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SKY Movies is your ticket to a vast collection of fresh titles featuring the biggest stars on the planet. We bring you a new collection of films to enjoy every month on each of our dedicated Movies channels.
Make your place the home of blockbuster movies to suit every mood. From drama, romance and timeless classics to thrills, horrors and an extra dose of kick-ass action!
Elvis Goes There – Ryan Coogler
A Star Is Born
Saturday 24 August, 8.00pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Drama: Two-time Academy Award®-winner Emma Thompson exhibits a powerful and riveting performance as Fiona Maye, a British High Court judge who, in the midst of a marital crisis, must rule on a life-changing legal case concerning the survival of a teenage boy. As Fiona is about to embark on one of the most challenging cases of her career, Jack, her neglected and increasingly frustrated husband, makes a shocking revelation, sending her into an emotional tailspin. Also stars Stanley Tucci.
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The Children Act
Saturday 24 August, 8.00pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Drama: Two-time Academy Award®-winner Emma Thompson exhibits a powerful and riveting performance as Fiona Maye, a British High Court judge who, in the midst of a marital crisis, must rule on a life-changing legal case concerning the survival of a teenage boy. As Fiona is about to embark on one of the most challenging cases of her career, Jack, her neglected and increasingly frustrated husband, makes a shocking revelation, sending her into an emotional tailspin. Also stars Stanley Tucci.
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Supercon
Wednesday 21 August, 8.00pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Comedy: A group of friends who met through working at conventions after careers as TV stars and comic book artists decide to earn some money and get vengeance against an inconsiderate TV star. They do this by staging a heist and stealing money from an upcoming convention run by a nasty promoter, using tag-team tactics to each take on a share of the responsibility to rob the former TV star and his promoter at the well-known convention Supercon.
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Welcome Home
Friday 23 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Thriller: American couple Bryan and Cassie rent out an idyllic villa in rural Italy for a week in an attempt to revitalise their failing relationship. They are soon befriended by a local neighbour and find their vacation turning into something more sinister and possibly life-changing.
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Wildlife
Thursday 22 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Drama: Fourteen-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry – a housewife and a golf pro – in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.
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Elvis Goes There – Ryan Coogler
Tuesday 20 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Documentary: Elvis Mitchell kicks it with Ryan Coogler in his hometown on the heels of Black Panther to explore how Oakland shaped him as a filmmaker. Daveed Diggs and Boots Riley share the influence the East Bay has had on their work.
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They’re Inside
Monday 19 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Horror: When two sisters go to an isolated cabin in the woods to film a passion project, family secrets start to get in the way. If that wasn’t enough, a pair of mysterious neighbours start to put the crew on edge. When the neighbours turn from mysterious to malicious, Robin and her crew must do whatever it takes to stay alive. Starring Karli Hall, Amanda Kathleen Ward, MacLeod Andrews.
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Oz The Great And Powerful
Monsters, INC.
Saturday 17 August, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: Top Scarer Sulley and his Assistant Mike work at Monsters, Inc., the largest scream processing factory in Monstropolis. Monsters believe children, whose screams they harness power from, are dangerous and toxic, however, they are scared silly when a little girl wanders into their world.
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Old Dogs
Sunday 11 August, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Family: Two best friends — one unlucky-in-love divorcée and the other a fun-loving bachelor — have their lives turned upside down when they ’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins, leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.
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Oz The Great And Powerful
Sunday 25 August, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Family: When small-time magician Oscar Diggs pulls one trick too many, he finds himself hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz where he must somehow transform himself into the great and powerful Wizard, and just maybe into a better man as well. Starring James Franco, Mila Kuniz, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz.
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Up
Saturday 3 August, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: A 78-year-old balloon salesman finally fulfils his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer.
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Enchanted
Sunday 4 August, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Family: The beautiful Princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical, animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment.
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COCO
Saturday 10 August, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colourful Land of the Dead. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
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Monsters University
Saturday 24 August, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn’t stand each other. This prequel to Monsters, Inc. unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
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Incredibles 2
Saturday 31 August, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: When Helen is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, Bob is left to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life at home with Violet, Dash and Jack Jack – whose superpowers are about to be discovered. However their mission is derailed when a new villain emerges with a plot that threatens everything.
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Hunter Killer
Monday 5 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Action: Captain Joe Glass is on the hunt for a U.S. submarine in distress in the Arctic Ocean. He soon learns that a secret Russian coup is in the offing, a conspiracy that threatens to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Glass must assemble an elite group of Navy SEALs to sneak through enemy waters, rescue the kidnapped Russian president and prevent World War III.
Last Rampage
Monday 12 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Crime: Based on the true story of a murderer's attempted escape from prison to Mexico, Gary Tison makes one last dash for freedom with the help of his trusting and loyal family. Commanding his three sons and fellow convicted murderer Randy Greenawalt, Tison and his gang leave a trail of bodies in their wake as they do all they can to reach the border. Starring Robert Patrick, Heather Graham, Bruce Davison.
