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One of the best legal thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight

Published 10:47 27 May 2026 BST

Updated 17:18 27 May 2026 BST

Stephen Porzio
One of the best legal thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight

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The film has an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 27 May) is Dark Waters, a 2019 legal thriller based on true events.

As the attorney dives deep into the case, he exposes a lengthy history of pollution, one that impacts not just the health of livestock but also that of people.

Thanks to the movie's urgent subject matter, its horror-tinged atmosphere conjured by director Todd Haynes (Carol, May December), and its hugely empathetic lead performances by Camp and Ruffalo, Dark Waters earned rave reviews and currently boasts a whopping 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.

JOE is also recommending the movie; however, because it deserves a much larger audience, having sadly only garnered less than $25 million at the box office upon its release.

Co-starring Anne Hathaway (Interstellar), Bill Pullman (The Boroughs), Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) and Victor Garber (Titanic), Dark Waters is airing on TV tonight on BBC Two at 11.30pm.

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

Watch the trailer for Dark Waters here:

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Rocketman - Sky One - 9pm

The wonderful Elton John biopic.

Die Another Day - ITV4 - 9pm

Pierce Brosnan's final outing as James Bond.

East is East - Film4 - 9pm

The beloved comedy-drama set in 1970s Britain, which follows a family led by a Pakistani father (Om Puri) and an English mother (Linda Bassett).

Contraband - Legend - 9pm

Mark Wahlberg headlines this solid crime thriller, playing a former smuggler and family man coerced back into the criminal life for one last job.

Fury - Film4 - 10.55pm

The hard-hitting, Brad Pitt-led, World War II-set drama.

Pandorum - Legend Xtra - 11.05pm

Ben Foster and Dennis Quaid headline this decent space-set sci-fi horror mystery, which we've recommended before.

Robin Hood - Legend - 11.20pm

After Rocketman, Taron Egerton stars again, this time as the folk hero and "Prince of Thieves".

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