One of the best action movies of the decade is on TV tonight

A remake of a 2005 action thriller, the film is airing as part of a great double bill tonight.

Directed by Michael Bay (Bad Boys, The Rock, Transformers), the film is a remake of the 2005 Danish action thriller of the same name.

The story follows Will (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man), a former U.S. Marine living in Los Angeles, who desperately needs thousands of dollars to pay for surgery for his sick wife, Amy (Moses Ingram, A House of Dynamite).

As such, he goes to his adoptive brother and career criminal, Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal, Prisoners), to ask for a loan. The sibling, however, winds up recruiting Will into taking part in a massive bank heist.

The resulting robbery winds up going sideways, and the brothers get caught in a shootout with police. To flee from the scene, the pair hijack an ambulance, holding a young EMT paramedic (Eiza González, 3 Body Problem) and an injured cop (Jackson White, Tell Me Lies) hostage.

Watch the trailer for Ambulance right here:

The majority of the movie is the resulting car chase, with Danny and Will trying desperately to evade the LAPD (fronted by Garret Dillahunt, No Country for Old Men) and the FBI (led by Keir O'Donnell, The Dry) on their tail.

A cross between Heat and Speed, Ambulance was released in Irish cinemas back in 2022 to surprisingly positive reviews.

Ranking as one of Michael Bay's best-reviewed narrative films on Rotten Tomatoes, we love the movie's high-concept premise, its non-stop action, its frenetic and stylish direction, its charismatic performances, and its underlying sense of humour.

Ambulance is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 11.15pm. It is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, Rakuten TV, the Sky Store and YouTube.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Speed - Film4 - 9pm

The aforementioned '90s action thriller that would make for a great double bill with Ambulance.

RoboCop - ITV4 - 9pm

Another classic action movie, this time about a cop in a near-future dystopia who's part man, part machine.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Sky One - 9pm

Yet another action classic, this time courtesy of director James Cameron and star Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Young Americans - Legend - 9pm

A Harvey Keitel/Viggo Mortensen '90s crime thriller that we've highlighted before.

Man of Tai Chi - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Keanu Reeves made his directorial debut with this 2013 martial arts flick, which he also stars in.

You're Cordially Invited - BBC One (except Wales) - 10.40pm

The 2005 Reese Witherspoon/Will Ferrell-led rom-com.

Donnie Brasco - Legend - 11.10pm

An FBI undercover agent (Johnny Depp) infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one.

Also starring Al Pacino, Donnie Brasco is a quintessential undercover crime dramas.