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A Western movie with a starry cast is on TV tonight

Published 14:06 2 Oct 2025 BST

Updated 14:10 2 Oct 2025 BST

Stephen Porzio
A Western movie with a starry cast is on TV tonight

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The star-studded Western is also currently streaming on Netflix.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 2 October) is The Kid, the star-studded 2019 Western directed by Vincent D'Onofrio (Daredevil).

Set in the 19th century in the Old West, the film follows a young boy named Rio (Jake Schur) and his teenage sister, Sara (Leila George, Disclaimer), who go on the run across the American Southwest to escape from their violent uncle (an unrecognisable Chris Pratt, Jurassic World).

"Along the way, Rio encounters the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid (Dane DeHaan, American Primeval) and the legendary lawman Pat Garrett (Ethan Hawke, Training Day)," the plot synopsis adds.

"He soon finds himself caught in the crossfire as Billy and Garrett square off in a deadly game of cat and mouse."

The Kid also co-stars D'Onofrio, as well as his Full Metal Jacket castmate Adam Baldwin.

The movie did not get a cinema release in Ireland and the UK and earned mixed reviews from critics.

That said, some praised the film for its performances, cinematography, and its new take on the Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett story.

The Kid is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 11.30pm. The Western is also currently streaming on Netflix.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

The Sound of Music -  BBC Four - 7pm

"The hills are alive... with the sound of music." 🎵

See How They Run - Film4 - 9pm

This witty comedy mystery sees Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan investigating a murder in the ’50s London theatre scene.

Big Trouble in Little China - Comedy Central - 9pm

The cult action comedy from director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) about a hard-boiled truck driver (Kurt Russell), who gets caught up in a conflict within San Francisco's Chinatown.

Police Academy - ITV4 - 9pm

The 1984 cop comedy that launched a franchise.

Knives Out - Film4 - 10.55pm

In this hit murder mystery, gentleman sleuth Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) investigates the death of a wealthy and dysfunctional family's patriarch (Christopher Plummer).

Till - BBC Two - 11pm

This acclaimed 2022 drama is based on the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler), an educator and activist who relentlessly pursued justice for her 14-year-old son Emmett (Jalyn Hall) after his murder in Mississippi in 1955.

Viceroy's House - BBC Four - 11pm

Gillian Anderson and Hugh Bonneville lead the cast of this British-Indian historical drama.

Death Race - ITV4 - 11.35pm

In this solid action flick, Jason Statham plays a falsely accused, convicted prisoner in a dystopian future who is forced to compete in a killer racing contest.

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