The weekend is finally here, and everyone is in for a treat as there are a number of great films being broadcast on the small screen.
Among this Saturday and Sunday's highlights are a classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller, one of Daniel Craig's best Bond movies and a modern Disney classic.
So settle in, grab the popcorn, and take a look at what's in store on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Casino Royale
Arguably Craig's top outing as 007, the 2006 movie saw the actor don the tux as James Bond for the first time.
The story follows the spy's promotion to 00 status as he's tasked with bankrupting villain Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) at a high-stakes poker game, and along the way falls in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green).
Casino Royale was described as "the truest and toughest instalment" of the franchise by the New Statesman, while Time Out said the movie showed that Craig was "the best Bond in the franchise's history" (via Rotten Tomatoes). You can judge for yourself when it airs this evening.
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Airing Saturday on ITV1 at 8pm. Available on ITVX afterwards.
Glory
Featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Denzel Washington, Glory is set during the American Civil War and follows the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army's first African American regiments.
Also starring Ferris Bueller's Day Off's Matthew Broderick, Now You See Me's Morgan Freeman and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning's Cary Elwes, the movie won a further two Oscars, and earned huge acclaim – with Rotten Tomatoes calling it "one of the finest Civil War movies ever made".
Airing Sunday morning on Channel 4 at 12.40am. Available on Channel 4 afterwards.
North by Northwest
This 1959 thriller from Alfred Hitchcock was labelled "magnificent" by The Daily Telegraph, and is regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made.
Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, the film focuses on a New York ad executive who goes on the run after being mistaken for a foreign spy.
It also features a number of iconic scenes – including Grant being chased through a cornfield by a plane and traversing Mount Rushmore.
Airing Sunday on BBC Two at 1.50pm. Available on BBC iPlayer afterwards.
Moana
Nearly a decade after its release, this modern Disney classic has remained a phenomenon, spawning a record-breaking sequel and a live-action remake on the way. However, if you want to catch the original, it's airing this weekend.
The movie follows Moana, the daughter of a coastal village chief who is tasked by the ocean to reunite a relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
Featuring the voice talents of Dwayne Johnson and Auli'i Cravalho, Moana will also have you humming long after the credits roll thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina's catchy songs.
Airing Sunday on BBC One at 3.15pm. Available on BBC iPlayer afterwards.
Past Lives
Past Lives drew huge acclaim when it was released in 2023, and was labelled a "a masterclass in slow, simmering storytelling" that will "will stay with you, maybe even into your next life" by Empire.
Marking the feature directorial debut of Celine Song, the film follows two childhood friends called Nora Moon (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) who reconnect over a decade after Nora and her family emigrated to the United States from South Korea, before reuniting another 12 years later.
The movie earned two Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Song, whose latest movie Materialists is due out in the UK in August.
Airing Sunday on BBC Two at 10pm. Available on BBC iPlayer afterwards.
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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' as a sub-editor.
