A great war action thriller movie is on TV tonight

Produced by J.J. Abrams, the film holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Set towards the end of World War II, it centres around a group of American paratroopers who drop behind enemy lines to penetrate the walls of a fortified church and destroy a radio transmitter.

"As the soldiers approach their target, they soon begin to realise that there's more going on in the Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation," the plot synopsis reads.

"Making their way to an underground lab, the outnumbered men stumble upon a sinister experiment that forces them into a vicious battle..."

With a screenplay by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass) and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) and a cast that includes Jovan Adepo (Babylon), Wyatt Russell (Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Mathilde Ollivier (1899), John Magaro (Past Lives), Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), Iain De Caestecker (Agents of Shield) and Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things), Overlord boasts a ton of talent both onscreen and off.

Holding an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie earned particular praise for its mix of genres, its intense set-pieces and its pulpy story.

Overlord is airing on TV tonight/tomorrow morning at 12.05am on Film4. It is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Inglourious Basterds - Film4 - 9pm

Quentin Tarantino writes and directs this other WWII movie with a twist.

Casino Royale - ITV4 - 9pm

Daniel Craig's terrific first outing as James Bond.

Need for Speed - Sky Max - 9pm

This movie adaptation of the popular racing video game is no Fast and Furious.

The Longest Yard - Comedy Central - 9pm

Adam Sandler stars in this remake of the beloved ’70s sports comedy of the same name.

Eagle's Wing - Legend Xtra - 9pm

A '70s Western with Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston and Harvey Keitel.

The Fog - Legend Xtra - 11pm

The John Carpenter-directed classic we previously called “one of the spookiest films of all time”.

Suite Francaise - BBC Two - 11.05pm (11.35pm on BBC NI)

Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson and Margot Robbie are among the cast of this 2015 drama about the romance between a French villager and a German soldier during World War II.

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