A great war action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

Produced by J.J. Abrams, the film holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Directed by Julius Avery (The Pope's Exorcist) and produced by J.J. Abrams (Cloverfield), the film is set towards the end of World War II.

Its story follows a group of American paratroopers who drop behind enemy lines to penetrate the walls of a fortified church and destroy a radio transmitter.

"As the soldiers approach their target, they soon begin to realise that there's more going on in the Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation," the plot synopsis adds.

"Making their way to an underground lab, the outnumbered men stumble upon a sinister experiment that forces them into a vicious battle..."

Overlord boasts a screenplay by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass) and Mark L. Smith (American Primeval).

Its ensemble cast also includes Jovan Adepo (Babylon), Wyatt Russell (Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Mathilde Ollivier (1899), John Magaro (Past Lives), Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), Iain De Caestecker (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Jacob Anderson (Interview with the Vampire) and Joseph Quinn (The Fantastic Four: First Steps).

Holding an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie earned particular praise upon release for its mix of genres, its intense set-pieces and its pulpy story.

Overlord is airing on TV tonight at 11.15pm on Film4. The film will also be available to stream on Channel 4's website from Saturday, 13 September.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Bad Boys for Life - E4 - 9pm

"Bad boys, bad boys / Whatcha gonna do?"

Free Guy - Film4 - 9pm

The hit 2021 action comedy about an ordinary guy (Ryan Reynolds) who discovers that he is a non-player character in a massively popular multiplayer online game.

Reign of Fire - Legend - 9pm

Christian Bale, Gerard Butler and Matthew McConaughey fight dragons in modern-day England in this underrated fantasy action flick that was actually filmed in Ireland.

Night Hunter - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Henry Cavill plays a detective hunting a serial killer in this action thriller that was poorly received by critics.

Bandera Bandits - TG4 - 9.05pm

Also known as Sunny and Jed, this '70s spaghetti Western comes from cult Italian director Sergio Corbucci, who also made the original Django.

The Nan Movie - RTÉ2 - 9.50pm

Comedian Catherine Tate revived her classic character of Joanie 'Nan' Taylor for this big-screen comedy that suffered from a tumultuous production and wound up scoring a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.

American Pie 2 - Channel 4 - 10.35pm

The second film in the raunchy comedy franchise.

Training Day - BBC One - 10.40pm

Denzel Washington picked up his second Oscar for this hit crime thriller, in which he plays a corrupt LA cop paired with a new partner (Ethan Hawke, also Oscar-nominated).

Out of the Furnace - Legend - 11pm

This underrated, star-studded crime thriller sees Christian Bale and Casey Affleck play brothers who have fallen on hard times and end up on the wrong side of a vicious crime lord (Woody Harrelson).

The Football Factory - Legend Xtra - 11pm

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

Tootsie - RTÉ One - 11.15pm

The hilarious Oscar-winning comedy stars Dustin Hoffman as a talented actor with a reputation for being professionally difficult, who disguises himself as a woman to land a role on a popular soap opera.