SBS World Movies

SBS World Movies

TV guide - Thursday, 05/06/25

01:55
Suffragette
The story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement - women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. Radicalised and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality - their jobs, their homes, their children and their lives.
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03:55
Ali & Ava
Two lonely people develop a deep connection despite the lingering legacy of their past relationships.
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05:40
The Movie Show
Megan Spencer, Jaimie Leonarder and Fenella Kernebone present reviews, interviews and an insider's view of the world of movies, while Marc Fennell reviews new-release DVDs.
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06:10
Little Nicholas' Treasure
Little Nicolas' friends try to prevent him from moving by sending him on a treasure hunt.
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08:05
The Importance of Being Earnest
Set in 1890s England, a comedy of mistaken identity ensues when two young gentlemen friends use the same alias (Ernest) to pursue the women they love. Based on the Oscar Wilde play. Directed by Oliver Parker and stars Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Rupert Everett and Judy Dench.
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09:50
Unruly
Unruly follows 17-year-old Maren, sent to a harsh women's institution on Sprogo Island in 1930s Denmark for being "unruly." Her defiance sparks rebellion, with dire consequences for her and others.
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12:20
Suffragette
The story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement - women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. Radicalised and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality - their jobs, their homes, their children and their lives.
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14:20
Heidi
Orphaned at age five, curly-haired Heidi is sent to live with her gruff recluse of a grandfather in the Swiss Alps, and soon thaws his frozen heart.
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16:25
Discovering Film
The late Dame Maggie Smith was a prominent figure in British culture for six decades. This episode takes a look back at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress.
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17:20
Bonneville
Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter. As the three travel together across the great American West, they encounter stunning landscapes, adventure, and a friendly trucker who becomes an unlikely suitor.
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19:00
Becoming Jane
In 1795, young Jane Austen defies family and convention for love with Irishman Tom Lefroy-risking security, reputation, and shaping the voice of a literary legend.
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21:15
Emily
Rebel. Misfit. Genius. Delve into the imagined life of one of the world's most famous authors, Emily Bronte as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic, 'Wuthering Heights'.
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23:40
Corsage
Faced with a future of strict ceremonies and royal duties, Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image.
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TV guide - Friday, 06/06/25

01:50
Sisi & I
In a Greek women's commune, Sisi lives freely, far from Austria-Hungary's court. Countess Irma is drawn to her charm, but as the outside world intrudes, their bond leads to a tragic, final fate.
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04:20
RBG
At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitive Ginsburg biography, the unique personal journey of this warrior's rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown until now. RBG is a revelatory documentary exploring Ginsburg's exceptional life and career.
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06:10
Bonneville
Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter. As the three travel together across the great American West, they encounter stunning landscapes, adventure, and a friendly trucker who becomes an unlikely suitor.
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07:50
Becoming Jane
In 1795, young Jane Austen defies family and convention for love with Irishman Tom Lefroy-risking security, reputation, and shaping the voice of a literary legend.
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10:05
The Professor and the Madman
Based on the best-selling novel by Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary true tale of genius and obsession about two remarkable men - one an Oxford professor and the other, an inmate at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum - who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. Stars Mel Gibson, Sean Penn and Natalie Dormer.
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12:30
Mystic Pizza
Three teenage girls (Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor) come of age one summer working in a pizza parlour in Mystic.
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14:30
8 1/2
Fellini's Academy award-winning story of a film about an artist trapped by his own success. Elegant, definitive and utterly honest, the film follows the trials and tribulations of a film director who faces artistic ruin. Considered by many to be autobiographical.
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17:00
Darling Companion
Hidden vulnerabilities and resentments bubble to the surface as a neglectful husband and his wife search for the wife's missing dog.
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19:00
The Tender Bar
In 1972, 9-year-old J R Maguire moves into his grandfather's dilapidated house in Long Island. Searching for a father figure, J R falls under the unconventional tutelage of his uncle Charlie.
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