A terrific action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

Holding an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film is 'based on an unbelievable true story'.

In the process of carrying out this work, however, he ends up becoming a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in Colombia.

A hit with both audiences and critics upon release, the movie features its A-list leading man at his most charismatic.

This is on top of boasting stylish direction from Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) and several very memorable action comedy sequences.

Holding an impressive 85% Rotten Tomatoes score, American Made is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm.

It's also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies on TV today:

Red Sun - Legend - 1pm

A star-studded cult Western we've written about here.

Theater Camp - Film4 - 9pm

This hilarious mockumentary comedy follows two lifelong best friends and drama instructors (Ben Platt and Molly Gordon) at a theatre-focused summer camp in upstate New York.

The camp faces a crisis when its beloved director (Amy Sedaris) falls into a coma and her tech-bro son (Jimmy Tatro), who knows absolutely nothing about theatre, takes over.

Paul - Comedy Central - 9pm

Nick Frost and Simon Pegg star in this sci-fi comedy as two comic book lovers going on a road trip across the USA who come across an alien (voiced by Seth Rogen).

xXx - Film4 - 10.50pm

Vin Diesel plays Xander Cage, a thrill-seeking extreme sports enthusiast turned spy, in this action flick that launched a trilogy.

The Inglorious Bastards - Legend Xtra - 11pm

The ’70s war flick that inspired the similarly titled Quentin Tarantino masterpiece Inglourious Basterds.