It has a brilliant cast.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 2 November) is 21 Bridges, the 2019 action crime thriller starring the late and great Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther).
In the film, the actor plays Detective Andre Davis – a policeman on the hunt for two young cop killers in New York (Stephan James and Taylor Kitsch).
However, after shutting down the 21 river crossings of Manhattan in an effort to prevent the criminals from escaping, Davis begins to suspect that there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Between Boseman’s commanding lead turn, an excellent supporting cast (including J.K. Simmons, Keith David and Sienna Miller) and Northern Irish director Brian Kirk’s stylishly mounted action set-pieces, 21 Bridges makes for an engaging, pacy 100-minute movie.
Produced by the Russo Brothers (Avengers: Endgame), 21 Bridges is airing on TV tonight on BBC One (except Scotland) at 11.45pm.
It is also available to stream on Netflix and Prime Video.
Here are the other movies on TV tonight:
Predator – Film4 – 9pm
“Get to the choppa!”
The Other Guys – Comedy Central – 9pm
The hilarious comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell as two cops mismatched as partners.
Street Kings – Legend – 9pm
Keanu Reeves stars in this gritty cop thriller.
Half Past Dead – Legend Xtra – 9pm
A Steven Seagal action vehicle with a measly 3% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Chronicles of Riddick – ITV4 – 11pm
Vin Diesel returns as anti-hero Richard B. Riddick in this overstuffed sequel to sci-fi action horror Pitch Black.
The Godfather Part II – Film4 – 11.10pm
Probably the best sequel ever.
Infinite – Channel 4 – 11.40pm
This 2021 sci-fi action flick starring Mark Wahlberg has a low 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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