New Movies: Peaky Blinders and Seven Must-See TV Films This Weekend
New movies and TV films hit screens this weekend, led by Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man returning Tommy Shelby to 1940s Birmingham. Cillian Murphy’s Tommy, creator Steven Knight and director Tom Harper bring a Hollywood-sized follow-up after six series; the film is scheduled for Friday 20 March (ET). Editors and viewers should expect packed weekend schedules across channel listings.
New Movies to Watch This Weekend
At the top of the list is Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man — the smash-hit period drama gets the Hollywood treatment as Tommy Shelby resurfaces in wartime Birmingham, where the Nazi threat drives the plot and Duke (Barry Keoghan) becomes entangled with British fascist John Beckett (Tim Roth). Steven Knight, creator of the original series, and Tom Harper, the director named in listings, keep the show’s trademark glowering vistas and sudden violence intact. The film’s Friday 20 March (ET) slot anchors this week’s new movies round-up.
Also on the weekend roster: Seth Worley’s kid-friendly horror centers on Amber (Bianca Belle) and her crayon-drawn monsters as the family works through grief; Tony Hale and Kue Lawrence play her father and brother in the story, with scheduled screenings Saturday 14 March at 9: 00 a. m. and 6: 20 p. m. ET. A classic Sergio Leone spaghetti western — the 1964 film that launched Clint Eastwood’s on-screen persona and reinvented the western — appears in the Saturday 14 March 9: 00 p. m. ET slot. A Liza Minnelli career documentary by Bruce David Klein, followed by Cabaret and New York, New York, is listed for Saturday 14 March at 9: 15 p. m. ET.
Ridley Scott’s survival drama starring Matt Damon as astronaut Mark remains a standout: isolated on Mars, Mark faces four years until rescue and famously says, “I’m going to have to science the shit out of this. ” That film is listed for Sunday 15 March at 10: 00 p. m. ET. Florian Zeller’s The Son, the final screen entry in his trilogy after The Mother and The Father, offers a more direct family drama with Hugh Jackman as Peter and Zen McGrath as his son; Laura Dern is named among the cast.
Immediate Reactions and Voices
Creative credits and cast names frame early reactions: Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, and Tom Harper, the film’s director, are cited in program notes as keeping the series’ familiar tone. Seth Worley, director of the family horror entry, is presented as delivering a child-centric, imaginative take on grief. Matt Damon, listed as the stranded astronaut Mark in Ridley Scott’s film, delivers the now-famous line: “I’m going to have to science the shit out of this. ” These named creators and actors shape how viewers are primed for the weekend.
Quick Context
Peaky Blinders arrives after six serialized seasons; its film continuation moves the timeline into 1940. Florian Zeller’s The Son completes a thematic trilogy that began with his earlier stage-to-screen projects.
What’s Next
Expect schedules and screening times to remain dynamic through the weekend; viewers tracking new movies should check local listings for exact ET showtimes and further programming updates. The slate assembled here sets the tone for a weekend heavy on adaptations, classics and family fare — and more new movies are likely to be announced in the coming days.
