One of the best gangster movies of all time is on TV tonight

The film has one of the most iconic final scenes ever.

Set in the late 1970s, the story follows Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit), an English gangster attempting to become a legitimate property mogul. To accomplish this, he begins negotiations with the American mafia, hoping they will bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into a possible venue for a future Olympic Games.

Just as the Americans arrive in the city to discuss the deal, however, Shand's world is destabilised by a series of shock bomb attacks on his property, as well as the murders of several of his associates.

Convinced there is a traitor amidst his organisation, the gangster sets out to eliminate the rat in a typically ruthless fashion, all the while trying to secure the deal with the Americans.

Watch the trailer for The Long Good Friday right here:

Alongside Hoskins, The Long Good Friday stars future Oscar-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) as Shand's resourceful girlfriend Victoria. The film also features a very young Pierce Brosnan (James Bond) in a small but pivotal role.

Thanks to its brilliant performances, its gritty depiction of late ’70s London, and its unforgettable closing scene, The Long Good Friday is widely considered a classic entry in the gangster sub-genre.

In fact, the movie has been cited as an influence on the ongoing crime drama series MobLand, which also stars Brosnan and Mirren.

Holding a whopping 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, The Long Good Friday is airing on TV tonight on ITV4 at 9pm. It is also available to rent on the services Google Play and MovieMe.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

The Florida Project - Film4 - 9pm

This powerful 2017 slice-of-life drama focuses on the summertime adventures of a six-year-old girl who lives with her unemployed single mother in a budget motel in Florida near Walt Disney World.

The Equalizer - Sky One - 9pm

This highly watchable action flick starring Denzel Washington launched a trilogy.

The Ice Road - Legend - 9pm

In this action thriller, Liam Neeson plays an ice road driver who leads a daring rescue mission over a frozen ocean.

This is to save trapped miners after a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada.

Total Recall - Legend Xtra - 9pm

The decent Colin Farrell-led sci-fi remake.

Pearl - Film4 - 11.15pm

This great standalone prequel to the slasher X follows a young woman (Mia Goth) in the 1910s whose dreams of becoming a movie star clash with her home life and violent tendencies, leading to violent acts on her family's Texas farm.

Eye in the Sky - BBC One - 12.10am

Aaron Paul, Helen Mirren, and the late, great Alan Rickman headline this acclaimed 2015 war thriller centred around the use of a drone strike in a populated area.