By James Whittington, 23rd October 2025
It's thrills, kills and spills all the way on LEGEND this November with sixteen channel premieres, including Sam Raimi's comic-book Western THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio, Walter Hill's buddy action comedy RED HEAT, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Belushi, Roland Emmerich's epic historical drama THE PATRIOT, starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger, Robert Harmon's cult classic THE HITCHER, starring Rutger Hauer, and Barbet Schroeder's outstanding crime thriller KISS OF DEATH, starring David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson and Nicolas Cage. Samuel L. Jackson also stars in disturbing psychological thriller, UNTHINKABLE.
Other favourite LEGEND action heroes showcased this month are Jean Claude Van-Damme in action thriller MAXIMUM RISK, Bruce Willis in crime thriller REPRISAL, Jason Stratham in Brit serial killer thriller BLITZ and John Travolta in SPEED KILLS, loosely based on the duplicitous life of fearless racer Donald Aronow.
Then there's science fiction thriller remake TOTAL RECALL (2012), starring Colin Farrell, martial arts sports drama WARRIOR starring Tom Hardy, British crime comedy DEAD MAN RUNNING, starring Danny Dyer, action comedy drama METRO, starring Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx stars in two films - LAW ABIDING CITIZEN and ROBIN HOOD (2018).
Plus, CHARLIE'S ANGELS continues its popular run with the premiere of Season Three, weeknights at 6pm.
Let's start on the 1st with Gerard Butler in LAW ABIDING CITIZEN. Clyde Shelton (Butler) decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer, but also Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), a Philadelphia prosecutor, and others involved in the deal. Then on the following evening a legend comes to life in ROBIN HOOD. Lord Robin (Taron Egerton) returns home from battle to find his land seized by a corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham. Determined to get justice, Robin becomes Robin Hood and teams up with a warrior named Yahya, who becomes Little John (Jamie Foxx). Together they fund a rebel uprising and lead the people of Nottingham in a rebellion against the crown. Tight, breathtaking tension on the 7th where the UNTHINKABLE is happening. Somewhere in the United States three nuclear bombs are about to detonate and only one man knows where they are. With the terrorist (Michael Sheen) already captured, FBI agent Brody (Carrie-Anne Moss) and ruthless former black-ops interrogator H (Samuel L. Jackson) start a race against time to get the information they need. With the clock ticking, Brody and H have to decide how far they will go to save millions of lives.
JVCD returns to LEGEND on the 8th in one of his most acclaimed movies, MAXIMUM RISK. Retired French soldier Alain Moreau (Van Damme) never knew he had a twin brother until he found him lying dead on the streets of his European hometown. To find out who his brother was, Alain steps into his deceased brother's world, only to find himself running from the same fate that claimed his twin. Co-stars Natasha Henstridge. Another 90s classic is on the 9th, crime thriller KISS OF DEATH. Con man Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) gets involved in serious trouble when a bank heist he's involved in goes wrong. District attorney (Stanley Tucci) offers him a chance to avoid going back to prison. The deal? He must go undercover and help nail murderous crime lord Little Junior Brown (Nicolas Cage). But Little Junior won't go down without a fight. More crime thrills on the 13th REPRISAL. Jacob (Frank Grillo), a bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a co-worker, teams up with his ex-cop neighbour James (Bruce Willis) to bring down the assailant. Tension rises when the thief kidnaps Jacob's wife and daughter, initiating an explosive counterattack that brings all three men to the breaking point.
Much missed actor Rutger Hauer will be on LEGEND on the 14th in his most famous role, THE HITCHER. Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Hewell) is driving a car interstate when, against his better judgment, he picks up a hitchhiker (Rutger Hauer). It’s just the beginning of a terrifying ordeal for Halsey as the hitcher, a deranged serial killer, relentlessly pursues him in a deadly series of car chases and brutal murders. Prepare yourself on the 15th for wall-to-wall action in BLITZ. Detective Sergeant Tom Brant (Jason Statham) is assigned to track down a dangerous serial killer that has been picking off police officers. With his partner, Porter Nash (Paddy Considine), Brant must use his reputation as a killer cop to track down the cop killer. Sam Raimi's acclaimed western THE QUICK AND THE DEAD rides onto LEGEND on the 16th. Ellen (Sharon Stone) arrives in the lawless town of Redemption looking for John Herod (Gene Hackman), the fastest gun around. Herod has entered the annual quick-draw contest in order to thin the ranks of his opponents. The prize to the winner is $123,000, but Ellen is concerned far less about the money than her revenge. Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio co-star.
John Travolta learns that SPEED KILLS on the 20th where a speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff (Travolta) leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords. It is based on Arthur J. Harris's book of the same name about the life of Donald Aronow, fictionalised as "Ben Aronoff". Co-stars Matthew Modine and Tom Sizemore. Jim Belushi and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up on the 21st in the 80s classic RED HEAT. Drug trafficker Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross) kills the partner of Captain Ivan Danko (Schwarzenegger), then flees to the US where he sets up a new drug trafficking operation. During a police raid he kills the partner of Sergeant Art Ridzik (Belushi). They both now have personal reasons to put the Soviet gangster out of circulation. A Schwarzenegger classic gets on upgrade on the 22nd, TOTAL RECALL (2012). Set in the late 21st century, Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) has disturbing recurring dreams about being a secret agent. Unable to shake the memories, he goes to a company that provides clients with artificial memories. When the memory implant goes horribly wrong, Quaid begins to suspect that he was, indeed, a secret agent. Tommy Riordan (Tom Hardy), is an ex-marine with a tragic past on the 23rd in WARRIOR who returns home and enlists his father (Nick Nolte), a former wrestling coach, to train him for "Sparta", a high-profile MMA tournament. But when Tommy's underdog brother fights his way into the tournament, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart.
Crime thrills on the 27th in DEAD MAN RUNNING where ex-Con Nick (Tamar Hassan) has a problem. One of the most vicious loan sharks in the city is cashing in on all his debts, and unfortunately, Nick is on his list. Given 24 hours to raise $100,000, Nick and his partner Bing (Danny Dyer) try and raise the cash before time runs out. Co-stars Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Brenda Blethyn. Wise-cracking, crime-cracking thrills on the 28th in METRO. Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) is a fast-talking, wisecracking, on the edge hostage negotiator whose offbeat-but-winning style has made him San Francisco's top mediator. But when he comes face-to-face with a psychotic killer who's playing a lethal game of cat and mouse, he's finally met his match. We end on the 30th with historical drama in THE PATRIOT. It is South Carolina, and the spirit of 1776 fills the air throughout the thirteen American colonies. Rebellion is brewing, taxation from the British crown is taking a toll on the American colonists, and a conflict with England is inevitable. Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), a veteran of the French and Indian War, has renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, as his sons Gabriel (Heath Ledger) and Thomas (Gregory Smith) become young men, they get swept up in the American Revolutionary War movement to oust the Redcoats by force.
Related show tags: THE HITCHER, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, RED HEAT, THE PATRIOT, UNTHINKABLE, MAXIMUM RISK, REPRISAL, BLITZ, SPEED KILLS, TOTAL RECALL, WARRIOR, DEAD MAN RUNNING, METRO, LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, ROBIN HOOD MORE FEATURES September contains channel premiers from Travolta, Lundgren and JCVD! Posted on 26th August 2026
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