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

Playing out like a heist movie, the film has a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Inspired by the non-fiction book of the same name by Andreas Malm, the film follows a group of young people from different walks of life who gather together at a remote cabin in West Texas for a secret mission.

United by their desire to protect the environment, their goal is to detonate homemade explosives along a section of a recently constructed oil pipeline nearby as a form of climate activism.

Playing out like a heist movie, the story follows the young environmentalists as they carry out their plot, while flashing back in time to show how each of them became involved in the dangerous plan.

How to Blow Up a Pipeline features a cast of young stars. This includes co-writer Ariela Barer (The Last of Us), along with Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant), Jake Weary (The Waterfront), Jayme Lawson (The Batman), Kristine Froseth (The Buccaneers), Lukas Gage (Smile 2), Marcus Scribner (Black-ish) and Sasha Lane (American Honey).

Ingeniously structured and often almost unbearably tense - particularly the Sorcerer-esque scenes of the lead character constructing their own explosives - the film works extraordinarily well as a thriller.

That said, it's also a movie about important societal issues. It questions whether such extreme actions to combat climate change are justified, and whether the activists who commit them should be labelled terrorists.

Holding a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score, How to Blow Up a Pipeline is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 11.05pm.

It will also be available to watch on Channel 4's website from Thursday, 25 September.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

The Contractor - Film4 - 9pm

Chris Pine headlines this action thriller about a former soldier who lands a contract with a private military, only for things to go south during his first mission with them.

Primal - Legend - 9pm

Nicolas Cage plays a big-game hunter trapped on a ship with a notorious assassin (Kevin Durand) and a whole host of killer animals in this 2019 thriller that apparently isn't as fun as it sounds.

Unlocked - Legend Xtra - 9pm

In this 2017 action thriller, a CIA agent (Noomi Rapace, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) reeling from a failed mission is unexpectedly called back into action when it’s discovered that a terrorist attack is imminent.

Hypnotic - RTÉ2 - 9.50pm

This mind-bending thriller from director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City) and star Ben Affleck (Gone Girl) starts strong but winds up being overly convoluted.

Marked for Death - Legend - 10.55pm

The 1990 action flick starring Steven Seagal.

Armored - Legend Xtra - 11pm

A heist action thriller movie with Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne and Matt Dillon.

Retribution - Sky Showcase - 11pm

Liam Neeson stars in this action movie that sounds like a mix of Phone Booth and Speed.

Road House - BBC One - 11.10pm

The recent Jake Gyllenhaal-led remake of the '80s cult classic action flick.

Significant Other - Channel 4 - 2.15am

Starring Jake Lacy (The White Lotus) and Maika Monroe (Longlegs), this cool and underseen sci-fi thriller sees a couple's backpacking trip in the woods take a dark turn.

Turn your home into a cinema with this projector 

Do you love movies? Have you ever dreamt of turning your home into your own cinema?

If so, then you may be interested in a home theatre projector we spotted on sale on Amazon with “impressive quality”.

The 4K projector has the likes of YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video built-in, so you can access thousands of films and shows without an additional TV stick, and you can also connect it to Bluetooth on your phone and laptop.

It’s currently priced at €53.52 in a limited-time deal on the Amazon website.

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it.