A star-studded Western war movie is airing on TV tonight

The film is also currently available to stream.

From director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Founder), the film is set in the 1830s and tells the story of the real-life Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.

The plot synopsis reads: "Gen. Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid, The Day After Tomorrow) organises a rebel army to liberate Texas from the brutal rule of Mexican dictator General Santa Anna (Emilio Echevarría, Amores perros).

"Though vastly outnumbered, Gen. Houston's volunteer army includes such folkloric figures as Jim Bowie (Jason Patric, The Lost Boys) and Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton, Landman).

"As Santa Anna's forces advance on San Antonio, the legendary general and his men prepare for a final heroic standoff at a battle-worn mission called the Alamo."

Also featuring in its cast Emily Deschanel (Bones), Jordi Mollà (Blow), Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) and W. Earl Brown (Deadwood), The Alamo was a commercial and critical flop, with some reviewers dubbing it "slow" and "talky".

That said, it had its admirers, including legendary critic Roger Ebert, who raved about the movie:

"Here is a movie that captures the loneliness and dread of men waiting for two weeks for what they expect to be certain death, and it somehow succeeds in taking those pop-culture brand names like Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie and giving them human form."

Perhaps a film more for history buffs, The Alamo is airing tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm.

The Western war movie is also available to stream on Disney+.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Transporter 2 - Film4 - 9pm

Jason Statham transports again.

Out of the Furnace - Legend Xtra - 9pm

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

Jaws - ITV4 - 10pm

Steven Spielberg's shark movie masterpiece.

xXx / xXx: The Next Level - Film4 - 10.45pm / 1.15am

A double bill of the action spy franchise, the first entry starring Vin Diesel and the second starring Ice Cube.

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