A legendary thriller sequel is one of the movies on TV tonight

The film is also streaming on Prime Video.

The 1978 follow-up was directed by Jeannot Szwarc (Supergirl). It sees Roy Scheider reprise his role as Police Chief Martin Brody, alongside returning castmates Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton.

"Years after the shark attacks that left Amity Island reeling, Police Chief Martin Brody (Scheider) finds new trouble lurking in the waters," the plot synopsis reads.

"Mayor Vaughn (Hamilton) wants to rid the beach town of the stain on its reputation. But the disappearance of a pair of divers suggests that all is not right.

"When Brody voices his warnings about holding a sailing competition, everyone thinks it's post-traumatic stress. That is, until a shark fin cuts through the water."

Though it was a massive hit at the box office upon release, Jaws 2 earned mixed reviews from critics - with many feeling it was an unnecessary sequel and that it lacked much of the craft of the original.

That said, it is widely considered the best of the three Jaws sequels and has become a bit of a cult favourite in the decades since.

For one, its tagline is legendary: "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." But also, some have compared the sequences of the shark stalking the teenage characters to the slasher genre that would become popular in the late '70s and '80s.

In fact, Jaws 2 was just the focus of an entire episode of the hit movie podcast The Rewatchables.

The sequel is airing on TV tonight on ITV4 at 11.10pm. It is also streaming on ITVX and Prime Video.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Men in Black - Comedy Central - 9pm

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones team up in this brilliant sci-fi action comedy about government agents who monitor and police extraterrestrials.

Moonfall - Film4 - 9pm

A hugely underrated, very fun sci-fi disaster movie from the director of The Day After Tomorrow that we've recommended before.

A Man Called Otto - Channel 4 - 9pm

Tom Hanks headlines this comedy drama about a grumpy widower who has his life turned upside down by the arrival of a new family next door.

Righteous Kill - Legend Xtra - 9pm

The great Al Pacino and Robert De Niro reunited onscreen for this 2008 crime thriller. Sadly, it wasn’t very good.

D.O.A. - Legend - 9pm

A 1988 neo-noir thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Charlotte Rampling.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - MTV - 10pm

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), a young computer hacker.

Directed by David Fincher (Seven, Zodiac), the US version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an incredible take on the 2005 bestselling novel, adapting it with the budget and stars of a Hollywood production without shying away from the source material’s darkness.

Blind Fury - Legend - 11pm

Rutger Hauer stars as a blind, sword-wielding Vietnam War veteran in this ’80s action comedy.

The Resident - Legend Xtra - 11pm

In this horror, a woman (two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank) comes to suspect she is being stalked after moving into a new Brooklyn loft.

The Mechanic - Channel 4 - 11.30pm

Jason Statham is a hitman who takes on an apprentice (Ben Foster) in this solid action flick.

The Innocents - Film4 - 11.35pm

A young woman (Deborah Kerr) takes up a post as governess at a secluded mansion but begins to suspect that there is more to the two young children she must care for than meets the eye.

The brilliant 1961 adaptation of Henry James' horror novella The Turn of the Screw.