An underseen Robert De Niro thriller movie is on TV tonight

The '90s film was also recently added to Netflix.

The story follows Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes, Blade), a star baseball player, who becomes the unhealthy focus of Gil Renard (De Niro), a down-on-his-luck knife salesman.

"As Renard's personal life continues to crumble, he begins obsessively tracking Rayburn, leading to kidnapping and even murder," the plot synopsis adds.

Watch the trailer for The Fan right here:

Directed with flashy style by the great Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Top Gun, True Romance), The Fan also features amongst its cast Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another), Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love), Jack Black (School of Rock), and John Leguizamo (John Wick).

Though the film was a commercial and critical disappointment upon release, its talented cast and crew and its entertaining sports twist on classic stalker thrillers like Fatal Attraction, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, and Single White Female make it worth seeking out.

The Fan is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend Xtra at 9pm. The movie is also streaming on Netflix.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Cocaine Bear - Film4 - 9pm

A fun Ireland-shot creature flick about an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens who converge in a forest in Georgia, USA, where a 500-pound bear has discovered and ingested a large amount of cocaine and gone on a rampage.

Dreamgirls - Sky One - 9pm

The Oscar-winning musical starring Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Hudson.

Quartet - Sky Comedy - 9pm

This British comedy-drama with a cast of legends (including Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon) revolves around a retirement home for former professional musicians.

Death Race - Legend - 9pm

In this solid action flick, Jason Statham plays a falsely accused, convicted prisoner in a dystopian future who is forced to compete in a killer racing contest.

Spider-Man: Homecoming - BBC One - 10.40pm

Tom Holland's first solo outing as Spidey.

Misericordia - Film4 - 10.55pm

This 2024 French black comedy thriller has a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Riddick - Legend - 11.10pm

Vin Diesel's titular mercenary and fugitive is betrayed and left abandoned on a harsh, desolate planet in this underrated sci-fi action flick that will be getting a sequel soon.

On the Basis of Sex - BBC Two - 11.50pm

The very watchable Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic.