{"id":149266,"date":"2025-09-20T12:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/149266\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T12:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:32:19","slug":"near-perfect-horror-get-out-is-among-the-5-other-must-see-movies-on-uk-tv-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/149266\/","title":{"rendered":"Near-perfect horror Get Out is among the 5 other must-see movies on UK TV this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Classic horror movie Get Out is among the movies you should keep an eye out for on TV over this weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">A number of other gems are also being broadcast over the next day or so, including an acclaimed recent sci-fi as well as a classic 1970s family drama with a Call the Midwife star.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Digital Spy has handily rounded-up five of the best films airing this Saturday and Sunday, which you can take a look at below.<\/p>\n<p>What to Read NextThe Railway Children<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Adapted from E Nesbit&#8217;s novel, The Railway Children follows three wealthy siblings in the early 20th century who relocate from London to Yorkshire after their father is arrested on suspicion of being a spy. There, they try to learn about the reason for his disappearance.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"gary warren, dinah sheridan, sally thomsett, jenny agutter, the railway children\" title=\"Gary Warren, Dinah Sheridan, Sally Thomsett, Jenny Agutter, The Railway Children\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3348\" height=\"2397\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gary-warren-dinah-sheridan-sally-thomsett-jenny-agutter-the-railway-children-68cd34e8733f4.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Moviestore\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Featuring performances from a teenage Jenny Agutter (Call the Midwife) and the late Doctor Who star Bernard Cribbins, the movie is a classic that sits at a perfect score on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1017098-railway_children\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1017098-railway_children\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rotten Tomatoes\" data-node-id=\"14.5\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, and was called &#8220;a wonderful piece of family entertainment&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2020\/dec\/17\/the-railway-children-film-review-1970\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2020\/dec\/17\/the-railway-children-film-review-1970\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Guardian\" data-node-id=\"14.7\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Airing Saturday at 1pm on BBC Two. Available on BBC iPlayer afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"john david washington, the creator\" title=\"John David Washington, The Creator\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2539\" height=\"1863\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/the-creator-john-david-washington-6581bc90c1f0d.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Disney+<\/p>\n<p>The Creator<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Starring John David Washington, this 2023 sci-fi is set decades into the future amid a conflict between humans and AI, as a former special forces agent must hunt down the architect of advanced AI who has developed a weapon that could end the war.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Directed and co-written by Rogue One&#8217;s Gareth Edwards, The Creator also stars Eternals&#8217; Gemma Chan, Tokyo Vice&#8217;s Ken Watanabe and Oscar-winner Allison Janney, and was called &#8220;a true vision&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2023\/10\/its-not-too-late-to-make-the-creator-a-sleeper-hit\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2023\/10\/its-not-too-late-to-make-the-creator-a-sleeper-hit\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Vanity Fair\" data-node-id=\"22.9\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Airing Saturday at 9pm on Channel 4.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"sissy spacek holding flowers at the senior prom in a still from 1976 movie carrie\" title=\"Sissy Spacek, Carrie\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2400\" height=\"3634\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/carrie-sissy-spacek-68cd35eaa111c.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>United Artists\/Kobal\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Carrie (1976)<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">This classic 1976 horror is based on a book by Stephen King, and focuses on a shy teenage girl who gains the ability of telekinesis and uses it to wreak revenge on bullies at her school.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Starring Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek, Grease&#8217;s John Travolta, Traffic&#8217;s Amy Irving and Twin Peaks&#8217; Piper Laurie, Carrie has a near-perfect score of 94% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1003625-carrie\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1003625-carrie\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rotten Tomatoes\" data-node-id=\"30.9\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, and was called &#8220;a terrifying lyrical thriller&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1003625-carrie\/reviews?type=top_critics\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1003625-carrie\/reviews?type=top_critics\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The New Yorker\" data-node-id=\"30.11\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The New Yorker<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Airing Sunday at 10pm on BBC Two. Available on BBC iPlayer afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"daniel kaluuya, get out\" title=\"Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2025\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/daniel-kaluuya-get-out-688879e5afe21.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Universal Pictures\/THA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Get Out<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">If you&#8217;re looking for even more horror, then this modern classic follows straight on after Carrie. Released in 2017, Get Out stars Daniel Kaluuya as a young Black man who finds shocking secrets when he spends a weekend with his white girlfriend&#8217;s (Allison Williams) parents.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Taking many unexpected twists and turns, Jordan Peele&#8217;s movie sits at a near-perfect score of 98% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/get_out\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/get_out\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rotten Tomatoes\" data-node-id=\"38.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, whose consensus called it a &#8220;funny, scary, and thought-provoking&#8221; movie that &#8220;seamlessly weaves its trenchant social critiques into a brilliantly effective and entertaining horror\/comedy thrill ride&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Airing Sunday at 11.35pm on BBC Two. Available on BBC iPlayer afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"jakob cedergren, the guilty\" title=\"Jakob Cedergren, The Guilty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3771\" height=\"2121\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jakob-cedergren-the-guilty-687a115039c69.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>N Moeller\/Nordisk Film\/Kobal\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>The Guilty<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Danish crime thriller The Guilty \u2013 which was remade into a 2021 Jake Gyllenhaal movie \u2013 centres on a police officer who answers emergency calls, as he is contacted by a woman who has been kidnapped, leading to a search.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"46\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The movie takes a unique approach in that it takes place entirely within the call centre, and drew huge acclaim upon its release in 2018, earning a 98% score on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_guilty_2018\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_guilty_2018\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rotten Tomatoes\" data-node-id=\"46.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>. Expect thrills aplenty, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Farts%2Freview%2Fhuppert-offsets-gretas-cliches%2Fnews-story%2F49f6e33111cd25a52d09f16531de11b7&amp;memtype=anonymous&amp;mode=premium&amp;v21=HIGH-Segment-1-SCORE&amp;V21spcbehaviour=append\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Farts%2Freview%2Fhuppert-offsets-gretas-cliches%2Fnews-story%2F49f6e33111cd25a52d09f16531de11b7&amp;memtype=anonymous&amp;mode=premium&amp;v21=HIGH-Segment-1-SCORE&amp;V21spcbehaviour=append\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Australian\" data-node-id=\"46.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Australian<\/a> called it &#8220;a compelling and tense evening in the cinema&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Airing Monday morning at 12.55am on Channel 4. Available on Channel 4 afterwards.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"51\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new edition of Living Legends is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgladygaga\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgladygaga\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Gaga in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"51.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buy Gaga in newsagents or online<\/a>, priced at just \u00a38.99<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758371539_252_0a81bfbe-1026-4736-8d8a-d20144e2ec87_1551709595.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Sam Warner\" title=\"Headshot of Sam Warner\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">movies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/author\/samwarner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NME<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screendaily.com\/sam-warner\/1100838.contributor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Screen International<\/a>. \u00a0Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/lord-of-the-rings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lord of the Rings<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/love-is-blind\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Love Is Blind<\/a>, and is equally in his element crossing every &#8216;t&#8217; and dotting every &#8216;i&#8217; as a sub-editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Classic horror movie Get Out is among the movies you should keep an eye out for on TV&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[379,68632,381,96,1156,2839,68631,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-149266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-5fdc9ac8-3c5a-4f51-aab9-cfdb0badd001","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-locale-gb","tag-movies","tag-shorttitle-get-out-among-5-must-see-movies-on-tv-this-weekend","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}