Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A – Z
FOUR STAR FILMS
Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Sept 27 – Oct 3, 2020
Black Orpheus (1959) TCM Sun. 11 p.m.
A Clockwork Orange (1971) IFC Thur. 8:15 a.m.
The Dark Knight (2008) MTV Thur. 1 p.m.
Deliverance (1972) TMC Wed. 10:10 p.m.
Dodsworth (1936) TCM Thur. 9 p.m.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) SYFY Mon. 12:43 p.m.
The Exorcist (1973) IFC Sat. 5:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 11:30 p.m.
The French Connection (1971) ENCORE Sun. 12:11 p.m. ENCORE Sun. 9 p.m.
Halloween (1978) AMC Thur. 8 p.m. AMC Sat. Noon AMC Sat. 12:26 p.m.
Lawrence of Arabia: Director’s Cut (1962) TCM Sat. 5 p.m.
A Lonely Place to Die (2011) TMC Thur. 4:35 p.m.
Mrs. Miniver (1942) TCM Tues. 2:30 p.m.
A Night at the Opera (1935) TCM Fri. 1:15 p.m.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) FREE Fri. 7:15 p.m.
Psycho (1960) IFC Sat. 3 p.m.
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) TMC Sat. 3 p.m.
The Shining (1980) SUND Sun. 5 p.m. IFC Sat. 8:15 p.m. IFC Sun. 2:15 a.m.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) OVA Sun. 9:30 p.m. SHOW Fri. 4:30 p.m.
Stand by Me (1986) ENCORE Thur. 2:15 a.m. ENCORE Thur. 2:15 p.m.
La Strada (1954) TCM Thur. 5 p.m.
Street Scene (1931) TCM Mon. 4:30 a.m.
The Terminator (1984) EPIX Sat. 1:55 p.m.
Titanic (1997) STARZ Thur. 6:41 p.m. STARZ Fri. 10:01 a.m.
Tootsie (1982) SHOW Wed. 8 a.m.
Toy Story 2 (1999) DISN Sun. 7 p.m. DISN Mon. 4:30 p.m.
Unforgiven (1992) HIST Sat. 5 p.m.
West Side Story (1961) EPIX Tues. 2:10 p.m.
XXY (2007) TCM Wed. 3:30 a.m.
You Can’t Take It With You (1938) TCM Mon. 5 p.m.
Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A – Z
BRAVO, IFC & SUNDANCE IN PRIMETIME
Bravo, IFC & Sundance in primetime, airing the week of the week of Sept 27 – Oct 3, 2020
American Hustle (2013) ★★★ IFC Mon. 3 p.m. IFC Tues. 1 a.m.
Bachelorette (2012) ★★ IFC Fri. 1 a.m. IFC Fri. 11 a.m.
Bad Words (2014) ★★ IFC Fri. 3 a.m. IFC Fri. 9 a.m.
The Birdcage (1996) ★★★ IFC Fri. 1 p.m. IFC Sat. 3:15 a.m.
A Clockwork Orange (1971) ★★★★ IFC Thur. 8:15 a.m.
Crocodile Dundee II (1988) ★★ IFC Wed. 2:45 p.m. IFC Wed. 9:30 p.m.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ★★★ IFC Sun. 7 p.m. IFC Sun. 11 p.m.
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) ★★ IFC Wed. 7:15 p.m.
Envy (2004) ★ IFC Tues. 11:30 a.m. IFC Wed. 8:15 a.m.
Event Horizon (1997) ★★ IFC Mon. 8 a.m.
The Exorcist (1973) ★★★★ IFC Sat. 5:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 11:30 p.m.
The Expendables (2010) ★★ IFC Tues. 3:45 p.m. IFC Wed. 12:30 p.m. PARMOUNT Sat. 8 a.m. PARMOUNT Sat. Noon
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) ★★★ IFC Thur. 2:30 p.m.
Galaxy Quest (1999) ★★★ IFC Sun. 7 a.m.
Grandma’s Boy (2006) ★ IFC Wed. 4 a.m. IFC Wed. 5:15 p.m.
John Wick (2014) ★★★ IFC Sun. 4:45 p.m.
Jurassic Park III (2001) ★★ IFC Sun. 11:45 a.m.
The Lost Boys (1987) ★★★ SUND Mon. 7 p.m. SUND Mon. 11:30 p.m. IFC Fri. 3:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 12:45 p.m.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) ★★ IFC Sun. 1:45 p.m.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) ★★ IFC Mon. 12:30 p.m. IFC Tues. 4 a.m.
Mommie Dearest (1981) ★★ IFC Thur. 11:30 a.m. SUND Fri. 2 a.m.
My Cousin Vinny (1992) ★★★ IFC Fri. 8 p.m. IFC Sat. 12:45 p.m.
Pitch Black (2000) ★★ IFC Sun. 9:30 a.m. IFC Mon. 3 a.m. IFC Mon. 10:15 a.m.
Psycho (1960) ★★★★ IFC Sat. 3 p.m.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) ★★ IFC Tues. 6:45 a.m.
