It’s from the director of Training Day and the creator of True Detective.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 24 January) is The Magnificent Seven, the 2016 remake of the 1960 Western classic of the same name (which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai).
The film focuses on seven gunmen (including Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke and Squid Game’s Byung-hun Lee) from a variety of backgrounds who are brought together by a vengeful young widow (Haley Bennett).
This is to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist (Peter Sarsgaard).
Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer trilogy) and co-written by Nic Pizzolatto (the creator of True Detective), this version of The Magnificent Seven landed in cinemas to solid reviews.
The general consensus was that though the movie did not reach the lofty heights of its predecessors, it is still an entertaining Western in its own right.
2016’s The Magnificent Seven is airing on TV on Virgin Media One at 9pm.
It is also available to stream on Prime Video.
Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:
Venom – Film4 – 9pm
A so-so superhero flick starring a very fun Tom Hardy performance.
Platoon – RTÉ2 – 9.40pm
The Oscar Best Picture-winning Vietnam war drama.
Bend of the River – TG4 – 9.45pm
Another Western, except this time from the ’50s and with James Stewart and Rock Hudson.
Passengers – E4 – 10pm
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence headline this spaceship-set sci-fi thriller.
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe – Comedy Central – 10pm
This 2022 movie is the second film based on the animated comedy show Beavis and Butt-Head.
Bad Lieutenant – Legend Xtra – 10.50pm
An extremely dark ’90s crime drama starring Harvey Keitel that we’ve recommended before.
Before I Go to Sleep – BBC Two – 11.05pm
A fun twisty mystery thriller with Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth.
Den of Thieves – Film4 – 11.10pm
Fans of Heat may also enjoy this similar in plot and tone movie about a group of thieves and the cop (Gerard Butler) hell-bent on taking them down.
A surprise hit upon release in 2018, a sequel is coming soon.
Against All Odds – RTÉ One – 11.15pm
Jeff Bridges is a down-and-out American footballer hired by a crooked nightclub owner and bookie (James Woods) to find his girlfriend (Rachel Ward) in this ’80s romantic thriller.
The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell – TG4 – 11.25pm
A docu-drama revisiting “one of the most compelling murder plots in Irish history”.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil – Comedy Central – 11.50pm
In this cult comedy horror, two scruffy pals’ (Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk) backwoods vacation takes a bloody turn when ignorant college students mistake them for murderers.
Defiance – BBC One – 11.55pm
The WWII drama with Daniel Craig.
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