Overlord
Monday 19 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Action: On the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers drop behind enemy lines to penetrate the walls of a fortified church and destroy a radio transmitter. As the soldiers approach their target, they soon begin to realise that there's more going on in the Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. Making their way to an underground lab, the outnumbered men stumble upon a sinister experiment that forces them into a vicious battle against an army of the undead.
Hell Fest
Sunday 25 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Horror: On Halloween night, college student Natalie and her group of friends head to Hell Fest - a ghoulish traveling carnival that features a labyrinth of rides, games and mazes. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a masked serial killer turns a horror themed amusement park into his own personal playground, while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show.
Final Score
Monday 26 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Action: A group of heavily armed terrorists take control of a football stadium packed with 35,000 spectators. Ex-Marine Michael Knox, who is attending the game with the daughter of a fallen comrade, is forced to use his lethal fighting skills and everything at his disposal to save the hostages and prevent mass destruction. Starring Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan, Ray Stevenson.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Saturday 24 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Action: Blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt and the entire IMF agency are disavowed by the U.S. government, while the president initiates the Ghost Protocol. Forced to go "off the grid" left without resources or backup, Hunt must somehow clear the agency's name and prevent another attack. Complicating matters even more, Ethan must undertake the impossible mission with a group of fellow IMF fugitives whose motives are suspect.
Our Idiot Brother
Sunday 18 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Comedy: Ned Rochlin makes the biggest mistake of his so-far uninspired life when he sells some pot to a cop. Homeless and jobless upon his release from jail, Ned must prevail upon his three sisters for help. Though Ned himself is utterly without a shred of ambition or guile, it's a different story with his sisters, who find their carefully ordered lives thrown into chaos whenever he's around.
The Heat
Sunday 4 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Action: FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a long-standing reputation for excellence and arrogance. In contrast, foul-mouthed, hot-tempered detective Shannon Mullins goes with her gut instincts and street smarts to remove criminals from the streets of Boston. Sparks fly when these polar opposites have to work together to capture a drug lord, but in the process, they become the last thing anyone expected, friends. Starring Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy.
Man Of Steel
Tuesday 20 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Drama: A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind. Featuring an all-star cast, Man of Steel offers up an entirely new Superman, alienated, misunderstood, but forever a beacon of hope.
R.I.P.D
Sunday 25 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Action: Roy Pulsifer works for the Rest In Peace Department, a police force who set out to find monstrous spirits, disguised as ordinary people but trying to avoid their final judgment by hiding out among the living. When Roy and his new partner, Nick, uncover a plot that could end all life, they must discover a way to restore the cosmic balance or else watch the tunnel to the afterlife start sending angry souls back to the world of the living. Starring Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds.
This Is The End
Saturday 31 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Comedy: In Hollywood, actor James Franco is throwing a party with a slew of celebrity pals. Among those in attendance are his buddies Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson. Aafter a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate the Los Angeles area, causing untold carnage among Tinseltown's elite and trapping Franco's party in his home. As the world they knew disintegrates outside, cabin fever and dwindling supplies threaten to tear the six friends apart.
Wolverine
Saturday 17 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Action: Lured to a Japan he hasn't seen since World War II, Wolverine finds himself in a shadowy realm of yakuza and samurai. Wolverine is pushed to his physical and emotional brink when he is forced to go on the run with a powerful industrialist's daughter and is confronted, for the first time, with the prospect of death. As he struggles to rediscover the hero within himself, he must grapple with powerful foes and the ghosts of his own haunted past.
The Sixth Sense
Friday 9 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Thriller: 8-year-old Cole Sear is haunted by a dark secret, he is visited by ghosts. A reluctant channel, Cole is frightened by visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. Confused by his paranormal powers, Cole is too young to understand his purpose and too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except Dr. Malcolm Crowe. As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the truth about Cole’s supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something harrowing and unexplainable.
Buffalo Bill And The Indians
Soldier Blue
Wednesday 7 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Western: After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne for two years. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta, and his disgust for her anti-American beliefs. They reach the cavalry campsite on the eve of an attack on a Cheyenne village, where Honus will learn which side has really been telling him the truth.
Angel Heart
Thursday 22 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Horror: In 1950s Brooklyn, Harry Angel, a seedy private eye detective is hired by Louis Cypher to track down pop singer Johnny Favorite. However it isn’t that simple and Johnny Favorite doesn’t seem to want to be found. Angel quickly begins to lose trust in Cyphre as every lead he points him to ends up dead after Angel has spoken to them.
The Onion Field
Saturday 3 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Crime: Based on true events, late one evening in 1963 just outside Bakersfield, California, two policeman perform a routine check and pull over, unbeknownst to them, petty criminals Greg Powell and Jimmy “Youngblood” Smith. However things turn bad when the two policeman are kidnapped and one is shot and killed in the onion field. Legal loopholes could keep the kidnappers from receiving justice, and the surviving policeman is faced with overwhelming guilt.