The Shining (1980) ★★★★ SUND Sun. 5 p.m. IFC Sat. 8:15 p.m. IFC Sun. 2:15 a.m.
30 Minutes or Less (2011) ★★ IFC Tues. 1:45 p.m. IFC Wed. 10:30 a.m.
Tommy Boy (1995) ★★ IFC Fri. 5:45 p.m. IFC Fri. 10:30 p.m.
Zookeeper (2011) ★ IFC Tues. 9:15 a.m. IFC Wed. 6 a.m.
Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A – Z
BOX OFFICE HITS
Movies that scored big at the box office, airing the week of the week of Sept 27 – Oct 3, 2020
Absence of Malice (1981) ★★★ KCET Fri. 8 p.m. KVCR Sat. 8 p.m.
The Addams Family (1991) ★★ PARMOUNT Thur. 7 p.m. PARMOUNT Thur. 11 p.m. FREE Sat. 7:20 p.m.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) ★★★ STARZ Sun. 10:09 a.m. STARZ Tues. 2:01 p.m. STARZ Thur. 3:14 a.m. STARZ Thur. 10:51 a.m. STARZ Sat. 8:21 p.m.
American Sniper (2014) ★★★ A Sun. 8 p.m. A Mon. 1:03 a.m.
Apollo 13 (1995) ★★★ A Tues. 8 p.m. A Wed. 1:03 a.m.
Armageddon (1998) ★★ HBO Wed. 9 p.m. SHOW Fri. 6:30 p.m.
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) ★★ COM Sun. 11:30 a.m.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) ★★★ COM Sun. 3:30 p.m.
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) ★★★ SYFY Sun. 6 p.m.
Back to School (1986) ★★★ EPIX Fri. 12:15 p.m.
Back to the Future (1985) ★★★ E Fri. 4:30 p.m. E Sat. 2 p.m.
Back to the Future Part II (1989) ★★★ E Fri. 7 p.m. E Sat. 4:30 p.m.
Back to the Future Part III (1990) ★★★ E Fri. 9:30 p.m. E Sat. 7 p.m.
Bad Boys II (2003) ★★ AMC Wed. 10 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) ★★★ SYFY Wed. 8 p.m. SYFY Wed. 10 p.m. FREE Fri. 8:55 p.m. FREE Sat. 3:05 p.m.
Big Daddy (1999) ★ FREE Tues. Noon
The Birdcage (1996) ★★★ IFC Fri. 1 p.m. IFC Sat. 3:15 a.m.
Black Hawk Down (2001) ★★★ ENCORE Sun. 3:43 a.m.
The Blair Witch Project (1999) ★★ TBS Mon. 4 a.m.
The Bourne Identity (2002) ★★★ TNT Sat. 1 p.m.
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) ★★★ TNT Sat. 3:30 p.m.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) ★★★ TNT Sat. 5:30 p.m.
Boyz N the Hood (1991) ★★★ BET Thur. 9 p.m. BET Fri. 4 p.m.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) ★★★ BBCA Fri. 6 p.m. BBCA Sat. 2:10 a.m.
Braveheart (1995) ★★★ BBCA Wed. 8 p.m.
Bridesmaids (2011) ★★★ HBO Sun. 3:20 a.m.
Cape Fear (1991) ★★★ TMC Wed. 8 p.m.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) ★★★ EPIX Sun. 4:30 p.m.
Casper (1995) ★★★ FREE Thur. 5 p.m. FREE Fri. 3:05 p.m.
Cast Away (2000) ★★★ HBO Mon. 12:25 p.m.
Catch Me if You Can (2002) ★★★ PARMOUNT Tues. 7 p.m. PARMOUNT Tues. 10 p.m.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) ★★★ FREE Mon. 12:30 p.m. FREE Wed. 8:30 p.m.
Chicago (2002) ★★★ TMC Fri. 4 p.m.
Clear and Present Danger (1994) ★★★ SHOW Sat. 11 a.m.
Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) ★★★ CMT Sat. 5:15 p.m.
Coming to America (1988) ★★★ VH1 Thur. Noon VH1 Thur. 7 p.m.
Con Air (1997) ★★ AMC Mon. 8 p.m. AMC Tues. 5:30 p.m.
Contact (1997) ★★★ SUND Sat. 2:30 p.m. SUND Sun. 12:30 p.m.
Crocodile Dundee (1986) ★★★ CMT Thur. 10 p.m.
Crocodile Dundee II (1988) ★★ IFC Wed. 2:45 p.m. IFC Wed. 9:30 p.m.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ★★★ IFC Sun. 7 p.m. IFC Sun. 11 p.m.
The Dark Knight (2008) ★★★★ MTV Thur. 1 p.m.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) ★★ AMC Sun. 5:30 p.m. AMC Sun. 10:12 p.m.
Days of Thunder (1990) ★★ ENCORE Sat. 9 p.m.
Despicable Me (2010) ★★★ FREE Tues. 6:30 p.m. FREE Wed. 4:30 p.m.
