FX, 8:00 p.m. ET
If you’re a few superhero blockbuster movies behind, or just nostalgic for the good old days of 2010, here’s a chance to see the second Iron Man film in what, right now, is a three-movie franchise – one of the most popular in history, according to national and global box-office receipts. Robert Downey, Jr. stars – and in this particular movie, Mickey Rourke’s villain is about as charmless as Downey’s Tony Stark is charming.
HBO, 8:00 p.m. ET
This 2012 movie, starring but not directed by Clint Eastwood, has him playing a veteran baseball scout whose estranged daughter, Amy Adams, is just as intuitive and perceptive as he is – and just as stubborn, which makes their relationship a tricky one.
IFC, 8:00 p.m. ET
Hugo Weaving stars as the masked vigilante in this futuristic thriller, which looks at terrorism from the eyes (or behind the mask) of a rebel with a cause. But in this 2006 thriller set in Great Britain, the real scene-stealer is Natalie Portman. As young Evey, not only does she get to act without wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, but she adopts three very different personas along the way: unaware young woman, kidnapped and converted terrorist, and seductive bait used to distract and set up a corrupt man of the cloth. Guess which of the three faces of Evey I’ve chosen for today’s photograph?
TNT, 8:30 p.m. ET
In the third quarter of Thursday’s Game 5 of this series, LeBron James of the Miami Heat singlehandedly outscored the entire opposing Indiana Pacers team. The game went to the Heat as a result, giving the team a 3-2 edge in this surprisingly competitive series, and the chance to finish the series tonight on the Pacers’ home court. But if Indiana holds firm, the Game 7 of this series will be one to really anticipate.
BBC America, 9:00 p.m. ET
SEASON FINALE: Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, BBC America presents the first-season finale of this intriguing, clever series starring Tatiana Maslani in a handful of key roles. And if you’ve never seen an episode, you can correct that and get up to speed in one marathon binge viewing festival: BBC America is repeating the entire Season 1 beginning at noon ET, leading up to the season ender at 9.