The Sunset Limited is a 2011 American drama television film directed by Tommy Lee Jones, who also stars with Samuel L. Jackson.

The film aired on HBO on February 12, 2011, and received generally favorable reviews.

The website's consensus reads, "The Sunset Limited's ambition is undercut by arch dialogue and a claustrophobic setting, but Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson's dueling performances bring heft to this battle of wills.

[2] Verne Gay of Newsday praised the film and called it "grim, but a chance to see two magnificent actors at the peak of their powers.

"[3] Mike Scott of The Times-Picayune called the film "A thinking man's drama that rolls deep, heavy thoughts around and around, trying to puzzle out where the truth lies.