One of the best Irish thrillers of recent years is among the movies on TV tonight

Stephen Porzio

It has an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The weekend is here, which means people are freer to kick back on the sofa and relax with a fine film this Friday evening (7 January).

Here is what’s airing on the box tonight.

The Call – Virgin Media One – 9pm

Those who enjoyed The Guilty on Netflix recently will probably get a kick out of this similarly tense thriller about a 911 operator (Halle Berry) who takes a call from a teenage girl (Abigail Breslin) who has just been abducted.

Get Carter – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm

This ’70s British crime flick boasts a legendary lead performance from Michael Caine.

Mean Machine – Film4 – 9pm

This British version of The Longest Yard changes the central sport to football and stars Vinnie Jones.

Deliver Us From Evil – Horror Channel – 9pm

Sinister director Scott Derrickson helms this horror that feels like a mix of Seven and The Exorcist though sadly is not quite as good as that sounds.

The Other Woman – Comedy Central – 9pm

In this comedy, three women (Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton and Leslie Mann) discover they are dating the same man and form a plan of revenge against him.

Colette – RTÉ2 – 9.30pm

Keira Knightley plays the titular French novelist in this well-reviewed biographical drama.

The Missouri Breaks – TG4 – 9.45pm

Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando star in this ’70s western that this writer first became aware of as it was frequently referenced in M. Night Shyamalan’s 2021 thriller Old.

Sea Fever – Film4 – 11.05pm

Our pick for tonight is this Irish sci-fi horror-thriller that follows the crew of a marooned Irish fishing trawler as they find themselves threatened by a parasitic infection.

Boasting an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this 2019 film makes for a tense watch thanks to its claustrophobic setting, mysterious threat and timely themes.