A tense and twisty heist thriller movie is on TV tonight

Fans of Den of Thieves, Heat and Widows will probably enjoy this.

The film follows a gang of criminals (Aaron Paul, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Norman Reedus) and corrupt cops (Anthony Mackie, Clifton Collins Jr.) in Atlanta. They are threatened by a Russian crime lord (Kate Winslet) into taking part in a dangerous heist.

As part of their efforts to complete the job successfully, the gang plan a Triple 9 scenario. This means that they will murder a cop named Chris (Casey Affleck) at a separate location to distract the police from their robbery.

Directed by John Hillcoat (Lawless, The Road), Triple 9 boasts a pleasantly twisty screenplay, along with enough grit and visceral action set-pieces to appeal to fans of other similar-in-tone heist films like Den of Thieves, Heat and Widows.

The movie also benefits from a stacked ensemble cast, including Gal Gadot, Michael K. Williams, Teresa Palmer and Woody Harrelson.

Triple 9 is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend Xtra at 9pm. The film is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Carlito's Way - Film4 - 9pm

The brilliant '90s crime drama with Al Pacino that we've recommended before.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - RTÉ2 - 9pm

Tom Cruise is back as ex-soldier turned crime-solving drifter Jack Reacher in this lacklustre action sequel.

Moonraker - ITV4 - 9pm

The fourth entry in the James Bond series to star Roger Moore as 007, Moonraker is notable for taking the iconic spy into space.

Hunter Killer - Legend - 9pm

Gerard Butler leads the cast of this 2018 submarine thriller.

Crank 2: High Voltage - Legend - 11.30pm

Jason Statham stars in one of the craziest action movies ever made.

He plays a hitman who has his heart removed and replaced with a machine that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

Kill Bill: Volume 2 - ITV4 - 11.35pm

The second part of Quentin Tarantino's incredible martial arts epic.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody - BBC One - 11.40pm

Naomi Ackie is pop star Whitney Houston in this 2022 biopic.

Ready or Not - Film4 - 11.55pm

With this horror thriller's sequel, titled Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (which we wrote about here), out in cinemas this week, what better time to check out the original?