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The best films on TV today: Friday, 15 May

Transsiberian, The Martian, Homefront.
Transsiberian, The Martian, Homefront.

Why not indulge in some tentative romance, or space survival or the madness of genius today as TopFilmTip brings you the best films on TV today: Friday, 15 May.

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An exquisitely and delicately formed heart wrenching romance as a man and woman fall into a forbidden love in Brief Encounter 3:00pm BBC Two

Inexplicably English DEA agent's poor parenting precipitates meth-head feud in chump-bashing deep southern action fun Homefront 9:00pm Sony Movies

Fake family cross drug thugs and boarders in incest-enjoying, smidge-smuggling, one liner-fuelled criminal comedy We're the Millers 9:00pm ITV2

After only five minutes in France Liam Neeson cracks precipitating a stabby, bad-guy punching shoot-a-thon for justice in fridged fun Taken 9:00pm E4

Abandoned astronaut sciences himself into a poo-planting, potato farming, space pirate to aid maverick rescue mission in The Martian 9:00pm Film4

Accidental killing of a woman draws creeping chaos upon stubborn rural poacher (Sam Rockwell) in grimy tension builder A Single Shot 11:05pm Sony Movies

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Teacher doctors student politics causing his life to unravel in viciously sharp, exquisitely scripted allegorical satire Election 11:15pm BBC One

Walking fine line between genius and madness, chess prodigy challenges might of Russian empire in politically charged confluence of propaganda and prowess Pawn Sacrifice 11:20pm BBC Two

Statuesque corporate consultant Kate Mara assesses anger issued cy-brid AI in intelligent sci-fi action Morgan 11:45pm Film4

Brutalised woman executes attackers in eye-plucking, teeth-pulling, anal-blasting repugnant revenge rampage I Spit on Your Grave (2010) 00:30am Horror Channel

Train traveller slips further into murky misadventure of murder and smuggling in icy psychological thriller Transsiberian 1:30am Sony Movies

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Everything new on streaming in May:

Netflix UK: May’s new releases

NOW TV: May’s new releases

Amazon Prime Video UK: May's new releases

Disney+ UK: May's new releases

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