The film has earned comparisons to Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 22 October) is Bullet Train, the very fun Brad Pitt-led action comedy movie from 2022.

The F1 star in the film plays Ladybug, a notoriously unlucky assassin who is determined to complete his latest assignment in Japan peacefully after one too many of his jobs have gone sideways.

“Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe – all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives – on the world’s fastest train,” the plot synopsis reads.

Veteran stunt performer and coordinator turned director David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, last year’s The Fall Guy) helmed Bullet Train, which makes sense given the movie’s impressive action set-pieces.

And though Leitch’s film earned many comparisons from critics upon release to the crime comedies of Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino, we’d argue that what sets it apart is its unique train setting and Pitt’s endearingly sweet performance.

Plus, it has a great supporting cast, including Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Andrew Koji, Bad Bunny, Brian Tyree Henry, Hiroyuki Sanada, Joey King, Karen Fukuhara, Logan Lerman, Michael Shannon, Sandra Bullock and Zazie Beetz, as well as some other noteworthy cameos which we won’t spoil.

Bullet Train is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 9pm. It will also be available to stream on Channel 4 after it airs.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Rambo III – ITV4 – 10pm

Vietnam veteran John Rambo turns down a request from his old colonel to join a mission in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan.

Hitmen – Legend – 10.25pm

Michael Fassbender and Liam Cunningham are among the leads of this solid historical action flick directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers) about the Romans in Britain.

First Kill – Legend Xtra – 1am

Action thriller, starring Bruce Willis, Hayden Christensen and Ty Shelton.

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair – Film4 – 11.25pm

When a teen gets drawn into an online role-playing game, the lines between truth and fiction start to blur. 

How I Spent My Summer Vacation – Legend -9pm

Crime thriller, starring Mel Gibson and Kevin Hernandez.

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