One of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

Holding a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film stars an Oscar winner.

In the film, the actor plays Sam Bell, an astronaut in the future whose solo three-year work shift at a mine on the moon is finally coming to an end.

As he looks forward to his reunion with his wife (Irish actress Dominique McElligott, The Boys) and young daughter, the astronaut makes a startling discovery while out on the lunar surface.

He finds what appears to be a younger version of himself, who is possibly a clone. Together, the two try to work out what is going on.

Directed by Duncan Jones (Source Code) in his feature debut, Moon was recently shouted out by JOE in our article about 2018 modern classic Annihilation as an example of another ambitious, intellectual sci-fi movie that wound up becoming a cult favourite.

In Moon's case, it is easy to see why it was so beloved. This is thanks to Rockwell's incredible central turn, the film's inventive premise and its stylish vision of the future, the latter somehow accomplished on a budget of only $5 million.

With a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score, Moon is on TV tonight on Film4 at 9pm. It will also be available to stream on Channel 4's website after it airs.

Here are the other films airing on TV tonight:

Rambo - Legend - 9pm

Sylvester Stallone’s fourth, very violent outing as action man, John Rambo.

Deepwater Horizon - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Mark Wahlberg stars in this well-reviewed biographical disaster film based on the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Our Ladies - RTÉ2 - 9pm

In this acclaimed 2019 comedy-drama, five Catholic school girls in the Scottish Highlands in the '90s board the bus to Edinburgh to compete in a choir competition.

However, they're more interested in drinking and partying than singing.

Taken - ITV4 - 10.05pm

Liam Neeson stars as a man with a particular set of skills.

Lucky Number Slevin - Legend - 10.50pm

The fun and absolutely star-studded 2006 crime thriller movie which was recently re-added to Prime Video.

Darkman - Film4 - 11pm

Before he made the Spider-Man trilogy with Tobey Maguire, director Sam Raimi helmed this great 1990 superhero flick.

It stars Liam Neeson as a scientist brutally disfigured in an attack who later develops superhuman abilities.

The Football Factory - Legend Xtra - 11.10pm

The cult British crime drama about a Chelsea football hooligan (Danny Dyer) and his mates.

Blacklight - Sky Showcase - 11.15pm

Another action thriller with Liam Neeson, though this one holds a 12% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, suggesting it might not be worth your time.

Villain - Legend - 1am

The director of Adolescence and Boiling Point, Philip Barantini, made his directorial debut with this tense and gritty 2020 crime thriller about a man (Craig Fairbrass) released from jail after serving a ten-year sentence.

Though determined to leave the crime life behind, he finds himself pressured to break the law to protect his now drug addict brother and their bar.

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