Guy Ritchie’s war movie with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes on TV tonight

The film has an 82% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 98% audience score.

Set in 2018, during the war in Afghanistan, the story follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal, Ambulance) and his Afghan interpreter, Ahmed (Dar Salim, The Gentlemen).

After an ambush by the Taliban, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life.

"When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first," the plot synopsis adds.

Alongside Gyllenhaal and Salim, the cast of The Covenant includes Alexander Ludwig (Bad Days for Life), Antony Starr (The Boys), Emily Beecham (Little Joe), James Nelson-Joyce (This City is Ours), and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting).

Acclaimed for its two lead performances, its "suspenseful" set-pieces, and its "moving" story, the movie earned rave reviews from audiences and critics alike, as evidenced by the film's high scores on Rotten Tomatoes.

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant is airing on TV tonight on RTÉ2 at 9pm. It's also streaming on the services Prime Video and Rakuten TV.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Riddick - Sky One - 9pm

Vin Diesel's titular mercenary and fugitive is betrayed and left abandoned on a harsh, desolate planet in this underrated sci-fi action flick that will be getting a sequel soon.

Money Train - Legend - 9pm

After White Men Can't Jump, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson reunited for this action comedy.

Conan the Barbarian - Legend Xtra - 9pm

The sword and sorcery remake with Jason Momoa.

The King's Man / Transporter 3 - Film4 - 9pm / 11.35pm

A double bill of two action franchises' third entries.

The Old Oak - BBC Four - 10.25pm

This acclaimed 2023 British drama is the final film of legendary director Ken Loach (Kes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley).

Striking Distance - Legend - 11.20pm

Bruce Willis is a boat cop in this solid '90s murder mystery.