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Daily Mirror • 29th January 2026

'Outstanding' war film based on harrowing true story on BBC tonight

A war film described as 'exceptional' by viewers details the story of three jewish brothers hiding from the Nazis, and it's on BBC4 tonight.

The film has an elite Hollywood cast including Daniel Craig, Tuvia Bielski, Liev Schreiber, Zus Bielski, Jamie Bell, Asael Bielski, Alexa Davalos, Lilka Ticktin, Allan Corduner and Shimon Haretz.

Defiance, released in 2008, takes viewers to 1941 where Nazi soldiers are slaughtering Eastern European Jews by the thousands. Three brothers, Tuvia (Daniel Crai...

Daily Mirror • 29th January 2026

'Superb' Western hailed 'classic' by fans is on BBC tonight

A classic Western hailed by fans as an "absolute benchmark of a movie" is back on TV and BBC Four viewers can watch it tonight.

In the 1960 classic Western film The Magnificent Seven, desperate farmers in a Mexican village hire seven American gunslingers, led by Chris Adams (Yul Brynner), to defend them from Calvera's (Eli Wallach) team of bandits. The seven gunmen, including Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson, train the villagers to fight and successfully fend off the bandits with an epic final...

Daily Mirror • 29th January 2026

'Swashbuckling' period drama with perfect rating streaming now on BBC iPlayer

A period drama series from the BBC featuring "swashbuckling" action and "great chemistry" is now available on BBC iPlayer.

The Musketeers ran across three series on the BBC from 2014 until 2016, with 10 episodes per season giving BBC viewers plenty of action and drama with a modern reimagining of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel, set in 17th-century Paris.

The series follows the elite bodyguards Athos, Aramis, Porthos, and the young d'Artagnan as they protect King Louis XIII and the citizens of...

Daily Mirror • 29th January 2026

'Must-see' period drama based on true story streaming on BBC iPlayer now

A period drama described by fans as both "beautiful" and "riveting" – and based on a true story – is now available on BBC iPlayer.

The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Saul Dibb, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwell, this period drama film is based on Amanda Foreman's bestselling novel – Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

The film picks up with a young Georgiana, th...

Daily Mirror • 28th January 2026

'Powerful' period drama hailed legendary director's 'best film' on Film4 tonight

A 'powerful' and 'masterful' period drama starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer is on Film4 tonight.

The Last Duel, released in 2021, brings viewers to France's final legal trial by combat in 1386, where knight Jean de Carrouges (played by Matt Damon) fights his former friend Jacques Le Gris (played by Adam Driver) after Jean's wife, Marguerite (played by Jodie Comer), accuses Jacques of raping her. The stakes are high with Marguerite facing death by burning if Jean loses.

The film,...

Daily Mirror • 28th January 2026

'Most overrated James Bond in entire franchise' on ITV tonight

A 007 James Bond film starring the iconic Sean Connery has left viewers divided with some praising it and others claiming it's 'overrated' and it's on ITV4 tonight.

Thunderball, released in 1965, follows Bond's mission to find two NATO atomic bombs stolen by terrorist group SPECTRE, which holds the world ransom to the tune of £100 million in diamonds. Led by one-eyed evil mastermind Emilio Largo (played by Adolfo Celi), the terrorist group threatens widespread nuclear destruction.

The dashing...

Daily Mirror • 27th January 2026

'Outstanding' horror film people' can't stop thinking about' on Film4 tonight

A horror film has been praised by fans as 'gripping the whole way through', and it's on Film4 tonight.

Knock at the Cabin, released in 2023, is about a family on vacation at a remote cabin who are taken hostage by four strangers, led by Leonard (Dave Bautista), who claim they must make an impossible choice to avert the apocalypse as they call upon them to sacrifice one of their own to save humanity, or face the end of the world.

The film, directed by The Sixth Sense's M. Night Shyamalan, explo...

Daily Mirror • 27th January 2026

'Masterclass' Western fans 'think about once a week' on BBC iPlayer now

A revenge drama set in the Wild West starring Emily Blunt has won over fans who have called it 'spectacular', and it's now on the BBC iPlayer.

The English is a 19th Century Western mini-series starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer. The series focuses on an aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke (played by Emily Blunt), as she seeks revenge in the violent American West and her fateful encounter with Eli Whipp (played by Chaske Spencer), a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout.

The pair join togethe...

