The best sequel ever made is among the movies on TV tonight

It won six Oscars after its release.

Our pick of the bunch is unquestionably the best sequel ever made - The Godfather Part II.

The 1974 epic crime drama starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall has been hailed by some as a more complete movie than its predecessor and, whether you agree or not, it's safe to say they are both masterpieces.

Part II follows multiple timelines, continuing on the story of Michael Corleone, as well as flashing back to the early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City.

While initial reviews of Francis Ford Coppola's sequel were extremely divisive, the consensus quickly moved in a much more positive direction and the film has since been included on multiple outlets' 'Best Movies of All Time' lists.

The Godfather Part II was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and became the first sequel to win Best Picture.

Its six Oscar wins also included Best Director for Coppola, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro and Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo.

So if you're in the mood to watch perhaps Pacino's finest work on screen and probably the best sequel ever made, The Godfather Part II is airing on Film Four at 9 pm.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight

Hampstead - Film Four - 6.55pm
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson star in this drama based on the life of Harry Hallowes who successfully claimed ownership of a half-acre plot of Hampstead Heath.

Black Book - Film Four - 1.05pm
2006 thriller from Paul Verhoeven set in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II and following a Jewish singer who infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.

Free Guy - RTÉ2 - 9.35pm
Ryan Reynolds stars as a bank teller who discovers that he is a non-playable character in a massively multiplayer online game in this 2021 action comedy.

Queen & Slim - BCC Two - 11.30pm
Critically acclaimed 2019 drama which tells the story of a young couple (Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith) who go on the run after killing a police officer.

Chariots of Fire - BBC Four - 10.35pm
Historical sports drama from 1981 following two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew.

Rocky IV - ITV4 - 10pm
You will be hard-pressed to find a night that there is not a Rocky film among the movies on TV, and tonight is no different.

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