An underrated Cillian Murphy thriller is among the movies on TV tonight

The last day of the 'Movies on TV' month is upon us.

Act accordingly. Here's the best of what's available on the box this evening, Tuesday 31 August.

Alien: Covenant – Film 4 – 9pm

In which Michael Fassbender's dangerously curious android threatens to rival the titular xenomorph as the enduring franchise's true evil.

Venom – RTÉ 2 – 9pm

Tom Hardy comes into contact with a strangely charismatic and unpredictable alien life-form that begins to take over his own. I've made it sound like a scary horror film there but in truth this is mostly Tom Hardy putting in an absolutely wild performance as one of the most famous antagonists in the Spider-Man rogues' gallery. Note: Spidey does not appear.

Red Eye – TCM – 9pm

In our pick for tonight, the late Wes Craven applies his tense directorial touch to a really rather satisfying thriller that sees Cillian Murphy quickly drop his nice-guy routine in order to blackmail Rachel McAdams into a murderous conspiracy, all while aboard a difficult flight. If you're still not sold, it's only 85 minutes long.

Gran Torino – ITV4 – 10pm

Clint Eastwood does grizzled Clint Eastwood things.

National Lampoon's Vacation – TCM – 10.50pm

Chevy Chase takes the family on holiday. Humorous chaos ensues.

Nerve – Film 4 – 11.20pm

One of those 'hip and cool' neon-drenched fast-paced modern sexy thriller vehicles where good-looking people (Dave Franco and Emma Roberts, in this case) go on a wild adventure. This one is all about social media being vapid and ugly, but you knew that already, right?

The Big Short – TCM – 12.55am

Late enough, admittedly, but Adam McKay's star-studded (Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carrell, Brad Pitt and a host of celebrity cameos) reading of the 2007/08 financial crash feels more depressingly relevant than ever.

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – Film 4 – 1.10am

Definitely the kind of film you want to be still up watching after 1am.