Daily Mirror • 27th January 2026

'Masterpiece' noir film with 'best ever ending scene' on BBC iPlayer now

A slice of noir hailed by fans as 'one of the best movies ever made' is now streaming on BBC iPlayer.

The Third Man, first released in 1949, follows American writer Holly Martins arriving in postwar Vienna to meet his friend Harry Lime, only to find Harry has died in a suspicious accident.

Grieving, Holly decides to investigate, uncovering a black-market ring and discovering Harry faked his death to escape justice. The film explores Holly ultimately facing a moral dilemma: betray his friend or...

Daily Mirror • 26th January 2026

'Riveting' period drama streaming on BBC iPlayer as fans beg for series two

A period drama set in 18th Century Yorkshire and directed by acclaimed TV director Shane Meadows is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

The Gallows Pole: This Valley Will Rise is based on Benjamin Myers's book, and director Meadows modernises the true story of the rise of David Hartley and the Cragg Vale Coiners. The series features a talented cast, including Chernobyl's Michael Socha and Somers Town's Thomas Turgoose, with Downton Abbey's Sophie McShera playing a key role as Grace.

The ser...

Daily Mirror • 26th January 2026

'Exquisite' hidden gem period drama streaming now on BBC iPlayer

A period drama combining murder mystery and crime thriller storylines has been hailed as 'top class period drama', and it's now on the BBC iPlayer.

Vienna Blood follows the unlikely partnership between Dr Max Liebermann, a young English student of Sigmund Freud's, and Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt in this period detective drama set in early 1900s Vienna. The duo come together to solve dark, complex murders by combining forensic science with psychoanalytic insights into the criminal mind....

Daily Mirror • 25th January 2026

'Masterpiece' drama based on true story of Bronte sisters on BBC iPlayer now

A period drama directed by a praised writer and director has been winning over fans who call it 'beyond incredible', and it's now on the BBC iPlayer.

To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters, which first aired on the BBC in 2016, is a period drama about the intense three-year period when sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë secretly published their groundbreaking novels, using masculine pseudonyms of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. The series sees the trio overcome societal barriers, driven by...

Daily Mirror • 25th January 2026

'Damn good' hidden gem Western 'just like Unforgiven' on Film4 tonight

A gritty Western starring John Cusack is 'blowing viewers away' with its 'slow burn', and it's airing tonight (Sunday, January 25) on Film4.

Never Grow Old, released in 2019, is directed by Ivan Kavanagh. and stars Emile Hirsch, John Cusack, Déborah François and Molly McCann. The film is a gritty Western telling the story of an Irish undertaker, Patrick Tate (Emile Hirsch), living in a frontier town corrupted by outlaw Dutch Albert (John Cusack) and his gang. As the death toll skyrockets, Patri...

Daily Mirror • 23rd January 2026

'Outstanding' crime thriller with perfect rating on Film4 tonight

A crime thriller with a 'amazing' lead actress and a perfect rating from fans is now on Film4 tonight.

The G, released in 2023, is a crime thriller about Ann who is nicknamed "The G". Ann is a tough grandmother who, along with her husband, is targeted by a corrupt legal guardian who strips their assets and imprisons them in a grim eldercare facility. Imprisoned and furious, this leads Ann and her granddaughter Emma to seek brutal revenge against the exploiters of the elderly system.

Inspired b...

Daily Mirror • 23rd January 2026

'Chilling' thriller people 'can't stop thinking about after watching' on BBC

A 'chilling' film starring a legendary Hollywood actress has been praised by fans as 'deeply moving', and it's on BBC2 tonight (Friday, January 23).

The Eternal Daughter, released in 2022, is a Gothic ghost story about a filmmaker named Julie and her elderly mother, Rosalind. The pair visit a remote and misty hotel that was once Rosalind's childhood home, as Julie tries to understand her mother for a film, but they uncover long-buried secrets and confront memories and grief as well as their com...

Daily Mirror • 23rd January 2026

Period drama with perfect rating streaming on BBC iPlayer now

A period drama has been praised as 'absolutely astounding' by TV fans is now available on BBC iPlayer.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the second instalment of the award winning Tudor drama, aired in November 2024 and picks up following Anne Boleyn's execution. The series is the final part of Hilary Mantel's trilogy, covering the last four years of Thomas Cromwell's life from 1536 to 1540.

