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Published 15:26 22 Jan 2025 GMT
Updated 16:49 12 Aug 2025 BST

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 22 January) is The Innocents, the 2021 thriller from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Eskil Vogt (co-writer of The Worst Person in the World).
A Norwegian film, the story revolves around four children who become friends during the summer holidays and discover, out of the sight of adults, that they have hidden powers.
"While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen," the plot synopsis reads.
Released in UK and Irish cinemas in 2022, The Innocents earned rave reviews upon release.
In particular, critics praised its impressive child actors, its dark atmosphere and its blend of supernatural horror and coming-of-age drama.
The Innocents is airing on TV tonight/tomorrow morning on Channel 4 at 1.50am.
Given its late airing time, we'd suggest recording it or watching the thriller later on Channel 4's website.
Never Grow Old - Film4 - 9pm
From Irish writer-director Ivan Kavanagh (The Canal), this solid Western stars Emile Hirsch as an Irish undertaker living on the American frontier who profits when a vicious outlaw (played by a scary John Cusack) takes over his town.
Thunderball - ITV4 - 9pm
The fourth James Bond film.
Heist - Legend - 9pm
This decent 2015 action flick revolves around two men (Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Dave Bautista) who try to rob the casino of a gangster (Robert De Niro).
When the job goes awry, however, the pair hijack a city bus in an effort to escape from the police.
Hamburger Hill - Legend - 10.55pm
An ’80s Vietnam war drama with Don Cheadle and Dylan McDermott.
The Fog - Legend - 11pm
The John Carpenter classic we previously called “one of the spookiest films of all time”.
Taken - Film4 - 11.05pm
The action thriller in which Liam Neeson plays a man with a very particular set of skills...
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