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One of the best Western movies ever is on TV tonight

Published 17:50 22 May 2026 BST

Updated 17:50 22 May 2026 BST

Stephen Porzio
One of the best Western movies ever is on TV tonight

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The hit Western is based on a true story.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 22 May) is Tombstone, the legendary 1993 Western starring Kurt Russell (Bone Tomahawk) and Val Kilmer (Top Gun).

The film sees Wyatt Earp (Russell) and his brothers, Morgan and Virgil (Bill Paxton and Sam Elliott), leave their gunslinger ways behind them to settle down and start a business in the town of Tombstone, Arizona.

"While they aren't looking to find trouble, trouble soon finds them when they become targets of the ruthless Cowboy gang (led by Michael Biehn and Powers Boothe)," the plot synopsis adds.

"Now, together with Wyatt's best friend, Doc Holliday (Kilmer), the brothers pick up their guns once more to restore order to a lawless land."

Directed by George P. Cosmatos (Cobra, Rambo 2), the movie's action-packed, fun and pacy retelling of true events, as well as Kilmer's incredibly cool supporting performance, have cemented the film as one of the most beloved Westerns ever.

Tombstone is airing on TV tonight on TG4 at 9.20pm. It is also available to stream on Disney+.

Watch the trailer for Tombstone here:

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Apocalypse Now: Final Cut - Film4 - 9pm

An extended cut of director Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War-set epic. It's a masterpiece we've recommended many times before.

Sweet Home Alabama - Virgin Media One - 9pm

The Reese Witherspoon-led rom-com.

In Time - Legend - 9pm

The underrated sci-fi with Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy and Justin Timberlake that we recommended just last week.

Gods of Egypt - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Gerard Butler and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau star in this critically panned fantasy epic.

West Side Story - RTÉ One - 9.35pm

Steven Spielberg's wonderful 2021 musical remake starring Rachel Zegler.

Fatal Attraction - RTÉ2 - 9.35pm

The fantastic stalker '80s stalker thriller with Glenn Close and Michael Douglas.

White House Down - Channel 4 - 10pm

A fun action thriller in which Channing Tatum's policeman must protect the US President (Jamie Foxx) when the White House is taken over by terrorists.

And Now for Something Completely Different - BBC Two - 11pm

The 1970s British sketch comedy film, which was based on the TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Alien Nation - Legend - 11.20pm

This cult '80s sci-fi flick is set in a world where humans and a recently landed alien race co-exist in Los Angeles.

The film follows the relationship between a veteran police investigator (James Caan) and the first alien detective (Mandy Patinkin) as they attempt to solve a homicide.

The Hitman's Apprentice - Legend Xtra - 11.35pm

Jack O'Connell and Tim Roth star in this middling British thriller about a teenage slacker who ends up going on the road with an ageing hitman.

Ballywalter - RTÉ One - 12.25am

Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty made his dramatic feature film debut in this well-liked Irish comedy-drama.

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