Denzel Washington stars in American Gangster on Sony Movies

Denzel Washington stars in Ridley Scott’s fact based crime drama American Gangster tonight (September 4) on Sony Movies at 9pm.

American Gangster is loosely based on the criminal career of drug trafficker Frank Lucas, who smuggled heroin onto American service planes after the Vietnam War.

Denzel Washington stars as George Lucas, while Russell Crowe portrays Richie Roberts, the detective who eventually detained Lucas.

The film, which was both a hit with critics and the box office, explores life in the gangland underworld of 1970s Harlem, as well as corruption in the US police force.

American Gangster was a huge hit when first released in 2007. It was nominated for two Oscars and won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Ruby Dee.

Critics praised the excellent performances of the two leads, as well intelligent storytelling and the pure enjoyability of the flick.

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Get ready for Liam Neeson’s return in Taken 2 on Sony Movies

Liam Neeson’s emphatic return to the Taken franchise, Taken 2, airs on Sony Movies tonight (August 28) at 9pm.

Things just don’t get easier for former CIA operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson). Two years after his international mission to rescue abducted daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), the Mills family face abduction again on a trip to Istanbul.

It’ll take every trick Bryan Mills knows to get his family safely out of trouble again.

Taken 2 was a box office hit in 2012, when it grossed $376.1 million worldwide against a budget of $45 million. Critics praised the performance of Neeson and the winning formula for an action thriller.

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Get ready for the Freeview premiere of Nocturnal Animals on Sony Movies

The Freeview premiere of Golden Globe Award-winning thriller Nocturnal Animals is on Sony Movies tonight at 10pm.

Nocturnal Animals is the star-studded 2016 thriller from producer and director Tom Ford, based on the critically acclaimed 1993 novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. It stars Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, and Michael Sheen.

The film tells the story of art gallery owner Susan, who reads a novel manuscript written by her ex-husband Edward. She becomes absorbed in the novel, a devastating dark thriller, and begins to link moments in the novel to her tumultuous relationship with Edward.

Nocturnal Animals won the Grand Jury Prize at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, and also earning star Michael Shannon a nod at the 89th Academy Awards. The film received nine BAFTA nominations, as well as winning the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

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Get ready for justice with Closed Circuit on Sony Movies

Eric Bana stars in the political thriller Closed Circuit, written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, on Sony Movies tonight at 9pm.

After an explosion in London’s Borough Market kills 120 people, a Turkish immigrant, Farroukh Erdogan (Denis Moschitto), is arrested by police. However, things may not be all they seem.

When Erdogan’s defence barrister commits suicide, Martin Rose (Eric Bana) takes the position, joining joining Special Advocate Claudia Simmons-Howe (Rebecca Hall).

The trial of a century awaits, with classified information at the heart of the story.

Critics praised Closed Circuit for its intelligent story, skillful acting, and the powerful sense of paranoia it creates. San Francisco Chronicle’s Mick LaSalle praised the film for its authenticity, grounding the thriller in the English legal system.

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Watch the Freeview premiere of Escobar: Paradise Lost on Sony Movies

Benicio del Toro’s spellbinding performance in Escobar: Paradise Lost has its Freeview premiere on Sony Movies tonight at 9pm.

Escobar: Paradise Lost is a romance thriller, telling the story of a young Canadian tourist Nick Brady (Josh Hutcherson) who falls in love with Maria (Claudia Traisac), the niece of real life drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (Benicio del Toro).

Life around Colombia’s most infamous criminal is dangerous, leaving Nick and Maria to decide to run away forever. However, Escobar and his ‘trusted’ men are unlikely to make it easy…

Escobar: Paradise Lost first premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in 2014, before being released in the UK in 2015.

Critics praised Benicio del Toro’s commanding presence as Escobar, with The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy likening it to Marlon Brando’s acclaimed performance in The Godfather. Del Toro was later nominated for a Best Actor Platino Ibero-American Film Award for the role.

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