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Clare McCarthy

What's on TV over Christmas? Full list of all the best movies on RTE, TG4 and Virgin Media

In the week between Christmas and New Years, the days seem to roll into one as we stay glued to the sofa and polish off the leftover boxes of roses.

So to take you through to 2022, we’ve put together a roundup of all the best movies on RTE, TG4 and Virgin Media and other major TV channels.

It's a mixed bag with old classics such as Taken, Mean Girls and The Notebook, airing over the next few days as well as more recent cinematic hits such as A Star is Born, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, and Oscar nominated Promising Young Woman.

Here's The Irish Mirror's guide to all the best movies on TV until New Year's Eve:

Tuesday, December 28th

17:50 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - RTE TWO

17:15 - ITV 2 - The Amazing Spider-Man (starring Andrew Garfield)

20:00 - ITV 2 - Skyfall

21:00 - Channel 4 - Murder on the Orient Express

21:00 - E4 - Taken

21:00 - Sky Showcase - Promising Young Woman

21:00 - RTE 2 - The Hitman's Bodyguard (starring Ryan Reynolds)

21:15 - Virgin Media Two - Dirty Dancing

22:25 - RTE 1 - Michael Collins

23:10 - ITV 4 - Rocky IV

23:15 - RTE 2 - Extra Ordinary (starring Meave Higgins)

00:50 - RTE 1 - Jackie

A Star Is Born is on BBC One on December 29th at 9pm (HANDOUT PR)

Wednesday, December 29th

17:45 - RTE 2 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

18:10 - ITV 4 - The Italian Job

18:15 - ITV 2 - The Amazing Spider-Man 2

18:25 - Film 4 - Now You See Me 2

20:15 - ITV 4 - Rocky V

21:00 - BBC One - A Star Is Born (starring Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper)

21:00 - RTE 2 - The Bourne Identity

21:00 - Film 4 - Taken 3

22:20 - UTV - Hot Fuzz

23:10 - RTE 2 - Dublin Oldschool

00:55 - RTE 2 - The Ugly Truth

00:55 - BBC Two - Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Thursday, December 30th

11:15 - Channel Five - My Fair Lady

16:40 - TG4 - The Karate Kid (1984)

17:45 - RTE 2 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

18:10 - Film 4 - A Knight's Tale

21:00 - ITV 2 - Mean Girls

21:00 - RTE 2 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

21:00 - Film 4 - Kingsman: The Golden Circle

21:30 - BBC Two - Judy

22:20 - TG4 - Good Morning, Vietnam

22:25 - RTE 1 - Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie

21:00 - Virgin Media Two - Weekend at Bernie's

23:45 - ITV 4 - The Wolf of Wall Street

00:15 - RTE 1 - Malcolm X

The Notebook will air on December 31st on Virgin Media One at 9pm (Rex)

Friday, December 31st

12:30 - BBC Two - Jane Eyre

15:15 - Channel 4 - The Great Escape

15:45 - RTE 1 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

16:10 - Film 4 - Mrs Doubtfire

17:35 - Channel 5 - Night at the Museum

17:50 - Virgin Media Three - The Princess Bride

18:35 - ITV 2 - Snow White & the Huntsman

19:30 - RTE 2 - Avengers Assemble

21:00 - Virgin Media One - The Notebook

21:00 - ITV 2 - Pitch Perfect 2

21:00 - ITV 4 - True Grit

22:40 - BBC 4 - When Harry Met Sally

23:50 - RTE 2 - LA Confidential

00:05 - Channel 4 - Four Weddings and a Funeral

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