A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

The classic film has a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Released in 1985, the film sees Eastwood play an enigmatic man named Preacher. He arrives in a town where a property owner named Coy LaHood (Richard Dysart) has started using a band of hooligans to terrorise a group of small-town gold miners into giving up their territory.

"Preacher fends off the attacks and then goes directly to LaHood to negotiate," the plot synopsis adds.

"When the miners, led by Hull Barret (Michael Moriarty), refuse the terms, LaHood sends in Marshall Stockburn (John Russell) to take down Preacher and the others."

Also featuring in its cast the likes of Billy Drago (The Untouchables) and Chris Penn (Reservoir Dogs), Pale Rider holds an impressive 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

In particular, critics singled out Eastwood's stylish direction and his mysterious, almost mythic lead character for praise.

The movie was also a box office smash and went on to become the highest-grossing Western of the 1980s.

Pale Rider is airing on TV tonight on ITV4 at 9pm. The film is also available to rent on Apple TV and Amazon.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Die Hard with a Vengeance - Virgin Media Two - 9pm

This excellent third entry in the Die Hard franchise sees burnt-out cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) team up with a shopkeeper named Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) to take down a mysterious terrorist (Jeremy Irons) threatening New York.

Copshop - Film4 - 9pm

A wily con artist (Frank Grillo) on the run from a lethal assassin (Gerard Butler) devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station in this highly entertaining action flick from director Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Smokin' Aces).

Halloween / The Others - BBC Four - 9pm / 10.25pm

A double bill of horror classics ahead of Halloween tomorrow.

Gold - Legend - 9pm

Matthew McConaughey stars in this decent 2016 movie as a prospector who hunts for gold in Indonesia.

Bushwick - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Dave Bautista and Brittany Snow star in this underrated action flick in which New York City is invaded by a mysterious and heavily armed militia.

The House of the Devil - Legend Xtra - 10.55pm

This supremely creepy 80s-set horror about a college student (Jocelin Donahue) hired as a babysitter at an isolated house was the breakthrough film for writer-director Ti West, who helmed the recent acclaimed slashers X and Pearl.

Alita: Battle Angel - Film4 - 11.10pm

This cult sci-fi action flick takes place in the 26th century and follows a deactivated female cyborg (Rosa Salazar) who is revived.

Given the name Alita by the scientist (Christoph Waltz) who discovered her, she struggles to remember her past and embarks on a quest to find out who she is.

Empire State - Legend - 11.20pm

An average crime drama following two childhood friends (Liam Hemsworth and Michael Angarano) who rob an armoured car repository and the NYPD officer (Dwayne Johnson) who stands in their way.

Corpus Christi - Film4 - 1.30pm

An incredible Polish crime drama about a young man (Bartosz Bielenia) serving a prison sentence for second-degree murder who dreams of becoming a priest upon release.

Prevented from applying to the seminary because of his criminal background, he starts posing as a priest for a small town parish.

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