A great war action thriller movie is 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 (Thunderbolts*), Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Mathilde Ollivier (1899), John Magaro (September 5), 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, intense set pieces, and pulpy story.

Overlord is airing on TV tonight at 11.45pm on Film4. The movie is also streaming on Channel 4's website.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid / All the President's Men - BBC Four - 8pm / 10.25pm

A double bill honouring the late and great Robert Redford.

A Few Good Men - Film4 - 9pm

"You can't handle the truth!"

The Enforcer - ITV4 - 9pm

The third entry in Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry action thriller franchise.

The Bad Education Movie - Comedy Central - 9pm

The big screen spin-off of the hit Jack Whitehall comedy.

The Shape of Water - More4 - 10pm

An Oscar Best Picture winner, this gorgeous romantic fantasy film centres on a lonely janitor (Sally Hawkins) working at a top-secret US research facility in the ’60s who falls in love with an amphibious creature (Doug Jones) being held in captivity.

Criminal - Legend - 10.55pm

A forgotten 2016 sci-fi action flick with an oddly stacked cast, including Kevin Costner, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Ryan Reynolds and Tommy Lee Jones.

Assault on Precinct 13 - Legend Xtra - 11pm

Halloween and The Thing director John Carpenter’s breakthrough movie, Assault on Precinct 13 remains one of the tensest, tightest thrillers of all time.

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