A great recent Irish thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

Featuring one of the stars of Derry Girls, the film is from the same director as Bad Day for the Cut.

The film takes place in Six Mile Hill, a sleepy Irish town that claims to have been visited by Bram Stoker, where construction on a new road disrupts the alleged grave of Abhartach, a legendary Irish vampire said to have inspired Dracula.

"Deadly and sinister forces then terrorise the work crew led by Francie Moffat (Nigel O'Neill, Bad Day for the Cut) and his son Eugene (Jack Rowan, Peaky Blinders), [the latter] a free-spirited young man who prefers pints to pickaxes," the plot synopsis adds.

"They're forced to fight to survive the night while exposing the true horror that resides in the town's local myth."

From director Chris Baugh (Bad Day for the Cut), the cast of Boys from County Hell also includes John Lynch (The Fall), Fra Fee (Rebel Moon), Lalor Roddy (That They May Face the Rising Sun) and Louise Harland (Derry Girls).

Thanks to its clever spin on vampire lore, its likeable characters and its surprisingly emotional story, the Irish flick earned very positive reviews upon release.

Holding an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie is airing on TV tonight on BBC One at 10.40pm. It is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Skyscraper - ITV4 - 8pm

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson stars in this action thriller as a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now works as a private security consultant.

He faces off against terrorists while on assignment at a massive skyscraper in Hong Kong.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Film4 - 9pm

The very funny action comedy in which Nicolas Cage plays a fictionalised version of himself, who accepts a $1 million offer to appear at the birthday party of a superfan (an incredible Pedro Pascal) in Mallorca.

While there, however, he is approached by the CIA, who claim that there’s more to this superfan than meets the eye.

About Time - Comedy Central - 9pm

This wonderful romantic comedy-drama from the director of Love Actually revolves around a young man (played by a charming Domhnall Gleeson) who discovers he has the ability to time-travel.

Hitman - Legend - 9pm

Recent JOE.ie interviewee Timothy Olyphant stars in this action flick based on the popular video game franchise of the same name.

Steeet Kings - Legend Xtra - 9pm

David Ayer (End of Watch, Fury) directs a script from crime writer James Ellroy about an undercover cop (Keanu Reeves) implicated in the murder of a fellow officer who struggles to clear his name.

To Walk Invisible - BBC Four - 10pm

A 2016 TV movie about the legendary Brontë literary family from writer-director Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley).

Van Helsing - ITV4 - 10.05pm

Famed monster hunter Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula, who is using Dr Frankenstein’s research and a werewolf for nefarious purposes.

While not well-received upon its release in 2004, Van Helsing has gone on to be a cult favourite in some quarters.

Finky - TG4 - 10.30pm

In this 2019 Irish-language fantasy drama, a young musician and puppeteer seeks to escape his past by leaving Ireland for Glasgow and joining an avant-garde circus.

Memory - Film4 - 11.10pm

Liam Neeson stars in this 2022 action thriller as a hitman with early dementia who becomes a target for a dangerous criminal organisation. Guy Pearce and Monica Bellucci are also among the cast.

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