MARVEL: THE AVENGERS (Christmas Eve, RTÉ One, 8.40pm)
(2012 Action/Sci-Fi) Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson. Director: Joss Whedon.
Earth’s mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. (HD)
PUSS IN BOOTS (Christmas Day, RTÉ One, 3.40pm)
(2011, Animation) Antonio Banderas (Voice), Salma Hayek (Voice). Director: Chris Miller.
Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend… The Boots. (HD)
MADAGASCAR 3 (Christmas Day, RTÉ One, 5pm)
(2012, Animation) Ben Stiller (Voice), Jada Pinkett Smith (Voice). Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon.
Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a travelling circus, which they reinvent – Madagascar style. (HD)
ARGO (Christmas Day, RTÉ One, 10.40pm)
(2012, Thriller) Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston. Director: Ben Affleck.
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.
CARS 2 (St Stephen’s Day, RTÉ One, 6.20pm)
(2011, Animation) Owen Wilson (Voice), Larry the Cable Guy (Voice). Directors: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis.
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. (HD)
SKYFALL (St Stephen’s Day, RTÉ One, 9.10pm)
(2012, Action/Adventure) Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem. Director: Sam Mendes.
Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. (HD)
DJANGO UNCHAINED (Thursday 1 January, RTÉ One, 9.20pm)
(2012, Western) Jamie Foxx, Christopher Waltz. Director: Quentin Tarantino.
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. (HD)
THE HELP (Friday 2 January, RTÉ One, 9.30pm)
(2011, Drama) Emma Stone, Viola Davis. Director: Tate Taylor.
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African-American maids’ point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.