Christmas 2020 TV guide: The best films on UK telly for Sunday, 27 December
Christmas is finally here, and to guide you through the season we’ll be sharing the best movies on TV every day.
Take your pick from super heroics, revolutionary recipes and lives repaired as TopFilmTip brings you the best films on TV for Sunday, 27 December, 2020.
Some films may require a Sky subscription.
Lost in the big city, woolly flock seek escape to farmland home in belchy, family friendly wordlessly whimsical fun Shaun the Sheep Movie 10:20am BBC One
Veg obsessed, gadget inventing duo eat gorgonzola, chase pests and save the day in Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 11:40am BBC One
Vegetarian predator helps gambling addicted sea creature single the fishy-mob in undersea kids coming-out allegory Shark Tale 12:20pm ITV2
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A pair of lounge singers seek out eligible rich men in light and lavish musical Marilyn Monroe classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 12:45pm More 4
Oddball-eyeball and hirsute laurel-rester must work together to become child traumatising scream harvesters Monsters University 1:55pm BBC One
Sophia Loren stars when allied spies infiltrate nazi rocket factory in semi-true espionage tale Operation Crossbow 2:00pm BBC Two
Johnny Depp explores alienation, drenditic utensils and dirty dog grooming in Tim Burton's gothically iconic Edward Scissorhands 2:10pm Channel 4
Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall stand up to greedy land baron in traditional, beautiful, bullet ridden western treat Open Range 2:25pm Paramount Network
Moon stealing minion master's plan for world domination is turned upside down by orphan trio in shark punching comedy Despicable Me 2:35pm ITV1
Apathetic pre-hulk architect falls for pseudo-ghost of comatose girl in roof gardening, doctor punching romance Just Like Heaven 2:35pm 5 Star
Failed nun manipulates kids using curtain couture in scheme to marry edelweiss obsessed aristocratic millionaire The Sound of Music 3:45pm BBC One
Cake smashing, waffle trapping, broomstick joyriding, ogre fighting alternative history shenanigans in Shrek Forever After 4:10pm Channel 4
Awful explosions, dire car chases and atrocious punch ups in worst action movie ever made Pride & Prejudice (2005) 4:10pm Channel 5
Raptor-daddy and high-heels-sprinter save haircut-brothers from psycho-killer-mutantosaurus in monster chomping fun Jurassic World 4:40pm ITV1
Circus escapee / fake flying Rooster paper-tigers his way into hearts of desperate Chicks in Aardman animated fun Chicken Run 5:55pm ITV2
With ambition exceeding ability, indomitable outsider soars ‘til his ability meets his ambition: endearing wonder Eddie the Eagle 6:00pm Channel 4
Young widow, stalked by her dead and overbearing Irish husband, capitulates to his morbid demands. Charming romcom P.S. I Love You 6:30pm 5 Star
Emotional ties fray under the strain of a troubled father-son relationship in epic John Wayne classic Red River 6:35pm ITV4
Egyptologist space marines worm hole across galaxy to discover aggressive aliens in geek universe spawning desert sci-fi Stargate 6:40pm Film 4
Intrepid, inquisitive reporter and his loyal Scottie aid alcoholic in photorealistic crane jousting KO-fest The Adventures of Tintin 6:50pm E4
Broken billionaire rallies super-friends to resurrect alien deity and defeat entitled destroyer: DC’s 3rd time lucky Justice League 7:35pm ITV2
Falsely hung and left for dead, Clint Eastwood brings law to his shady accusers in frontier justice deconstructing marvel Hang 'Em High 9:00pm Paramount Network
Suicidal slugger Jason Statham goes on kill spree to protect 11y/o maths genius from cops and gangsters in henchmen harming fun Safe 9:00pm SyFy
Delinquent becomes bespoke suited gadgeting gentleman spy in swordlegged viscerally violent riotous fun Kingsman: The Secret Service 9:00pm Film 4
French-Scot and Scottish-Spanish-Egyptian immortals battle mangle headed priest licker for Queen-scored power of oneness: sword-slaying decap-athlon Highlander 9:00pm Horror Channel
Map reading street prostitute falls for big money businessman, learns to use cutlery, grows qualms in unlikely romcom Pretty Woman 9:00pm Sony Movies
Bed bouncing, Tiger-footed, toe-balancing boy defies subterranean father and pursues passion to punch audition rivals Billy Elliot 9:00pm BBC Four
Crack smoking news team reunite for 24/7 news farce- shark singing, black-saying preposterousness Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 9:00pm E4
Army of one Clint Eastwood makes misfit friends as he murders malicious enemies in quick-drawing western The Outlaw Josey Wales 9:15pm ITV4
Oriental Mogwai causes chaos when idiotic bank boy breaks three simple rules in Joe Dante's impish cutetastic cult treat Gremlins 10:00pm Sky 1
Jailed for his revolutionary recipes, maverick chef must mastermind manipulation of FBI interrogator to facilitate his escape- delicious prison breaker The Silence of the Lambs 10:40pm ITV1
As silent stars move to musical movies Fit As A Fiddle acrobatic actor faces Temptation of Beautiful Girl whilst Singin' in the Rain 10:45pm BBC Four
Bereaved, recovering addict unburdens her metaphorical baggage on 1100 mile hike through sprawling vistas of Pacific Crest Wild 11:40pm Film 4
Friendly neighbourhood teen flips genre tropes as he thwips winged arms dealer: endearing characterful Marvel Spider-Man: Homecoming 11:40pm BBC One
Lude loaded, dwarf tossing, debauched stock market fraudster attains unimaginable heights of wild excess The Wolf of Wall Street 12:00am ITV4
Tables turn on outlaw gang when they unwittingly kidnap psychopath in jaw-cuffing, man mulching, crossbow killing fun No One Lives 12:50am Horror Channel
Dog-loving simple bar tender Tom Hardy's integrity guides him through silent storm of crime and intimidation- gripping gem The Drop 1:55am Film 4
Genghis Khan takes bullied, shoplifting son to Pakistan to teach him a lesson only to be taught one himself West Is West 2:15am BBC One
Political allegory as agricultural communist revolution spirals into corruption & death beatings in fun kids cartoon Animal Farm (1954) 2:35am Channel 4
Young pretty things learn to fear sharp/blunt/heavy/light/wet/dry/soft/ hard/fast/slow/hot/cold things equally in Final Destination 2:50am ITV2
