Hailing from the writer of Basic Instinct, the film has an 81% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 24 October) is Jagged Edge, the 1985 neo-noir legal thriller movie starring Glenn Close and Jeff Bridges.
The film centres around lawyer Teddy Barnes (Close) who reluctantly takes up the case of publisher Jack Forrester (Bridges), who is accused of murdering his wife for her money.
“As the trial develops, she is kept guessing right to the very last minute as to whether Jack is an innocent man or a cunning, manipulative murderer,” the plot synopsis reads.
Coming from the same writer as later cult classics Basic Instinct and Showgirls, Jagged Edge’s dark twisty story and great performances led to it scoring an Oscar nomination in the supporting actor category for Robert Loggia, as well as an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The legal thriller is airing on TV tonight/this morning at 12.55am on the channel Legend. It is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play and the Sky Store.
Here are the other movies airing on TV this evening:
All About Eve – BBC Four – 8.55pm
The legendary 1950 drama about a Broadway mega-star (Bette Davis) and the young fan (Anne Baxter) she takes under her wing.
Groundhog Day – Comedy Central – 9pm
Bill Murray lives the same day over and over again in this classic comedy.
Honest Thief – Film4 – 9pm
Liam Neeson is… an honest thief.
Entrapment – Legend – 9pm
The caper flick with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sean Connery and a whole bunch of lasers.
Red Sonja – Legend Xtra – 9pm
The 1985 sort-of spin-off to Conan the Barbarian starring Brigitte Nielsen.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness – Sky Arts – 11pm
Christopher Lee reprises his role as Count Dracula in this very good ’60s Hammer Horror flick.
Bohemian Rhapsody – Film4 – 11.05pm
Rami Malek won an Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury in this biopic.
All is True – BBC Two – 11.05pm
Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this historical drama about William Shakespeare.
Smokey and the Bandit III – Legend – 11.10pm
The third, critically-panned entry in the action comedy franchise.
C’mon C’mon – Channel 4 – 12.25am
This beautiful and emotional black-and-white drama stars Joaquin Phoenix as a radio journalist who must look after his precocious young nephew (Woody Norman).
