Jenna Ortega's best movie, one of the best LGBTQ+ movies of all time and the critically-acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse are among the best movies to watch on TV this weekend.
If you need a break from the very stressful and sometimes endless process of choosing movies, then Digital Spy's Watch This franchise is here to help.
Rather than endlessly scroll on streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+, just go back to the basics – every weekend must-see movies are airing on the telly, and we can tell you the best ones.
Get your popcorn and drinks ready.
Best movies on TV (April 26-28)
Here are our picks for the best movies on TV this weekend (April 26-28, 2024), all of them airing on Freeview channels like BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is turning 30 this year, so get some popcorn and tune in on Friday night on BBC One for a proper celebration!
This '90s road movie is one of the best LGBTQ+ movies of all time, and its success in 1994 opened the door to a wider and better portrayal of LGBT characters on the big screen. Three decades later, it's still a blast.
Starring Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp, the story follows three drag queens as they journey across the Australian Outback, from Sydney to Alice Springs, in a tour bus named Priscilla.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is airing on BBC One at 11.35pm on Friday (April 26)
X
Wednesday's Jenna Ortega stars in this horror movie, which you can catch either in the middle of Friday night or afterwards on Channel 4's streaming platform.
Set in the late 1970s, the story follows a group of porn filmmakers and stars who find an isolated location to film their new movie. The creepy old man who owns the land lives next door with his wife, but, as the visitors will soon learn, they are far from a couple of sweet, innocent elders.
The movie also stars Pitch Perfect's Brittany Snow and Grey's Anatomy's Martin Henderson, but Mia Goth is the one to follow here — she also stars in the critically-acclaimed prequel Pearl and the upcoming MaXXXine (which will mark the end of Ti West's horror trilogy).
X is airing on Channel 4 at 1.10am on Friday (April 26)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
While we wait for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, we can go back to the beginning with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The movie is airing on Saturday morning, which makes for a great watch with the family!
The film follows a new Spider-Man, Miles Morales, as he embraces his new arachnid powers and stops Kingpin from destroying the world as he knows it. He will have some help of differents versions of Spider-Man that are falling into his reality through the cracks of the multiverse.
It is as exciting as it sounds, and it has an amazing sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is available to watch on Sky.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is airing on Channel 4 at 11.35am on Saturday (April 26)
Hereditary
Looking for one of the best horror movies of all time? You can find it this Saturday night on Film4.
Hereditary is still as terrifying as when it was first released back in 2018, with Toni Collette's chilling performance still haunting us. Ari Aster's debut feature before Midsommar and Beau is Afraid is outstanding, telling the story of a dysfunctional family tormented by grief.
Hereditary is airing on Film4 at 11.20pm on Saturday (April 27)
Best movies on TV on Friday (April 26)
21 Jump Street (9pm, ITV2)
War of the Worlds (9pm, E4)
Magic Mike (9.30, BBC Three)
American Pie: Reunion (11.05pm, Channel 4)
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (11.15pm, Film4)
I Am Not a Witch (1.45pm, Film4)
Best movies on TV on Saturday (April 27)
Mrs. Doubtfire (2.10pm, Film4)
Sonic the Hedgehog (3.35pm, E4)
Hook (3.45pm, 5STAR)
Casino Royale (1967) (3.55pm, ITV4)
Grease (4.35, Film4)
Miss Congeniality (6.40pm, 5STAR)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (6.45pm, Film4)
The Greatest Showman (7pm, E4)
Snake Eyes (9pm, Film4)
Book Club (10.20pm, Channel 4)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (11.30pm, ITV4)
Event Horizon (12.15am, Channel 4)
Best movies on TV on Sunday (April 28)
Galaxy Quest (12.50pm, Film4)
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (1.50pm, BBC One)
First Knight (2.30pm, Channel 4)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2.55pm, Film4)
The Devil Wears Prada (6.50pm, E4)
Skyscraper (7.05pm, Film4)
Legally Blonde (7.05pm, ITV2)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (9pm, E4)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (9pm, Film4)
Hellboy (9pm, ITV4)
Greta (9.45pm, BBC Three)
Artificial Intelligence (11.20pm, Film4)
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Deputy Movies Editor, Digital Spy
Mireia (she/her) has been working as a movie and TV journalist for over seven years, mostly for the Spanish magazine Fotogramas.
Her work has been published in other outlets such as Esquire and Elle in Spain, and WeLoveCinema in the UK.
She is also a published author, having written the essay Biblioteca Studio Ghibli: Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja about Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service.
During her years as a freelance journalist and film critic, Mireia has covered festivals around the world, and has interviewed high-profile talents such as Kristen Stewart, Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal and many more. She's also taken part in juries such as the FIPRESCI jury at Venice Film Festival and the short film jury at Kingston International Film Festival in London.
Now based in the UK, Mireia joined Digital Spy in June 2023 as Deputy Movies Editor.
