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18th April 2025
04:11pm BST

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 18 April) is Bullet Train, the very fun Brad Pitt-led action comedy movie from 2022.
Pitt in the film plays Ladybug, a notoriously unlucky assassin who is determined to complete his latest assignment in Japan peacefully after one too many of his jobs have gone sideways.
"Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe - all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives - on the world's fastest train," the plot synopsis reads.
Bullet Train was helmed by veteran stunt performer and coordinator turned director David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, last year's The Fall Guy), which makes sense given the movie's impressive action set-pieces.
And though Leitch's film earned many comparisons from critics upon release to the crime comedies of Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino, we'd argue that what sets it apart is its unique train setting and Pitt's endearingly sweet performance.
Plus, it has a great supporting cast, including Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Andrew Koji, Bad Bunny, Brian Tyree Henry, Hiroyuki Sanada, Joey King, Karen Fukuhara, Logan Lerman, Michael Shannon, Sandra Bullock and Zazie Beetz, as well as some other noteworthy cameos which we won't spoil.
Bullet Train is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 9pm. It should also be available to stream on Channel 4 after it airs.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Channel 4 - 9pm
Harrison Ford's divisive fourth outing as Indiana Jones.
47 Meters Down - Sky Sci-Fi - 9pm
In this survival horror, two sisters (Claire Holt and Mandy Moore) on vacation become trapped in a cage at the bottom of the ocean as great white sharks circle nearby.
Drop Zone - Legend - 9pm
Wesley Snipes stars in this ’90s action thriller as a U.S. Marshal who, in order to break up a drug smuggling gang, must take to the skies.
Ulzana's Raid - Legend Xtra - 9pm
Burt Lancaster headlines this ’70s revisionist Western from director Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen).
Air - RTÉ One - 9.35pm
Ben Affleck directs and stars, opposite Matt Damon, in this very entertaining true-life underdog story about how Nike managed to land Michael Jordan as a client for their new shoe line, effectively turning the entire industry on its head.
Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans and Viola Davis are also part of the great cast.
The Way of the Dragon - Sky Max - 9.40pm
Bruce Lee's beloved martial arts action comedy.
The Last Right - RTÉ2 - 9.40pm
The Haunting of Hill House’s Michiel Huisman stars in this Irish comedy-drama as a man who travels from his home in New York to Clonakilty in Cork for his mother’s funeral, before getting swept up in an adventure.
One More Train to Rob - TG4 - 9.45pm
A '70s Western starring George Peppard.
The King's Speech - BBC Two - 10pm
This 2010 historical drama starring Colin Firth won four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor.
Fall - BBC One - 11pm
In this 2022 survival thriller, two best friends and adrenaline seekers decide to take on the 2,000-foot climb up an abandoned TV tower.
But when they reach the top, the rusted ladder they used to climb it falls away, and they’re left with no apparent way back down.
Death Wish - Legend - 11.05pm
A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks.
Charles Bronson stars in this 1974 action-drama, which became a touchstone for the sub-genre of revenge films.
While She Was Out - Legend Xtra - 11.05pm
Oscar-winner Kim Basinger (LA Confidential) stars in this thriller as a suburban housewife forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs.
Men - Film4 - 11.35pm
In this very disturbing horror from writer-director Alex Garland (Annihilation, Warfare), Irish actress Jessie Buckley plays a widowed woman who travels on holiday to a countryside village but becomes tormented by several men (all of whom are played by Rory Kinnear).
Married Life - RTÉ One - 11.40pm
A period drama set in the ’40s and revolving around the topic of infidelity starring Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams.
Glorious 39 - BBC Two - 11.50pm
Atonement's Romola Garai stars in this thriller about a mystery surrounding a British family on the eve of World War II.
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