An extremely tense thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

Holding a 7.0 IMDB score, it's a thought-provoking thriller that is not for the faint of heart.

The film follows FBI Agent Helen Brody (Carrie-Anne Moss, The Matrix) as she races to discover the location of three nuclear bombs, each programmed to detonate in a different US city.

The authorities quickly capture the man responsible (played by Michael Sheen, Frost/Nixon), who announced the murderous plot in a video.

When he won't divulge the location of the bombs, a mysterious Black Ops interrogator named 'H' (Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction) is brought in to assist Brody in her questioning.

It soon becomes clear that H's speciality is torture, which he has been permitted to carry out on the detainee in an effort to uncover the bombs' location.

As H's methods intensify, Brody begins to question the brutality as time ticks away.

Directed by Gregor Jordan (Buffalo Soldiers, Ned Kelly), Unthinkable's cast also includes Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Holmes Osbourne (Donnie Darko), Martin Donovan (Tenet) and Stephen Root (Get Out).

The thriller did not get a cinema release, perhaps on account of its dark subject matter and grim violence.

We'd argue that the movie is worth seeking out for its great acting, its compelling story and its complex exploration of an age-old question: Does the end justify the means?

Unthinkable is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 11.15pm.

The film is also currently streaming on Prime Video but is leaving the service on Wednesday morning (21 January).

Unthinkable Trailer

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Titanic - Film4 - 7.30pm

"I'm the king of the world."

Big Daddy - Comedy Central - 9pm

In this beloved Adam Sandler comedy, the actor plays a man who adopts a five-year-old to prove to his ex that he’s ready to grow up.

Final Score - Sky Max - 9pm

The Dave Bautista action flick that JOE once called “Die Hard at a football match”.

The Fighter - Legend - 9pm

The sports drama that earned Christian Bale his Oscar.

Drop Zone - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Wesley Snipes stars in this ’90s action thriller as a U.S. Marshal who, to break up a drug smuggling gang, must take to the skies.

The Secret of Me - Channel 4 - 10pm

An acclaimed 2025 documentary from the producer of Three Identical Strangers about another medical mystery.

They Live - Legend Xtra - 11pm

John Carpenter’s iconic 1985 sci-fi action horror stars wrestler Roddy Piper as a homeless drifter who discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to see the world as it truly is.

The Crying Game - Film4 - 11.30pm

Irish director Neil Jordan's legendary thriller about a member of the Provisional IRA (Stephen Rea) who develops a brief but meaningful connection with a British soldier (Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker), who is being held prisoner by the group.

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