What movies are on TV tonight? Here is our Complete TV guide with the best films will be broadcast tonight, Tuesday 17th January 2023 during prime time and late evening on major free-to-air TV channels, with plots, cast and trailers.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – at 21.15 on La7
(Adventure, Fantasy, Action, 2013, Running Time: 161 Min)
A film by peter jackson, with Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ian McKellen, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Richard Armitage, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, Lee Pace, Stephen Fry, Billy Connolly , Dean O’Gorman, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy and Aidan Turner.
Summary of the film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: The film begins with a flashback to the first meeting between Thorin Oakenshield and Gandalf. The latter convinces the heir to the throne of Erebor to hire a hobbit as a “burglar” to steal the Arkenstone and defeat Smaug. In the present, the dwarves, Bilbo Baggins and the Wizard are escaping the skinchanger Beorn. Under the advice of the elf lady Galadriel, Gandalf and Radagast try to find out who is behind the necromancer…
Bridesmaids – at 9.10pm on TwentySeven
(Comedy, 2010, duration: 125 min)
A film by Paul Feige, with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jon Hamm, Chris O’Dowd, Matt Lucas, Jill Clayburgh, Jessica St Clair, Kali Hawk and Rebel Wilson.
Synopsis of the movie Bridesmaids: Annie is a girl from Milwaukee and her life is a mess: She is almost forty and in an unstable relationship with a man who doesn’t want to commit to her in any way; she lost all her life savings after investing them in her ex’s pastry shop, which she later closed; Finally, icing on the cake, his mother keeps insisting that he come back to live with her.
One day her best friend Lilian tells her that she is officially engaged to a very wealthy Chicago banker and asks her to be her bridesmaid at the wedding. So Annie has to organize the bachelorette party and think of a thousand other things without knowing where to start…
The Collini case – at 21.15 on Rai 5
(Drama, Thriller, 2019, Duration: 123 min)
A film by Marco Kreuzmaltner, with Elyas M’Barek, Alexandra Maria Lara, Heiner Lauterbach, Franco Nero, Manfred Zapatka, Jannis Niewöhner, Rainer Bock, Catrin Striebeck, Peter Prager, Hannes Wegener and Falk Rockstroh.
Plot of the film The Collini Case: The film tells the story of a murder of Jean-Baptiste Meyer, an 85-year-old man and well-known and respected industrialist. The man appears to have been killed for no real reason, but a recently retired worker, Fabrizio Collini, is being blamed for the crime. The lawyer Caspar Leinen, a young novice who knew Meyer, takes care of the man’s defense; In his youth, the lawyer had an affair with the entrepreneur’s niece.
The young defense attorney becomes involved in a conspiracy that will result in a major judicial scandal…
Fukushima – at 9:20 p.m. on Rai 4
(Action, Drama, 2020, Duration: 120 min)
A film by Setsuro Wakamatsu, with Ken Watanabe, Koichi Sato and Hidetaka Yoshioka.
Storyline of the film Fukushima: Japan, March 11, 2011. A terrible earthquake shook the entire country, causing immense damage. The landslide actually triggers a very powerful tsunami that hits the country’s shores, leaving thousands dead. The most disturbing tragedy occurs at the Fukushima nuclear power plant due to the explosion of some reactors. Only thanks to the courage of 50 employees who risk their own lives, the catastrophe will not reach unimaginable proportions.
Chocolat – at 9:15 p.m. on Cielo
(Comedy, Sentimental, 2000, Duration: 121 min)
A film by Lasse Hallstrom, with Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin, Johnny Depp, Ron Cook, Peter Stormare, Victoire Thivisol, John Wood, Aurelien Parent Koenig, Antonio Gil-Martinez, Harrison Pratt, Helene Cardona, Gaelan Connell, Elisabeth Commelin, Guillaume Tardieu , Hugh O’Conor and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Storyline of the film Chocolat : The film takes place in 1959 in Lansquenet-sur-Tannes, a small French village where all the inhabitants live quite monotonously and seemingly peacefully. The arrival of Vianne Rocher and her daughter Anouk, carried by the restless north wind, surprises all citizens. In fact, far from the extremely orthodox and bigoted habits of the small village, the woman is determined to open a delicious chocolate shop during Lent. The newcomer fascinates the shady Armande Voizin and Josephine Muscat, who finds refuge from her husband’s violence in the chocolate shop.
Both complain about the hypocrisy of the rigid Count Paul de Reynaud, who is about to undertake a veritable crusade against Vianne in the name of morality. While Reynaud’s seriousness is exposed by denouncing the violence suffered by Josephine, Vianne will show her hospitality to a group of gypsies rejected by all hypocritical citizens, and the woman will develop a special relationship with the charming Roux…