One of the best movies ever is airing on TV tonight

Even if you've never seen it, you've definitely heard some of the songs on its soundtrack.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Nichols (The Birdcage), the comedy-drama stars a young Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man) as Benjamin, a disillusioned college graduate back living with his parents.

As he tries to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking - 'What does he want to do with his life?' - an unexpected diversion crops up.

He is seduced by Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft, The Miracle Worker), a bored housewife and family friend.

"But what begins as a fun tryst turns complicated when Benjamin falls for the one woman Mrs Robinson demanded he stay away from, her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)," the plot synopsis adds.

A brilliantly sharp portrait of post-college anxieties, The Graduate also boasts an iconic Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack and one of the most famous final scenes of all time.

The movie was nominated for seven Oscars, with Nichols winning in the Best Director category, and it remains a classic that is still parodied and referenced in films and TV to this day.

The Graduate is airing on TV tonight on BBC Two at 11pm. The film is also currently available to stream on the service Mubi.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Die Hard - Film4 - 9pm

As we’re coming up to Christmas, it’s the perfect time to revisit Bruce Willis’ festive action flick.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout - E4 - 9pm

Tom Cruise headlines this action spy sequel that we previously called one of the best action movies of the 21st century.

Metro - Legend - 9pm

Eddie Murphy stars in this ’90s action comedy as a San Francisco cop who seeks revenge against a vicious jewel thief (Michael Wincott) who murdered his best friend.

Double Team - Legend Xtra - 9pm

The cult ’90s action flick starring Jean-Claude Van Damme alongside basketball player Dennis Rodman.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage - RTÉ2 - 9.05pm

Tom Hardy's second outing as journalist Eddie Brock, who becomes merged with a strange alien symbiote.

A Fistful of Dollars - TG4 - 9.30pm

Clint Eastwood is The Man with No Name in this legendary Western that kicked off the iconic Dollars trilogy, which culminated with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

The middle entry, For a Few Dollars More, is also on TV tonight on ITV4 at 9pm.

Blind Fury - Legend - 11.15pm

Rutger Hauer stars as a blind, sword-wielding Vietnam War veteran in this ’80s action comedy.

The Drop - Film4 - 11.40pm

James Gandolfini and Tom Hardy headline this brilliantly twisty crime thriller as cousins whose Brooklyn bar is occasionally used by the Chechen mafia as a temporary bank for illegal money.

You Were Never Really Here - Film4 - 1.50am

Another great crime thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix as a traumatised mercenary who stumbles into a conspiracy after being tasked with rescuing a teenage girl.

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