Full Film4 listings for Thursday 29 October 2026, with times in London local time.

Film4’s best films are in the afternoon, not at nine

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Robin and Marian at 16:40 is the film to catch: Richard Lester’s 1976 picture with Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris, Nicol Williamson and Denholm Elliott. It runs 130 minutes, and a cast like that is worth clearing the teatime for. It is the pick, at four stars, and it’s on this channel twice in the window.

Arabesque at 12:55 is the other one that earns its place. Stanley Donen’s 1966 spy comedy has Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren, with Alan Badel and Kieron Moore in support, and 125 minutes is a comfortable lunchtime length. Between them, the two make the afternoon the strongest stretch of the day, with The Mark of Zorro (a 1974 television film, 95 minutes, with Frank Langella) between them at 15:05 as the lighter stop.

Primetime is more modern and less memorable. The Contractor, from 2022, stars Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, JD Pardo and Kiefer Sutherland, and runs 125 minutes from 21:00. It’s an action film that has been on twice in the window, so it’s a safe, serviceable choice rather than a destination, and it’s against Gogglebox and The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked. Three stars.

If you want to stay up, The First Omen follows at 23:05, a 2024 horror from Arkasha Stevenson with Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson and Charles Dance, at 140 minutes. Three stars.

Rat Race at 18:50 is the big-cast comedy for the early evening, Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese and Whoopi Goldberg among them, and The Frighteners (Michael J. Fox, 1996) turns up at 01:15 for insomniacs.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: The Celebrity Traitors (from 8pm)
  • BBC Two: Live: UEFA Women’s Champions League Football (from 7.30pm)
  • ITV1: Long Lost Family
  • Channel 4: Titanic: Building the World’s… (from 8pm)
  • Channel 5: The Yorkshire Vet (from 8pm)
  • BBC Four: The Guns of Navarone (from 8pm)
  • ITV2: Big Brother
  • ITV3: Vera (from 8pm)
  • ITV4: Benidorm
  • E4: Gogglebox

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on Film4 tonight?

On Thursday 29 October 2026, Film4 shows The Contractor at 9pm.

Is there a film on Film4 tonight?

Yes: Rat Race (2001) at 6.50pm, The Contractor (2022) at 9pm and The First Omen (2024) at 11.05pm.

What’s on Film4 late tonight?

After 11pm, Film4 has The First Omen at 11.05pm.

What time does Film4’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with Rat Race at 6.50pm.