A star-studded, underseen crime thriller movie is on TV tonight

The film comes from an Oscar-winning director.

Directed by Oscar-winner Oliver Stone (JFK, Platoon), it sees another Oscar winner Sean Penn play Bobby Cooper, a drifter in debt to a violent gangster whose car breaks down in the small desert town of Superior, Arizona.

While there, he meets a young woman (Jennifer Lopez) and her much older spouse (Nick Nolte), each of whom approach Bobby to kill the other for money.

Also featuring amongst its cast a young Claire Danes and Joaquin Phoenix, along with Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Voight, U Turn was not a box office hit upon release and received mixed reviews from critics.

We'd argue, however, that the movie's great cast, sweaty atmospshere, dark comedy elements and twisty plot make it well worth seeking out.

Airing tonight/tomorrow morning on the channel Legend at 12.55am, U Turn is also available to rent on Rakuten TV.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Kiss the Future - RTÉ One - 12.45am

Documentary about the underground art and music scene that thrived during the siege of Sarajevo.

Moneyball - TG4 - 9.30pm

Fact-based sports drama, starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The Goonies - ITV1- 10.45pm

Seven youngsters discover an old map and set out on the adventure of a lifetime to save their homes from a land developer by finding a legendary pirate's hidden treasure.

Born to Raise Hell - Legend Xtra - 10.55pm

An Interpol agent investigating a gang of Russian gun smugglers gets caught up in a shoot-out that leaves his partner dead.

The Hunger Games - BBC One - 10.40pm

Sci-fi adventure based on Suzanne Collins' novel, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson and Elizabeth Banks