This 2018 music biopic took home four Oscars.
It’s Saturday, which is typically a good day in terms of movies on TV offerings.
Today is no exception.
Here are your choices.
Bohemian Rhapsody – Channel 4 – 9pm
This music biopic tells the story of Freddie Mercury and the British rock band Queen, leading up to their famous 1985 performance at Live Aid.
While Bohemian Rhapsody earned a mixed reception from critics, audiences were a lot kinder to it, with Rami Malek’s performance as Mercury and the movie’s stylish music set-pieces garnering praise.
It wound up earning over $900 million at the box office and took home four Oscars – including Best Actor for Malek.
Meet the Parents – Sky Showcase – 9pm
This very funny comedy about the awkwardness of meeting your girlfriend’s parents boasts a hilarious turn from Robert De Niro.
American Pie – Comedy Central – 9pm
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night in this famously raunchy comedy.
The Equalizer – Film4 – 9pm
Denzel Washington stars in this cinematic update of the classic ’80s spy-thriller series.
Devil – Horror Channel – 9pm
What if you were trapped in a lift with the Devil?
U.S. Marshals – ITV 4 – 9pm
Tommy Lee Jones reprises the character he won an Oscar playing in The Fugitive for this mediocre spin-off.
The Bourne Legacy – RTÉ2 – 9.30pm
The one without Matt Damon.
The Flying Scotsman – TG4 – 10.38pm
Jonny Lee Miller stars in this sports drama about the life of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree.
Jerry Maguire – Film4 – 11.40pm
“Show me the money!”
The Day the Earth Stood Still – Channel 4 – 11.40pm
Keanu Reeves stars in this critically-panned remake of the classic ’50s sci-fi.
Othello – RTÉ2 – 11.55pm
Laurence Fishburne plays Othello in this ’90s adaptation of the Shakespeare play.
Fright Night – Horror Channel – 12.40am
In this fun ’80s horror from Tom Holland (not that one), a teenager discovers that his next-door neighbor is a vampire.
Last Man Standing – Turner Classic Movies – 12.50am
Bruce Willis stars in this cool remake of Akira Kurosawa’s samurai flick Yojimbo from filmmaker Walter Hill (The Warriors) which transplants the action from 19th century Japan to Prohibition-era Texas.
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