

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 13th June

The Secret Life of Pets 2 - 7:30pm, BBC Three

Animated comedy sequel featuring the voices of Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart and Harrison Ford. Life changes for Max the dog when his owner has a child, turning Max into something of an overprotective worrier. However, a family trip introduces him to grizzled farm dog Rooster, who helps him overcome his fears. Meanwhile, Max's rabbit pal Snowball angers a tyrannical circus owner, plunging the pet gang into imminent danger. Read our full review

American Pie 2 - 9pm, E4

Comedy sequel starring Jason Biggs. The randy students return for another summer of sexual misadventures following their first year at college. Read our full review

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - 9pm, Film4

Crime drama starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell. Seven months after Mildred Hayes's daughter was found raped and murdered, no suspect has come to light. A frustrated Mildred erects three signs publicly accusing the police chief of incompetence, which only turns the town against her. Read our full review

Superbad - 11:25pm, 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

Saturday 14th June

In Which We Serve - 12pm, BBC Two

Second World War drama starring Noël Coward and John Mills. HMS Torrin is lost after being dive-bombed in the Battle of Crete. However, the memories of her surviving crew re-create the inspiring story of the ship, and those who served on board her. Read our full review

The Wild Robot - 2:45pm, Sky Cinema Premiere

Animated adventure featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong'o, Kit Connor and Pedro Pascal. Washed up on the shore of an island, robot "Roz" learns to cope with the environment. When she encounters orphaned gosling Brightbill, Roz and wily fox Fink join forces to raise the runt. Read our full review

Legally Blonde - 4:05pm, 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

Godzilla vs Kong - 7:30pm, ITV1

Monster adventure starring Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown and Rebecca Hall. A team of scientists is recruited by a mysterious corporation to search for a power source in the "Hollow Earth", using Kong as their guide. But Godzilla sees Kong as a rival to his dominance of the surface world, and there can only be one alpha. Read our full review

M3gan - 9:35pm, Channel 4

Sci-fi horror starring Allison Williams and featuring the voice of Jenna Davis. Robotics scientist Gemma develops an AI-powered, child-sized doll she dubs the Model 3 Generative Android, or M3GAN. The prototype bonds with Gemma's orphaned niece, but soon grows a little too protective of her human charge. Read our full review

In Bruges - 11:10pm, Film4

Black comedy drama starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes. Having made a spectacular mess of their most recent assignment, contract killers Ray and Ken disappear to Belgium and await further instructions from their boss, Harry. But serious trouble is never far away from the disastrous duo. Read our full review

Sunday 15th June

Funny Face - 12:35pm, BBC Two

Musical comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Famous fashion photographer Dick Avery takes his latest beautiful discovery on a working trip to Paris, but she soon proves to be a far from perfect model. Read our full review

Diamonds Are Forever - 3:40pm, ITV1

Spy adventure starring Sean Connery. When it is discovered that large amounts of diamonds are being smuggled out of South Africa, James Bond is sent to investigate and comes up against an old enemy. Read our full review

Sing - 4:20pm, ITV2

Animated comedy musical featuring the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon. Buster Moon, the koala owner of a failing theatre, decides to hold a talent show to save it. However, a printing error adds two zeroes to the $1,000 prize, resulting in a stampede of contestants - and a big headache for Buster. Read our full review

Bumblebee - 6:35pm, Film4

Sci-fi action adventure starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena. A troubled teen discovers that her beaten-up Volkswagen Beetle is really a robot in disguise. Together they must protect the Earth from the evil Decepticons while fleeing government agents. Read our full review

28 Days Later - 10:30pm, BBC One

Sci-fi horror starring Cillian Murphy and Naomie Harris. When bike courier Jim wakes from a coma in a deserted London hospital, he discovers that a highly contagious virus has turned most of the population of Britain into murderous maniacs. In constant fear of his life, he joins three other survivors on a desperate journey to find sanctuary from the infected hordes. Read our full review

Monday 16th June

Instant Family - 6:45pm, Film4

Comedy drama starring Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne and Isabela Merced. Childless couple Pete and Ellie Wagner decide to adopt, and are drawn to talented but troubled teenager Lizzy. When it turns out that Lizzy comes with two younger siblings, the prospective parents take in the whole brood - an act of kindness that soon proves overwhelming. Read our full review

The Client - 9pm, ITV4

Thriller based on the novel by John Grisham, starring Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and Brad Renfro. Young Mark Sway attracts the attention of both the law and the Mafia when he inadvertently witnesses the suicide of a Mob defence lawyer. The lawyer has passed on to Mark the location of a murdered senator, information that makes the boy and his family a target for sinister forces. Realising he needs protection, Mark enlists the help of attorney Reggie Love. Read our full review

