Holding a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score, it was nominated for Best Film at the Irish Film Awards.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 21 Friday) is God’s Creatures, the acclaimed 2022 Irish psychological drama starring Emily Watson and Paul Mescal.
Set in a small and sleepy Irish fishing village, the film centres around Aileen (Watson) who is delighted when her son Brian (Mescal) unexpectedly returns home from Australia.
“For Aileen, Brian’s return is a beacon of light and hope in her otherwise stifled existence, but her unfailing loyalty to her son is soon tested when sinister allegations about him begin to surface,” a plot synopsis reads.
Directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits) and produced by A24, God’s Creatures holds an impressive 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In particular, critics singled out its dark, timely story and its cast (which also includes Aisling Franciosi, Lalor Roddy and Toni Rourke) for praise.
The movie was nominated for several Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) awards following its release including in the Best Film category.
God’s Creatures is airing tonight on BBC Two at 11.05pm. It will also be available to stream on the BBC iPlayer.
Here are the other movies on TV tonight:
The Godfather – Film4 – 9pm
One of the greatest films ever made.
Little Fockers – E4 – 9pm
The lesser, third entry in the Focker trilogy of comedy films.
The Way of the Gun – Legend – 9pm
Ryan Phillippe and Benicio del Toro star in 2000 crime thriller that was the directorial debut of Christopher McQuarrie (the last few Mission: Impossibles).
Nighthawks – ITV4 – 9pm
Sylvester Stallone stars in this cult ’80s action crime flick as a New York cop tasked with finding a pair of terrorists.
Red Sonja – Legend Xtra – 9pm
The 1985 sort-of spin-off to Conan the Barbarian starring Brigitte Nielsen.
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