A star-studded underrated sci-fi movie is on TV tonight

Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman stars in the 2013 film.

The movie stars Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick), Andrea Riseborough (Mandy), Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace), and Morgan Freeman (The Dark Knight Trilogy) in a post-apocalyptic tale set decades after Earth has been devastated by war with an alien force.

Cruise plays Jack Harper, one of the last drone repairmen stationed on Earth, who begins to question everything he knows after rescuing a mysterious woman from a crashed spacecraft.

The cast also features Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), and Zoë Bell (Death Proof), rounding out a strong ensemble that brings emotional depth and intensity to the film’s high-concept premise.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy, Top Gun: Maverick), Oblivion showcases a blend of striking visuals, atmospheric world-building, and a moody tone.

Upon its release, the film was met with positive reviews, earning praise for its visuals, ambition, and Cruise for his performance.

Oblivion is on E4 tonight at 11.50pm.

Here are the movies airing on TV tonight:

The Day After Tomorrow – RTÉ2 – 9pm

A climatologist warns global warming will soon result in destructive freak weather, or even another ice age.

Con Air – Virgin Media Two – 12am

Director Simon West's blockbusting action thriller, starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames and Colm Meaney.

The Addams Family – Film4 – 9pm

Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning historical thriller about a New York lawyer (Tom Hanks) who is sent to East Germany during the Cold War to arrange a high-stakes prisoner exchange between the US and the USSR.

The Addams Family – ITV2 – 5.55pm

Creepy couple Morticia and Gomez find their unconventional life threatened by a man claiming to be a long-lost relative.

Reasonable Doubt – Legend – 01.10am

Crime thriller, starring Dominic Cooper and Samuel L Jackson.