The Piano - 11pm, BBC Two

Period drama starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel and Sam Neill. Sent to New Zealand for an arranged marriage with a landowner, Ada, who has been mute since childhood, and her daughter arrive from Scotland along with Ada's piano, which her new husband refuses to transport. Baines, the estate manager, is attracted to Ada and offers to buy the piano in exchange for piano lessons. Read our full review

Tuesday 17th June

The Greatest Showman - 7pm, Film4

Musical drama based on a true story, starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron. Would-be impresario PT Barnum throws every penny into opening a freak show. But he aspires to greater cultural acceptance, and his ambition could jeopardise more than his business. Read our full review

Pixels - 9pm, Comedy Central

Sci-fi action comedy starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. When aliens read signals from 1980s arcade games as a hostile message, it falls to Sam Brenner and his geeky gaming friends to save the world. Read our full review

The Banshees of Inisherin- 11:30pm, BBC Two

Period comedy drama starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. In a small Irish community, shepherd Pádraic lives a peaceful life, until one day his best pal Colm abruptly breaks off their long-standing friendship. Hurt and confused, Pádraic can't let the issue go, and the situation soon escalates to an extreme degree. Read our full review

Wednesday 18th June

Flight of the Phoenix - 6:50pm, Film4

Action adventure remake starring Dennis Quaid. Pilot Frank Towns is sent to pick up an oil-well crew in Mongolia. But on the way back to Beijing he flies into a huge sandstorm. The plane crash-lands in the Gobi desert, with the loss of two lives and much of the cargo. The situation is looking grim for the survivors, when one of their number makes a crazy suggestion. Read our full review

The World Is Not Enough - 8pm, ITV4

Spy adventure starring Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau and Robert Carlyle. After the death of oil magnate Sir Robert King in a booby trap, agent James Bond becomes bodyguard to King's daughter, Elektra, to protect her from her father's killer. Read our full review

Anora - 11:50pm, Sky Cinema Premiere

Comedy drama starring Mikey Madison. New York erotic dancer Ani is overjoyed when a young and extremely wealthy Russian client, Ivan, proposes to her. The two are quickly married, but this fairy-tale ending curdles when it transpires that the immature Ivan has a powerful family that wants the union annulled - immediately. Read our full review

Thursday 19th June

Time Bandits - 6:45pm, Film4

Fantasy comedy starring John Cleese and Sean Connery. A young boy called Kevin is transported through time by a group of dwarves who have a map revealing gaps in the universe. Robin Hood and Napoleon are among the characters they meet on their bizarre journey. Read our full review

Donnie Brasco - 9pm, Great! Movies

Crime drama starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. New York, 1978. Joe Pistone, an FBI agent posing as jeweller "Donnie Brasco", wins the trust of disgruntled mobster Lefty Ruggiero. The more involved Joe becomes with Lefty's local gang, the harder it is for him to reconcile his conflicting loyalties to his family, the FBI and Lefty himself. Read our full review

Nightmare Alley - 10:55pm, Film4

Period thriller starring Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett. On the run from the law, mystery man Stan Carlisle joins a travelling carnival and learns the tricks of the trade. Years later, while performing a successful psychic act for the wealthy, Stan encounters sceptical psychologist Dr Lilith Ritter. Can she expose him as a fraud? Read our full review

Friday 20th June

The Green Mile - 9pm, Film4

Fantasy prison drama based on the novel by Stephen King, starring Tom Hanks and featuring Michael Clarke Duncan. Retired warder Paul Edgecomb remembers his time in charge of death-row inmates in a Louisiana penitentiary, and the strange powers of convicted child killer John Coffey. Read our full review

Jaws - 9:05pm, ITV4

Steven Spielberg's classic adventure thriller, starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss. The Atlantic resort of Amity Island is preparing for its lucrative summer season when death strikes in the form of a Great White shark. Rather than turn away business, Mayor Vaughn orders police chief Brody to keep the beaches open. Read our full review

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - 11pm, BBC Two

Comedy drama starring Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce. Two drag artists and a transgender woman set off on a bus journey from Sydney to the town of Alice Springs where they have been invited to perform in a club. Crossing the desert, they leave chaos in their wake. Read our full review

I Give It a Year - 11:25pm, BBC One

Comedy starring Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall. After a seven-month courtship Nat and Josh decide to tie the knot. But the couple's close friends have doubts about the longevity of the relationship because of their very different personalities. So as the first anniversary approaches, who will be proved right? Read our full review

If you have Netflix, we have rounded up the best movies on Netflix and the best series on Netflix to watch now – and Disney Plus viewers can check out our best movies on Disney Plus guide. Got Prime Video? We also have the best movies on Amazon Prime.

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