The episodes detail Cromwell's complex rise to power after Boleyn's famous execution, as well as his...

Daily Mirror • 22nd January 2026

Period drama 'everyone needs to watch' streaming on BBC iPlayer now

A period drama hailed as 'another fabulous British production' is based on the true story of a family in the 1930s, and it's available on BBC iPlayer.

Outrageous, which came out in 2025, is a period drama series about the scandalous lives of the six aristocratic Mitford sisters in 1930s Britain.

The group of sisters became known for their rebellious and headline-making choices like embracing fascism and communism as well as defying societal norms with affairs, political extremism and unconvent...

Daily Mirror • 22nd January 2026

'Classic' historical drama with a 'beautiful love story' is airing on Film4

An epic love story has been hailed as both an "underrated movie" and "a timeless classic" – and it airs on Film4 tonight.

The Last Of The Mohicans, released in 1992, stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May, and brings viewers to follow an epic love story set against violence and betrayal.

The film sees frontiersman Hawkeye (played by Daniel Day-Lewis), adopted son of the Mohican chief Chingachgook, as he and his brothers protect British Colonel Munro's daughters, Cora and Alice,...

Daily Mirror • 21st January 2026

'Masterpiece' James Bond film with almost perfect rating on ITV tonight

A James Bond film labelled as "Bond at his peak" will air on ITV4 tonight, and it's also featuring a classic Hollywood legend.

Goldfinger, released in 1964, follows James Bond once again as he investigates the notorious gold magnate Auric Goldfinger, uncovering his plot to contaminate the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox with a nuclear device, to aid his own gold investments.

Bond's mission, which begins with a pursuit of Goldfinger's smuggling operation, escalates as he faces Goldfinger's dead...

Daily Mirror • 20th January 2026

'Heartbreaking' period drama fans say is a 'masterpiece' on BBC tonight

A 'heartbreaking' period drama with an unconventional love story is being praised as 'absolutely beautiful' by film fans, and it airs on BBC2 tonight.

The Piano, released in 1993, focuses on pianist Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) and her young daughter Flora (Anna Paquin), who are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart (Sam Neill). Making little attempt to wa...

Daily Mirror • 20th January 2026

'Best film of the year' hailed 'important watch' on Film4 tonight

A film dubbed as 'iconic' and 'the best picture of 1992' will air on Film4 tonight, and fans have praised it saying 'it won't disappoint'.

The Crying Game, released in 1992, follows an IRA man called Fergus, who forms a bond with a kidnapped British soldier, Jody. Yet after Jody's death, Fergus goes to London to find Jody's girlfriend Dil, which leads to a complex love triangle and shocking revelations about Dil's identity. The film has been praised for its themes of loyalty, gender and desire,...

Daily Mirror • 20th January 2026

'Funny and thrilling' comedy horror fans say is 'perfect' on BBC tonight

A dark horror comedy hailed by fans as 'funny and thrilling with a great storyline' will air on BBC3 tonight, and fans claim it is 'genius'.

The Blackening, released in 2021, is a horror comedy where a group seven Black friends reunite for a Juneteenth getaway at a remote cabin, only to find themselves trapped with a killer who forces them to play a deadly game based on Black culture, questioning who is "the blackest" to survive.

The group must use their knowledge of horror tropes to outsmart...

Daily Mirror • 20th January 2026

Epic war film called 'the most thoughtful movie ever made' on Film4 tonight

A war film praised by fans as 'marvellous' and 'worth the time' is on Film4 tonight (Tuesday, January 20).

The Enemy Below, released in 1957, is a WWII naval thriller about a tense, intelligent cat-and-mouse game between an American destroyer captain (Robert Mitchum) and his German U-boat counterpart (Curt Jurgens) in the South Atlantic.

The film focuses on strategic manoeuvring, mutual respect, and the psychological toll of submarine warfare rather than typical flag-waving, with both commande...

Daily Mirror • 20th January 2026

'Masterpiece' hidden gem war film based on real events streaming on Amazon Prime

A gripping war film inspired by a remarkable true story from the Second World War is streaming now on Amazon Prime, with viewers hailing it as "emotionally gripping."

The 2019 epic Midway, helmed by Independence Day director Roland Emmerich, is a sweeping wartime drama that recounts the crucial WWII Battle of Midway. The film boasts an impressive ensemble cast including Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid and Woody Harrelson.

This 2019 ve...