One of the best action movies of the decade is on TV tonight

Directed by one of the action film kings, it's essentially a cross between Heat and Speed.

Directed by action legend Michael Bay (Bad Boys, The Rock), the story follows Will (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man), a former U.S. Marine and Afghanistan veteran living in Los Angeles, who is in desperate need of thousands of dollars.

This is to pay for surgery for his sick wife, Amy (Moses Ingram, A House of Dynamite).

As such, he goes to his adoptive brother and longtime criminal, Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal, Road House), to ask for a loan. The sibling, however, winds up recruiting Will into participating in a massive bank heist.

The resulting robbery winds up going sideways, though, and the brothers get caught in a shootout with police.

To flee from the scene, the pair hijack an ambulance, taking a young EMT paramedic (Eiza González, 3 Body Problem) and an injured cop (Jackson White, Tell Me Lies) hostage.

The majority of the movie is the resulting car chase, with Danny and Will trying desperately to evade the LAPD (fronted by Garret Dillahunt, No Country for Old Men) and the FBI (led by Keir O'Donnell, The Dry) on their tail.

Essentially a cross between Heat and Speed, Ambulance was released in Irish cinemas back in 2022 to quite positive reviews.

Ranking as Michael Bay's best-reviewed narrative film on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie earned praise for its high-concept premise, its near non-stop action, its charismatic performances and its wicked sense of humour.

Ambulance is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 9pm. It is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.

Ambulance Trailer

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

The Beekeeper - Sky Max - 9pm

*Jason Statham voice*: "I'm a beekeeper. I protect the hive."

Diamonds Are Forever - ITV4 - 9pm

One of Sean Connery's final Bonds, which boasts a legendary title song.

Vertical Limit - Legend - 9pm

Starring Chris O'Donnell, this 2000 survival thriller follows a rescue attempt on K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, after a team of climbers becomes trapped in a crevasse.

Flight of the Intruder - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe and Brad Johnson headline this ’90s war film from legendary cult filmmaker John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Conan the Barbarian).

The Business - Legend Xtra - 11.15pm

Danny Dyer re-teamed with the director of The Football Factory for this 2005 crime flick set in the Costa del Sol in Spain.

The Enforcer - Legend - 11.25pm

A 2022 action thriller starring Antonio Banderas as a mob enforcer who turns against the criminal organisation he works for.

Boss Level - Film4 - 11.45pm

This fun sci-fi action flick stars Frank Grillo (Copshop) as a former special forces agent who is trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder.

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