Timothée Chalamet's cannibal romance is on TV this weekend (2024)

Timothée Chalamet's cannibal romance – directed by Challengers' Luca Guadagnino – Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed war movie Dunkirk, and the movie adaptation of the hit stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie are among the best movies to watch on TV this weekend.

If you need a break from the 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.

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Here are our picks for the best movies on TV this weekend (May 31 - June 2, 2024), all of them will air on Freeview channels like BBC, ITV, Film4 and Channel 4.

Dunkirk

Christopher Nolan's visually stunning war movie is a must-see on TV this weekend, as the British director offers an immersive experience that will shake your living room if the volume is loud enough. The movie stars Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy, Saltburn's Barry Keoghan, Harry Styles, Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy and Jack Lowden.

After Nolan's outstanding win with Oppenheimer at the Oscars 2024, it's a good moment to look back at some of his best works.

Dunkirk is airing on BBC One at 10.45pm on Friday (May 31)

Military Wives

Starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan, Military Wives is a feel-good movie that will make you laugh and cry, and it will warm your heart.

Based on a true story, the movie follows a group of women whose husbands are military personnel. They form a choir when their partners are in Afghanistan, and soon they attract media attention.

It's also Queen Charlotte star India Ria Amarteifio's debut in cinema, in case there are Bridgerton fans in the house!

Military Wives is airing on Channel 4 at 9pm on Saturday (June 1)

Bones and All

Following Call Me By Your Name, Timothée Chalamet reunited with Italian director Luca Guadagnino for critically acclaimed cannibal romance Bones and All, which is on TV this weekend.

Also starring Taylor Russell and Mark Rylance, the movie focuses on two young lovers who embark on a 3,000-mile journey through the backroads of America. What united them is more than love or need for connection: They are also cannibals running from their hunger.

Bones and All is airing on BBC Two at 10pm, BBC Two on Sunday (June 2)

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Based on the beloved stage musical, Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a perfect watch this Sunday.

The story follows Jamie New, a 16-year-old who feels like an outcast because he doesn't want to follow a traditional career. He wants to become a drag queen. Society might not be ready for him, but Jamie is ready to stand on a stage and win over an audience. With the help of his loving mother and amazing friends, Jamie is ready to become a star.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie is airing on Channel 4 at 11pm on Sunday (June 2)

Catch Me If You Can (6.15pm, Film4)

Spider-Man: No Way Home (8.45pm, BBC Three)

Logan (9pm, E4)

We’re the Millers (9pm, ITV2)

Jack Reacher (9pm, Film4)

The Commuter (9pm, 5STAR)

Dunkirk (10.45pm, BBC One)

Team America: World Police (11.05pm, Channel 4)

Hanco*ck (11.40pm, Film4)

The First Purge (1.30am, Film4)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (11am, Film4)

Playing With Fire (12.35pm, E4)

The Next Karate Kid (12.55pm, Channel 4)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (1.15pm, Film4)

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (1.30pm, ITV2)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1.40pm, BBC Two)

The Goonies (2.10pm, 5STAR)

Ferdinand (3.05pm, Film4)

Ocean’s Eleven (4.20pm, 5STAR)

The Golden Child (5.10pm, Film4)

Secret Headquarters (6.55pm, Film4)

Skyscraper (7.05pm, E4)

Quantum of Solace (8pm, ITV1)

Angel Has Fallen (9pm, Film4)

Tomb Raider (2018) (9pm, 5STAR)

Lie With Me (9pm, BBC Four)

Girls Trip (9pm, ITV2)

Lethal Weapon (9pm, 5Action)

Military Wives (9pm, Channel 4)

Shaun of the Dead (10pm, ITV4)

47 Meters Down: Uncaged (10.25pm, BBC Three)

The Truth (11.05pm, BBC Four)

The Sum of All Fears (11.10pm, Channel 4)

The Forever Purge (11.20pm, Film4)

Color Out of Space (11.20pm, 5STAR)

A co*ck and Bull Story (12am, BBC Two)

Master Cheng (1.35am, BBC Two)

Bridge to Terabithia (11am, Film4)

The Longest Day (12.15pm, BBC Two)

Shrek Forever After (12.30pm, Film4)

Babe: Pig in the City (12.55pm, Film4)

The Secret Life of Pets (1.10pm, ITV1)

Goldfinger (2.50pm, ITV1)

Spies in Disguise (2.30pm, Channel 4)

The Adventures of Tintin (2.45pm, Film4)

Stargate (4.15pm, 5Action)

Ralph Breaks the Internet (4.50pm, BBC One)

Jumanji (4.50pm, ITV2)

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (4.50pm, Film4)

Independence Day (6.10pm, E4)

The Legend of Tarzan (2016) (6.55pm, ITV2)

10 Things I Hate About You (7.10pm, Film4)

Bad Teacher (9pm, E4)

Colombiana (9pm, Film4)

Wanted (9pm, 5STAR)

Alien 3 (10pm, ITV4)

Bones and All (10pm, BBC Two)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (10.30pm, BBC One)

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (11pm, Channel 4)

Brassed Off (11.10pm, Film4)

Mr Jones (12.05am, BBC Two)

Nobody’s Fool (1.20am, Film4)