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22nd November 2025
06:27pm GMT

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 22 November) is Vengeance, the brilliant 2022 comedy mystery thriller from writer-director B.J. Novak (Ryan in The US Office).
Novak stars in the movie as well, playing a New York journalist and podcaster named Ben who travels to Texas to attend the funeral of Abby, a woman with whom he had a casual romantic fling.
While there, Abby's brother, Ty (Boyd Holbrook, A Complete Unknown), tells Ben that he suspects his sister - who everyone believes died of a drug overdose - was murdered.
Though Ben is doubtful, he agrees to help Ty find out the truth of what happened - with the journalist thinking the quest would make for an interesting podcast about grief and denial.
As the pair investigate, Ben starts to suspect Ty's suspicions may be correct.
Novak's feature directorial debut, Vengeance also stars Ashton Kutcher (The Butterfly Effect), Issa Rae (Barbie) and J. Smith Cameron (Succession).
Garnering an 82% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is definitely worth seeking out for its ingenious premise, its sharp comedy and its deeper themes about division in America and the morality of making true crime shows.
Vengeance is airing on TV tonight on Channel 4 at 1.15am. It should also be available to stream on Channel 4's website after it airs.

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