Game of Thrones’ Liam Cunningham stars as a mysterious stranger.
Looking for a midweek movie option on the box tonight? It just so happens there’s a couple of decent films on this evening to keep you entertained.
Here’s our pick of the lot.
Taken 3 – Film Four – 9pm
Liam Neeson does his thing in this second sequel to a movie that probably didn’t need a follow-up in the first place.
Payback – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
After a successful heist, Porter (Mel Gibson) is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and his share of the money.
From the director of A Knight’s Tale and Legend, Payback is based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake, which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 Lee Marvin-starring noir masterpiece Point Blank.
The Skeleton Key – Horror Channel – 9pm
In this 2005 chiller, a hospice nurse (Kate Hudson) working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house’s dark past.
Acting heavyweights Gena Rowlands and John Hurt co-star.
Tremors – ITV 4 – 10.30pm
Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.
The great Kevin Bacon stars in this acclaimed 1990 horror-comedy.
Let Us Prey – Horror Channel – 11pm
In JOE’s pick for this evening, a young rookie cop (Pollyanna McIntosh) is working her first night shift in a neglected police station in a backwater town when an enigmatic stranger (Liam Cunnigham) shows up and begins to take over the minds and souls of everyone inside.
Boasting a solid 77% score on Rotten Tomatoes, Let Us Prey’s classic premise, two great central performances and striking religious references keep viewers in suspense before the horror’s impressively splattery final act.
Maximum Risk – Turner Classic Movies – 11.10pm
A French cop (Jean-Claude Van Damme) seeks answers over the death of the twin brother he never knew he had.
Mechanic: Resurrection – Film Four – 11.15pm
A so-so Jason Statham action sequel.
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