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8th October 2025
10:20am BST

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 8 October) is Young Guns, the 1988 star-studded Western action film.
Set in 1878 in Lincoln County, the story kicks off when John Tunstall (the late and great Terence Stamp), a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as "regulators" to protect his ranch against the ruthless Santa Fe Ring.
"When Tunstall is killed in an ambush, the Regulators, led by the wild-tempered Bill the Kid (Emilio Estevez), declare war on the Ring," the plot synopsis reads.
"As their vendetta turns into a bloody rampage, they are branded outlaws, becoming the objects of the largest manhunt in Western history."
Based loosely on true events, Young Guns was a huge hit upon release. This is partly due to its cast, which is packed full of '80s stars.
This includes Casey Siemaszko, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Palance, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Terry O'Quinn, as well as a Tom Cruise cameo.
In fact, Young Guns was such a success that it quickly earned a sequel titled Young Guns II, which came out two years later.
The original is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm.
It is also available to rent on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.
One More Shot - Sky Max - 8pm
The action thriller sequel with Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White and Tom Berenger.
Stillwater - Film4 - 9pm
Matt Damon stars in this 2021 crime drama as Bill, an oil-rig worker from Oklahoma whose daughter (Abigail Breslin) is in prison in Marseille, France for a murder she claims she did not commit.
As such, Bill builds a new life for himself in France and makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.
Unstoppable - ITV4 - 9pm
This brilliant action thriller from legendary filmmaker Tony Scott (Top Gun, True Romance) sees Chris Pine and Denzel Washington try to stop a runaway train.
Music and Lyrics - RTÉ2 - 9pm
Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant star in this lovely rom-com in which Grant plays a former '80s pop star.
The Box - Legend Xtra - 9pm
The underrated sci-fi thriller from writer-director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) in which Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple in the '70s whose life changes when a stranger shows up at their door with a dark offer.
The Transporter Refueled - Virgin Media Two - 9pm
The one without Jason Statham.
The Sorcerers - Legend Xtra - 11.15pm
A cult '60s British horror with Boris Karloff.
Death Race - ITV4 - 11.35pm
The very fun dystopian action thriller starring we recommended before.
Not Okay - Film4 - 11.45pm
In this satirical comedy-drama, Zoey Deutch plays a young woman who desperately wants to be famous and beloved on the Internet.
To achieve this, she starts lying to boost her social media clout.
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