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 2016 critical hit Hidden Figures to Stanley Kubrick classic The Shining and some more action-packed options like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol or even the original The Day of the Jackal. 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 4th July

Cover Girl - 2:35pm, Film4

Musical comedy starring Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly and Phil Silvers. The career of a New York chorus girl takes off after she appears on a magazine cover. But her success causes problems in her love life. Read our full review

Rio Grande - 4:45pm, Film4

Classic John Ford western starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. On the Mexican border in the 1880s, Lieutenant Colonel Yorke of the US cavalry is conducting a lonely, vain campaign against marauding Apaches. When his trooper son arrives at the fort, followed by Yorke's estranged wife, family conflict adds to his troubles. Read our full review

Quiz Lady - 11:25pm, BBC One

Comedy starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh. Introverted accountant Anne reunites with her estranged sister Jenny when their gambling addict mother absconds to Macau. Jenny secretly films Anne answering her favourite quiz show's questions correctly, and the video goes viral. In order to pay off their mother's debts, Jenny encourages Anne to audition for the show. Read our full review

Attack the Block - 11:10pm, Film4

Sci-fi action comedy starring Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker and John Boyega. On the mean streets of south London, five teenagers in the process of mugging a woman are disturbed by an alien invader. Soon their housing estate is overrun with beings from outer space and the hunters have become the hunted. Read our full review

Saturday 5th July

Corpse Bride - 2:40pm, ITV2

Animated fantasy directed by Tim Burton and featuring the voices of Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp and Albert Finney. As he prepares for his arranged marriage to Victoria Everglot, Victor Van Dort goes into the woods to practise his vows and unwittingly slips the ring onto the finger of a corpse. How will he explain to his fiancée that he has married another - and that she happens to be dead? Read our full review

Miss Potter - 5pm, 5Star

Biographical period drama starring Renée Zellweger as Peter Rabbit creator Beatrix Potter and Ewan McGregor as the timid publisher who falls for both the woman and her work. Read our full review

Jurassic World Dominion - 6:15pm, ITV2

Sci-fi adventure sequel starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, featuring Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum. Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs are roaming the earth once more. When dino-protectors Owen Grady and Claire Dearing discover that biogenetics company BioSyn is collecting dinosaurs for sinister research, they team up with the experts who survived the dangers of the original Jurassic Park. Read our full review

The Day After Tomorrow - 7:40pm, 4

Disaster movie from Independence Day director Roland Emmerich, starring Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal. When climatologist Jack Hall tries to warn Washington that the planet is facing an imminent, catastrophic climate shift, government officials fail to take him seriously. But, when the Earth abruptly plunges into a new ice age, it soon becomes clear that the human race is facing extinction. Read our full review

King Richard - 10:20pm, BBC One

Biographical sports drama starring Will Smith. In early 1990s Los Angeles, security guard Richard Williams has a dream that his daughters Venus and Serena will become pro tennis players, and spends nearly all his free time coaching them. Over the years, Richard and his family overcome many hurdles - financial, social, physical - but the girls' biggest obstacle may, in fact, be Richard himself. Read our full review

Sunday 6th July

The Karate Kid - 11am, Film4

Martial arts adventure, a remake of the popular 1984 film, starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Moving from his home town of Detroit to China is quite a culture shock for young Dre Parker, a situation made worse when he falls foul of the class bully. But under the guidance of maintenance man Mr Han, Dre learns to defend himself. Read our full review

Spy Kids - 2:20pm, ITV2

Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara. A decade after hanging up their guns to raise a family, master spies Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez are called out of retirement to stop mad genius Fegan Floop from taking control of the world. But when the secretive agents are posted missing in action, it's left to their bemused offspring, Carmen and Juni, to find out what their parents have been up to and to save them. Read our full review

Transformers: Age of Extinction - 3:20pm, E4

Sci-fi action adventure starring Mark Wahlberg. Four years after the Battle of Chicago, the Autobots are now in hiding from the US government after being deemed a threat to humanity. So when struggling engineer Cade Yeager comes across an old semi truck while looking for parts, he soon finds himself on the radar of government forces and an alien bounty hunter. Read our full review

Hidden Figures - 4:25pm, Film4

Drama based on a true story, starring Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe. Three African-American women working as Nasa mathematicians in the 1960s do their bit for the space race, battling institutionalised racism and sexism in the process. Read our full review

High Noon - 7:10pm, 5Action

Classic western, starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Marshal Will Kane's wedding celebrations are interrupted by the news that his archenemy is arriving on the noon train, seeking revenge. Read our full review

Die Hard 2: Die Harder - 10:30pm, BBC One

Action thriller sequel starring Bruce Willis and Bonnie Bedelia. Christmas Eve: while waiting for his wife's plane to land at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC, detective John McClane becomes involved in a deadly and dangerous mission to outwit a bunch of ruthless terrorists who have taken over the busy airport in a bid to rescue a drugs baron. Read our full review

Monday 7th July

Anastasia - 12:50pm, Film4

Oscar-winning period drama starring Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner. Impostor, or Grand Duchess of Russia? A destitute young exile in 1920s Paris claims to be Anastasia, daughter of the last Tsar. Read our full review

