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

Having won two Oscars, some might say it's one of the best Westerns ever.

Set two years before the US Civil War, the film stars Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx (Ray) as a slave named Django who finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds). This is on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers.

Having completed this task successfully, Schultz frees Django, and the pair begin hunting the South's most-wanted criminals together.

"Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candie (Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant), where Django's long-lost wife (Kerry Washington, Scandal) is still a slave," the plot synopsis reads.

Very loosely inspired by Django, the 1966 classic spaghetti Western, Django Unchained's ensemble cast also includes Don Johnson, Franco Nero, Jonah Hill, Samuel L. Jackson and Walton Goggins.

It is no surprise the movie was adored by audiences, thanks to its stylish direction, incredible dialogue, great soundtrack and shocking moments of violence - all hallmarks of Tarantino's work.

Holding an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film even won two Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for Waltz and Best Original Screenplay for Tarantino.

Django Unchained is on TV tonight on Film4 at 9pm. It is also currently available to stream on Netflix and Prime Video.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Magnum Force - ITV4 - 9pm

The solid second entry in Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry action thriller franchise.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage - E4 - 9pm

Tom Hardy's second outing as Eddie Brock, aka Venom.

12 Rounds - Legend - 9pm

It's John Cena vs. Aidan Gillen in this watchable action thriller that is basically a Die Hard 3 knock-off.

The Lone Ranger - TG4 - 9.05pm

Another Western, except this time from the '50s and based on the hit TV series The Lone Ranger.

Knives Out - RTÉ One - 9.35pm

Daniel Craig’s first outing as gentleman sleuth Benoit Blanc.

Operation Mincemeat - RTÉ2 - 9.35pm

The well-liked WWII drama based on true events focuses on two British intelligence officers (Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen) who come up with a plan to use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.

American Pie - E4 - 10.35pm

The raunchy teen sex comedy that launched a franchise.

Heist - Legend - 11.10pm

Dave Bautista and Robert De Niro are among the cast of this watchable action thriller about a casino heist carried out by an employee (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who needs to pay for his sick daughter’s treatment.