One of the best Western movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, and won two.

An acting tour de force, Leonardo DiCaprio went through hell making this Western survival film, so we think the Oscar was deserved at this point.

Our very own Domhnall Gleeson also stars in the film as well as Tom Hardy and Will Poulter.

Set in the early 19th century, The Revenant follows Hugh Glass, a frontiersman exploring the harsh American wilderness.

After a violent bear attack, he must rely on instinct, endurance and the natural world to survive extreme weather, dangerous surroundings and constant threats.

The film focuses on survival and resilience with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and realism.

Additionally, director Alejandro G. Iñárritu won a Best Director Oscar for The Revenant, becoming the first person to win consecutive Academy Awards since 1950 for this and Birdman the year prior.

Well worth a watch.

You can watch The Revenant tonight on TG4 at 9.30pm.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Taken 2 – ITV1 – 11.45pm

Action thriller sequel, starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen.

Deathwatch – Legend – 1.20am

A platoon of British soldiers becomes lost in no-man's-land during the First World War, and strikes camp in an uncharted and seemingly deserted enemy trench. 

Knock at the Cabin – Film4 – 9pm

A girl and her parents are taken hostage while vacationing and are given an impossible choice to avert the impending apocalypse.

Apocalypse of Ice – Legend Xtra– 02.55am

Disaster epic, starring Tom Sizemore, Jake Holley and Torrey Richardson.