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, 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 with 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 and is also streaming on Prime Video.

As well as this, the movie should be available to watch on Channel 4's website after it airs.

Here are the other films airing on TV tonight:

Happy Gilmore - Comedy Central - 9pm

Adam Sandler's classic sports comedy that is getting a Netflix sequel this summer.

Red Rock West - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Nicolas Cage’s best-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes is this ’90s crime flick in which he plays a drifter who becomes entangled in a murder plot in a small US rural town.

Momentum - Legend - 9pm

Olga Kurylenko and Morgan Freeman headline this 2015 action thriller.

Stargate - Sky Showcase - 10pm

This '90s sci-fi that launched a franchise sees a professor (James Spader) team up with a retired army colonel (Kurt Russell) to unlock the code of an interstellar gateway to an ancient Egypt-like world. 

Jagged Edge - Legend - 10.55pm

A lawyer (Glenn Close) gets in over her head when she reluctantly takes up the case of a publisher (Jeff Bridges) accused of murdering his wife for her money in this terrific legal thriller.

Paul - Film4 - 11.10pm

Nick Frost and Simon Pegg star in this sci-fi comedy as two comic book lovers going on a road trip across the USA who come across an alien (voiced by Seth Rogen).

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