One of the scariest movies of the decade is on TV tonight

The film quickly got a sequel, with a second follow-up on the way.

Written and directed by Parker Finn, based on an earlier short he made, the film revolves around a doctor named Rose (a brilliant Sosie Bacon, Mare of Easttown) who witnesses a bizarre and traumatic incident involving one of her patients.

Not long after this, the doctor begins being stalked by a malevolent entity that makes it appear as if everyone around her is smiling unnaturally.

This is only the beginning of the horrors the evil force has in store for its victims.

Co-starring in the movie alongside Bacon are Jessie T. Usher (The Boys), Judy Reyes (Scrubs), Kal Penn (the Harold & Kumar films), Kyle Gallner (American Sniper), Rob Morgan (Don’t Look Up) and Robin Weigert (Deadwood).

A hit with both critics and audiences – we here at JOE called it “properly scary”, particularly in its “startling” final act – Smile was quickly greenlit for a sequel, which was released in 2024.

A third entry in the horror franchise was recently reported as being in the works.

The original Smile is airing on TV tonight/tomorrow on Film4 at 1.25am. It is also currently available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Ghost Rider / The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Film4 - 9pm / 11.15pm

A Nic Cage double bill.

Rocky III - ITV4 - 9pm

Rocky Balboa fights Mr T. and Hulk Hogan in this hit boxing sequel.

Junior - Comedy Central - 9pm

The comedy in which Arnold Schwarzenegger is pregnant.

Shoot Out - Legend - 9pm

A '70s Western with Gregory Peck.

Gosford Park - BBC Four - 10.50pm

The Oscar-winning period murder mystery we recommended recently.

Unthinkable - Legend - 11pm

This underseen tense thriller from 2010 follows an FBI Agent (Carrie-Anne Moss) as she races to discover the location of three nuclear bombs, each programmed to detonate in a different US city.

The authorities quickly capture the man responsible (Frost/Nixon) for the placement of the bombs, who announced the murderous plot in a video. When he won't divulge their location, a mysterious Black Ops interrogator (Samuel L. Jackson) is brought in to assist in the questioning.