One of the biggest action movies of recent years is on TV tonight

The most recent installment of a beloved Denzel Washington franchise.

Based on the 1980s TV series of the same name, the two-time Oscar-winner has starred in three Equalizer films to date - starting with 2014's The Equalizer.

In the movies, he plays Robert McCall - a man trying to put his shadowy, violent past behind him and live in peace.

2023’s The Equalizer 3 sees McCall finally think he’s retired and enjoying the quiet life in a sleepy Italian town. Spoiler: he very much isn’t.

Local gangsters start terrorising the place and Denzel Washington’s human shutdown button does what he does best — calmly, efficiently, and violently removes the problem. Turns out retirement doesn’t suit him… or the criminals.

Washington stars alongside Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ammar, and Andrea Dodero.

I guess we'll continue watching this space, however, for now, The Equalizer 3 airs tonight on RTÉ One at 9.30pm.

Here are some other movies on TV tonight:

A Private War - TG4 - 9.30pm

War correspondent Marie Colvin is driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - ITV2 - 10.15pm

2008 Action fantasy sequel directed by Guillermo del Toro, starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones and Luke Goss.

Butterfly on a Wheel  - Legend - 1.35am

A couple expect a ransom demand when their daughter is kidnapped - but the mysterious criminal responsible is not interested in money. 

Coogan's Bluff - ITV4 - 9pm/10.05pm

An Arizona sheriff is sent to New York to bring an imprisoned murderer back to stand trial. 

Family Business - Legend Xtra - 10.55pm

1989 crime comedy, with Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick and Rosana DeSoto.