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An absolutely breakneck thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

Published 18:42 1 Jan 2026 GMT

Updated 18:42 1 Jan 2026 GMT

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An absolutely breakneck thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

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The sadly underseen gem has an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 1 January) is Last Passenger, an extremely tense 2013 British thriller.

The film tells the story of a group of passengers, including a doctor (played by Dougray Scott, Mission: Impossible 2) and his son, on a night train from London.

What should have been a peaceful journey becomes a battle for survival as the passengers gradually realise that the vehicle's driver has a dark plan for everyone onboard.

Released to rave reviews but a sadly limited cinema release, Last Passenger's great cast full of recognisable British thespians, its taut and tight screenplay and its impressive special effects make it well worth a watch.

Holding an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is airing tonight/tomorrow morning on the channel Legend at 1.30am so we'd advise recording the film.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

The Day The Earth Stood Still - 6.55pm - Film4

The 2008 classic. A rep from an alien race comes to Earth to see if humanity can prevent the environmental damage that they've inflicted on their own planet.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One - 9pm - Film4

The seventh film of the Mission: Impossible series.

Basic Instinct - 11pm - Legend

The 1992 hot and steamy (and terrifying) classic.

Lone Rider - 2am - Great Action

A soldier returns home from the Civil War to find that his father's home is in debt to the town's ruthless leader.

Late Night with the Devil - 2.05am - Film4

A late-night talk show goes horrifically wrong and unleashes evil into the living rooms of those who are watching.

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