The film was produced by J.J. Abrams and holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 28 January) is Overlord, the acclaimed 2018 action war thriller directed by Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist) and produced by J.J. Abrams (Cloverfield).

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, intense set pieces and pulpy story.

Overlord is on TV tonight at 10.50pm on Film4. It should also be available to stream on Channel 4’s website after it airs.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

The Transporter – Film4 – 9pm

Jason Statham is… the transporter.

Out of the Furnace – Legend – 9pm

This underrated, star-studded crime thriller sees Christian Bale and Casey Affleck play brothers who have fallen on hard times and wind up on the wrong side of a vicious crime lord (Woody Harrelson).

This is Spinal Tap – Comedy Central – 10pm

The legendary rock mockumentary comedy.

Rambo: First Blood Part II – ITV4 – 10pm

Sylvester Stallone reprises his role as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo in this action sequel co-written by James Cameron.

Crank 2: High Voltage – Legend – 11.15pm

Jason Statham stars again, this time in one of the craziest action movies ever.

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