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Screen Watch: Your guide to the best TV movies this week

Here are our picks of movies on TV this week.

WE’VE BEEN SIFTING through the movie options available to watch on TV and streaming services over the week.

Your Action Pick

The Equalizer 2

  • RTÉ One at 9.35pm on Wednesday

Sony Pictures Entertainment / YouTube

When his CIA friend is murdered, a former agent sets out to avenge her death and ends up fighting for his own survival.

Your Thriller Pick

Safe House

  • Virgin Media One at 9.30pm on Friday

Movieclips Trailers / YouTube

Yes, this week’s picks are very Denzel Washington heavy, but we won’t be apologising for it. When a CIA safe house is targeted, the house-sitter is left with the dangerous job of moving the criminal they were protecting to another secure location.

Your Sci-Fi Pick

Morgan

  • FilmFour at 11.05pm on Friday

20th Century Studios / YouTube

A corporate troubleshooter is sent to a secret location following a disturbing incident involving an artificially-created humanoid called Morgan. She soon realises Morgan is more dangerous than anyone had anticipated.

Your Family-Friendly Pick

Yes Day

  • Netflix from Friday

Netflix / YouTube

Feeling like they are always saying ‘no’ to their kids and co-workers, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a ‘Yes Day’. For 24 hours the kids make the rules. What could go wrong?

Your Romantic Comedy Pick

Mother’s Day

  • RTÉ 2 at 9.30pm on Saturday

Movieclips Trailers / YouTube

The lives of a group of mothers dealing with their own personal and sometimes chaotic issues are intertwined over the week leading up to Mother’s Day.

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    Mar 8th 2021, 6:44 PM

    Brutal selection

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    Mar 8th 2021, 7:20 PM

    @Bobbymerrigano: Agreed.

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    Mar 8th 2021, 6:49 PM

    the 1st 2 are excellent movies

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    Mar 8th 2021, 7:44 PM

    Mothers Day is one of the smelliest turds of films ever made during that run of films that included other abominations like Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Day etc. I’d rather unclog a toilet with my bare hands that watch that.

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    Mar 8th 2021, 8:27 PM

    Equalizer 2 is not too bad and I’ll give Safe House a look see,other than……meh.

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    Mar 8th 2021, 7:22 PM

    Gawwwwd

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