Muriel’s Wedding
Sunday 4 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Comedy: Unconventional Muriel is deeply unsatisfied with her life, stuck in the nowhere town of Porpoise Spit, Australia, and feeling rejected by her friends and family. Believing herself unattractive and worthless, she seeks meager solace in ABBA songs and fantasies of gorgeous weddings, with herself as the bride. Muriel's life takes a turn for the better, however, when she befriends the carefree Rhonda who encourages her to take control of her life.
Big Wednesday
Monday 5 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Drama: Three friends who share a passion and talent for surfing are separated by military service in Vietnam but return to the same beach ten years after the summer they ruled the waves. Now, with their innocence lost to the deeds they committed in a jungle battlefield, the three grown men rediscover their shared love of the ocean in this coming-of-age story. Starring Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey.
Aces High
Wednesday 14 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Western: In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors, particularly their officer Major John Gresham. On the surface Gresham is a bastion of courage, however he is struggling to cope with the high death rate of his squadron and takes to drinking, which has an adverse effect on his abilities. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer.
A Hard Day’s Night
Tuesday 20 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Comedy: Over two “typical” days in the life of the Beatles, the fab four, along with Paul’s Grandfather, travel to London in the lead up to a televised show. The boys struggle to keep themselves, and Paul’s mischievous Grandfather in check and they seem to be constantly on the run – from their crazed fans and from their managers who are trying to rein them in. Starring Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell.
Buffalo Bill And The Indians
Wednesday 28 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Western: In showbiz obsessed America, megalomaniac "Buffalo Bill" Cody assumes the legend created for him by writer Ned Buntline, aided and abetted by his producer and his publicist, perpetuating myths of white triumph over savage "Injuns" in his Wild West show, as audiences cheer him on and buy his merchandise. But when Sitting Bull joins the troupe with his interpreter his request for authenticity threatens to throw a wrench into the proceedings.
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
Friday 9 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Western: Lawman Wyatt Earp and gunfighter John ‘Doc’ Holliday find themselves together again in Tombstone, Arizona, despite the tumultuous history between them. Earp comes to Arizona on a mission to bring the Clayton clan to justice. Meanwhile, Holliday becomes incensed with the decision of Kate Fisher to turn him down in favor of another gunfighter, ultimately leading Holliday to join Earp's side in a confrontation with the Claytons.
Hell Is For Heroes
Tuesday 20 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
War: During World War II, a small group of soldiers led by the brave Sergeant Larkin anticipate returning home after fighting on the Siegfried Line in France. Among them are Reese, a rebellious loner who lives for battle, and Corby, a slick hustler. However, the squad is informed that they must go back to the front lines, where they are vastly outnumbered and forced to fight within the reach of a menacing German outpost. Starring Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker.
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Sunday 4 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
War: As the leader of his fellow prisoners in a P.O.W. camp in Burma during World War II, Colonel Nicholson is instructed by ruthless commander, Colonel Saito, to get his men to construct a bridge across a gorge of the River Kwai. Seeing it as a way to restore morale among his men, Nicholson sets out to build the best bridge possible. Whilst Shears, an escaped American P.O.W., is sent by British Major Warden with a team of guerillas back to Burma to destroy the bridge. From legendary director David Lean and starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins.
I Walk Alone
Thursday 8 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Crime: Frankie Madison and Noll ‘Dink’ Turner are rum-running partners during Prohibition. Attracting the attention of the police, the two men split up, but not before making a pact - if one is caught, he will still get an equal share when he gets out of jail. Frankie is sent to prison for 14 years. After he’s released, Frankie finds Dink, now running a successful nightclub, unwilling to honour their deal. Furious, Frankie forms an unlikely alliance with Dink’s nightclub singer Kay, to get what he’s owed. Starring Burt Lancaster, Lisabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas.
High Noon
Friday 2 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Western: Former Marshal Will Kane is preparing to leave the small town of Hadleyville, New Mexico, with his new bride, Amy, when he learns that local criminal Frank Miller has been set free and is coming to seek revenge on Kane who turned him in. When he starts recruiting deputies to fight Miller, Kane is discouraged to find that the people of Hadleyville turn cowardly when the time comes for a showdown, and he must face Miller and his cronies alone. Starring Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges.
Lawrence Of Arabia
Sunday 11 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Drama: Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, the young and idealistic British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turkish Empire. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port. From legendary director David Lean and starring Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn.
Doctor Zhivago
Sunday 18 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Drama: During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago, is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, however, ends up marrying the daughter of his mother’s closest friends, Tonya. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites. From legendary director David Lean and starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin.
A Passage To India
Sunday 25 August, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Drama: Based on the novel by E.M. Foster exploring the cultural relationship between British colonials and native locals in India during the 1920s. A friendship is ultimately doomed when an outing to scenic caves ends in English tourist Adela Quested accusing Indian doctor Aziz Ahmed of rape. Although he is eventually acquitted, Aziz suffers greatly as a result of the accusation.
