One of the best Western movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

The film is a cult classic, even if it's definitely not for the squeamish.

The film stars Kurt Russell (The Madison), Matthew Fox (Lost), Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) and Richard Jenkins (DTF St Louis) as men of the Old West who embark on a quest to rescue a group of their townsfolk who were abducted by a cannibalistic clan.

Also part of the movie's great cast are David Arquette (Scream), Evan Jonigkeit (The Empty Man), Fred Melamed (A Serious Man), Lili Simmons (Banshee), Michael Paré (Streets of Fire), Sean Young (Blade Runner), Sid Haig (The Devil's Rejects) and Zahn McClarnon (Dark Winds).

Bone Tomahawk was the directorial debut of author S. Craig Zahler, who would go on to make the acclaimed cult thrillers Brawl in Cell Block 99 and Dragged Across Concrete.

Carrying over into cinema his novelistic skill for character and detail, his debut film begins as an exciting and often funny men-on-a-mission Western, before making a sharp turn in the final act into absolutely nerve-shredding horror.

Upon release, the movie received rave reviews from critics, as evidenced by its 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. That said, the Western's latter section is definitely not for the squeamish.

Bone Tomahawk is airing on TV tonight/this morning on Film4 at 12.30am. It is also available to rent on the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Jules - Film4 - 9pm

Ben Kingsley headlines this indie sci-fi comedy as a 78-year-old widower living on his own, who discovers a blue humanoid alien in his back garden.

Octopussy - ITV4 - 9pm

Roger Moore's sixth outing as James Bond.

Survivor - Legend - 9pm

Another James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, stars opposite Milla Jovovich in this action thriller about a Foreign Service Officer in London who is framed for a fatal bombing.

The Sentinel - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Another action thriller about someone framed for an attack, except this time it's a US Secret Service agent played by Michael Douglas.

Sexy Beast - Film4 - 10.45pm

This legendary 2000 crime thriller centres around a British ex-criminal (Ray Winstone) who has blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise.

His idyll, however, is shattered by the arrival of a terrifying old acquaintance (Ben Kingsley), who is dead set on persuading him to take on one last big job.

3 Days to Kill - Legend - 11pm

Kevin Costner stars in this action thriller as a dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Hailee Steinfeld).

He is offered an experimental drug that could save his life, but only in exchange for one last assignment.

Runner Runner - Legend Xtra - 11.10pm

A Princeton grad student (Justin Timberlake) gets taken under the wing of a Costa Rica-based online gambling tycoon (Ben Affleck) with a dark secret in this mid, if also watchable, thriller.