Murder By Decree - 2:35pm, Legend

Period detective drama starring Christopher Plummer and James Mason. When a brutal killer begins murdering London prostitutes, Scotland Yard takes the unusual approach of employing a psychic to help them with their investigations. But Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are soon on the case. Read our full review

The Devil Wears Prada - 6:50pm, Film4

Fashion-industry satire based on Lauren Weisberger's novel, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. When unstylish college graduate Andy Sachs gets a job as the editor's assistant on New York fashion bible Runway, she thinks it's a short cut to achieving her dream journalism career. Unfortunately her boss, Miranda Priestly, is a dragon lady, who makes Andy's existence a living hell. Read our full review

Van Helsing - 9pm, ITV4

Action fantasy horror from the director of The Mummy, starring Hugh Jackman as Vatican-appointed monster-slayer Gabriel Van Helsing. Dispatched to 19th-century Transylvania to aid Gypsy princess Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) in her long-running battle against Count Dracula, Van Helsing discovers that his vampire foe is using other legendary monsters in his evil work. With the Wolf Man already his slave, all Dracula needs to make him unstoppable is Frankenstein's Monster. Read our full review

Tuesday 8th July

The Lawless Breed - 2:20pm, 5Action

Western starring Rock Hudson. Anxious to escape from the grim poverty of his father's Texas homestead, John Wesley Hardin sets out to make enough money through gambling and trail-driving to begin a new life with his sweetheart. But the killing of a cardsharp puts him on a different trail, running from the law and the dead man's family. Read our full review

Two Way Stretch - 3:15pm, Film4

Comedy starring Peter Sellers as the leader of a gang planning a daring diamond robbery for which they have the perfect alibi - they are all in jail. Under their prison's easy-going regime, they are able to receive visits from an outside accomplice who disguises himself as a vicar. But the seemingly foolproof plan is jeopardised by the sudden arrival of a tough new warder. Read our full review

Jaws 2 - 9pm, ITV4

Sequel to Steven Spielberg's blockbuster, starring Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who fears that a great white shark is once again threatening the holiday resort of Amity. But with the summer season under way, Brody has a tough job convincing Amity's business community of the danger. Read our full review

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - 9pm, Film4

Action spy thriller starring Tom Cruise. The elite Impossible Missions Force is officially disbanded after being blamed for a botched operation, forcing agent Ethan Hunt and his crack team to go off grid to prevent a terrorist from causing a nuclear disaster. Read our full review

Wednesday 9th July

Napoleon Dynamite - 4:25pm, Film4

Comedy starring Jon Heder. A nerd living in a small town in Idaho tries to help his friend win the high-school elections. Read our full review

Rocky II - 8pm, Film4

Boxing drama written and directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone. Rocky Balboa became famous after going the distance with world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed. But with no job and no future, his only chance is to bow to Creed's taunts and re-enter the ring for a return fight, even though it could cost him his sight. Read our full review

The Magnificent Seven - 11:20pm, ITV1

Remake of the classic western starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke. When a ruthless land baron sets about persecuting the residents of a small town, a young widow turns to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for aid. But he's going to need a little help if he is to restore order. Read our full review

Thursday 10th July

The Remains of the Day - 3:45pm, Film4

Period drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. Mr Stevens, a butler, spent the period prior to the Second World War working for Lord Darlington, a politician who owned a glorious country estate. Now that the lord is dead and the property is owned by Lewis, an American diplomat, Stevens starts to reassess his life there and, in particular, his relationship with the housekeeper, Miss Kenton. Read our full review

The Wicker Man - 9:05pm, BBC Four

Classic horror starring Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee. When a policeman receives an anonymous letter suggesting that a girl has mysteriously disappeared from a small island community, he sets out to investigate. On his arrival, the villagers deny any knowledge of the girl, and he soon discovers that life on the island is not all that it seems. Read our full review

Private Benjamin - 9pm, Comedy Central

Comedy starring Goldie Hawn. Widowed on her wedding night, sheltered socialite Judy Benjamin proves susceptible to a persuasive recruitment officer extolling the joys of life in the "new" army. But, however unfit Judy may be for the military, the army is even less prepared for her. Read our full review

Friday 11th July

The Professionals - 1pm, Legend

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

School for Secrets - 4:30pm, Talking Pictures TV

The scientists who invented radar face a few battles of their own. Second World War drama, with Ralph Richardson, Raymond Huntley and Richard Attenborough. Read our full review

The Day of the Jackal - 9pm, LegendXtra

Thriller based on Frederick Forsyth's novel, starring Edward Fox and Michel Lonsdale. In 1963, having failed in its attempt to murder General de Gaulle, the hardline French Secret Army Organisation decides to hire a top professional killer to do the job properly. Codenamed the "Jackal", the seemingly unassuming Englishman begins to lay his intricate plans to assassinate one of the world's most powerful men. Read our full review

The Shining - 11pm, BBC Two

Stanley Kubrick's chilling horror, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic Jack Torrance takes on the job of winter caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel, despite a warning about the psychological strain the long months of isolation can cause. Jack's wife Wendy only hopes that Jack will finally find the time to write, but his psychically gifted son Danny has visions of a terrifying ordeal for the family. Read our full review

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