A brilliant, underseen crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

It's a must-watch for fans of Line of Duty.

The film sees a veteran, corrupt NYPD cop Captain Michael Brennan (Nick Nolte, Cape Fear) execute a small-time criminal before threatening witnesses to ensure silence.

"Young district attorney Aloysius Al Francis Reilly (Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People) takes on the case, and must risk everything to prosecute Brennan," the plot synopsis reads.

"The investigation hinges on the testimony of a drug boss (Armand Assante, Gotti), who is dating Reilly's ex-girlfriend."

Based on a novel by former New York State Supreme Court judge Edwin Torres, Q&A's brilliant performance and dark story of police corruption make it a must-watch for fans of the hit BBC crime thriller Line of Duty.

The movie is airing tonight on the TV channel Legend at 10.50pm. It is also available to rent on Apple TV.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Oblivion - Film4 - 9pm

In this solid, stylish post-apocalyptic action sci-fi, Tom Cruise plays a drone repairman stationed on a war-torn, unoccupied Earth who starts to suspect his life is a lie.

Beverly Hills Cop - ITV4 - 9pm

See No Evil, Hear No Evil - Comedy Central - 9pm

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor star in this cult comedy.

Appointment with Death - Sky Arts - 9pm

An '80s Agatha Christie adaptation with Peter Ustinov as gentleman detective Hercule Poirot.

London Has Fallen - Film4 - 11.25pm

The second in Gerard Butler's Has Fallen series of action movies,

Brother - Film4 - 1.20pm

An underrated crime thriller about a mature yakuza gangster (writer-director Takeshi Kitano) who has to flee to America, where he unites forces with his little brother and his gang in LA.

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