Martin Scorsese’s first gangster movie is on TV tonight

Holding a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, the crime drama was the breakthrough film for a trio who would become cinematic legends.

Set in the Little Italy neighbourhood of New York City, the film centres around Charlie (Harvey Keitel), a young man torn between his devout Catholicism and his illicit Mafia work.

Amidst this, his more reckless friend Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro) gets in over his head with a vicious loan shark.

Serving as the breakthrough movie for future legends De Niro, Keitel and Scorsese, the gangster flick's stylish direction, its incredible sense of place, and its powerful performances have cemented it as an all-time classic.

Holding a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, Mean Streets is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 11.55pm. It's also available to rent on Apple TV, Curzon, Rakuten TV, and the Sky Store.

Watch the trailer for Mean Streets below:

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

The Fabelmans - Film4 - 9pm

Steven Spielberg's great semi-autobiographical drama about a young aspiring filmmaker (Gabriel LaBelle).

With the legendary director's new sci-fi Disclosure Day in cinemas tomorrow, what better time to watch this?

The Client - Legend - 9pm

A '90s adaptation of a John Grisham legal thriller novel starring Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Quest - 9pm

Robots in disguise... again.

Funny Cow - Sky Comedy - 9pm

In this acclaimed comedy-drama, a comedian (Maxine Peake) uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine and tries to rise through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.

White Men Can't Jump - Comedy Central - 10pm

Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson star in this sports comedy.

Red Heat - Legend Xtra - 11pm

In this solid ’80s action flick, a Russian cop (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is forced to team up with an American detective (Jim Belushi) to take down a dangerous criminal.

Kiss of Death - Legend - 11.30pm

David Caruso faces off against a jacked Nicolas Cage in this underrated '90s crime thriller.