A hard-hitting and tense action thriller movie is on TV tonight

The film has a whopping 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The film features the Scottish actor playing a commercial pilot named Brodie Torrance, who saves the passengers on his plane from a lightning strike by landing on a war-torn island.

It turns out this is only the beginning of Torrance and the passengers' problems, however, as most of the latter wind up being taken hostage by dangerous rebels.

"The only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter, Luke Cage), an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI on the plane," the plot synopsis reads.

"In order to rescue the passengers, Torrance will need Gaspare's help, and will learn there's more to Gaspare than meets the eye."

Directed by action veteran Jean-François Richet (Assault on Precinct 13, Blood Father), Plane's fast-paced and suspenseful story, its muscular action set-pieces, and its likeable lead turns from Butler and Colter should satisfy fans of the genre.

Holding a very good 79% critics score and 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Plane is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 9pm.

It will also be available to watch on Channel 4's website after it airs.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Rocky II - ITV4 - 8pm

Sylvester Stallone returns in this sequel to his Oscar Best Picture winning boxing drama, except this time he is on directing duties as well.

The Negotiator - Legend Xtra - 9pm

An expert hostage negotiator (Samuel L. Jackson) winds up taking hostages, leading to a stand-off, in this fun ’90s action thriller.

Flight of the Intruder - Legend - 9pm

Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe and Brad Johnson headline this ’90s war film from legendary cult filmmaker John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Conan the Barbarian).

The Trouble with Mr Doodle - Channel 4 - 10pm

A 2024 documentary about illustrator and artist Sam Cox aka Mr. Doodle and how a "childhood passion threatened to take over his life, his home and his mind".

London Has Fallen - ITV4 - 10.35pm

Gerard Butler stars again, this time reprising his role of US Secret Service agent Mike Banning from action thriller Olympus Has Fallen.

In this follow-up, Banning is in London for the British Prime Minister’s funeral and discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

The Enforcer - Legend Xtra - 11.40pm

A 2022 action thriller starring Antonio Banderas as a mob enforcer who turns against the criminal organisation he works for.

Stargate - Sky Sci-Fi - 10.50pm

This ’90s sci-fi that launched a franchise sees a professor (James Spader) team up with a retired army colonel (Kurt Russell) to unlock the code of an interstellar gateway to an ancient Egypt-like world.

Friends with Benefits - Film4 - 11.10pm

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are... friends with benefits.

Ghosts of War - Legend - 11.15pm

In this 2020 horror, five American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II encounter a supernatural enemy.