Despicable Me 2 (2013) ★★★ FREE Tues. 8:30 p.m. FREE Wed. 6:30 p.m.
Dirty Dancing (1987) ★★★ HBO Sat. 12:50 p.m.
Dragnet (1987) ★★ TMC Wed. 6:05 a.m.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) ★★★★ SYFY Mon. 12:43 p.m.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) ★★★ ENCORE Mon. 6:12 p.m. ENCORE Tues. 1:33 p.m.
The English Patient (1996) ★★★ HBO Wed. 3:55 a.m.
Erin Brockovich (2000) ★★★ BBCA Thur. 4 p.m. BBCA Thur. 11:56 p.m.
The Exorcist (1973) ★★★★ IFC Sat. 5:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 11:30 p.m.
Face/Off (1997) ★★★ SHOW Fri. 2:05 p.m.
Fatal Attraction (1987) ★★★ ENCORE Thur. 8:52 a.m. ENCORE Thur. 12:12 p.m. ENCORE Thur. 6:57 p.m.
Field of Dreams (1989) ★★★ SHOW Thur. 7 a.m.
The Firm (1993) ★★★ OVA Sat. 7:30 p.m.
First Blood (1982) ★★★ BBCA Sun. 11:45 a.m. BBCA Sun. 6 p.m.
Footloose (1984) ★★ EPIX Sun. 2:55 a.m.
Friday the 13th (1980) ★★ SYFY Tues. 3:30 p.m. SYFY Wed. 1:31 p.m.
Frozen (2013) ★★★ FREE Sun. 7:25 p.m.
Ghost (1990) ★★★ TMC Sun. 6:30 a.m.
Ghostbusters (1984) ★★★ FREE Sat. 10 a.m.
Ghostbusters II (1989) ★★ FREE Sat. 12:30 p.m.
Gladiator (2000) ★★★ AMC Tues. 8 p.m. AMC Wed. 4 p.m. SUND Sat. 9 p.m.
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) ★ PARMOUNT Sat. 5 p.m. PARMOUNT Sat. 9:45 p.m.
Good Will Hunting (1997) ★★★ POP Tues. 1:40 a.m. SHOW Tues. 2:25 p.m.
The Goonies (1985) ★★★ FREE Fri. 11 a.m. FREE Sat. 7:30 a.m.
Grease (1978) ★★★ VH1 Fri. 11:30 a.m. VH1 Fri. 7 p.m.
The Green Mile (1999) ★★★ SUND Sun. 10:33 p.m. SUND Mon. 1 p.m.
Groundhog Day (1993) ★★★ EPIX Fri. 10:15 p.m.
Grown Ups (2010) ★ TRU Wed. 10 p.m. TRU Thur. 12:15 p.m. TBS Sat. 1 a.m. TBS Sat. 3:30 p.m.
Grumpier Old Men (1995) ★★ OVA Mon. 6:30 p.m.
Grumpy Old Men (1993) ★★ OVA Mon. 4 p.m.
Hancock (2008) ★★ MTV Thur. 11 a.m. MTV Fri. 9 a.m. VH1 Sat. 3 p.m. VH1 Sun. 1:30 a.m.
Hitch (2005) ★★★ E Sun. 8:35 a.m. E Mon. 12:55 p.m. LIFE Fri. 5 p.m.
Hook (1991) ★★★ SYFY Sun. 11 p.m. SYFY Mon. 3:16 p.m. SYFY Sat. 12:50 p.m.
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) ★★★ NICK Sun. 8:30 a.m.
The Hunt for Red October (1990) ★★★ SHOW Mon. 2:45 p.m. TMC Thur. 8 p.m.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) ★★ SHOW Wed. Noon TMC Sat. 5:30 p.m.
Independence Day (1996) ★★★ VH1 Sat. 5 p.m.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) ★★ PARMOUNT Tues. Noon
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) ★★★ PARMOUNT Mon. 7 p.m. PARMOUNT Mon. 9:30 p.m.
Jumanji (1995) ★★ FREE Wed. Noon
Jurassic Park (1993) ★★★ AMC Sun. 2:30 p.m. AMC Mon. 12:42 p.m.
Jurassic Park III (2001) ★★ IFC Sun. 11:45 a.m.
Jurassic World (2015) ★★ FX Sun. 3:30 p.m. FX Mon. 1 p.m. FX Sat. 5:30 p.m.
Kindergarten Cop (1990) ★★ ENCORE Wed. 2:15 a.m. ENCORE Wed. 4:05 p.m.
A League of Their Own (1992) ★★★ BBCA Thur. 7 p.m. BBCA Fri. 2:58 a.m.
Legally Blonde (2001) ★★ E Sun. 3:45 p.m. E Sun. 10:50 p.m.
Legends of the Fall (1994) ★★ EPIX Tues. 4:45 p.m.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) ★★ IFC Sun. 1:45 p.m.
The Martian (2015) ★★★ FX Tues. 8 p.m. FX Wed. 5 p.m.
The Mask (1994) ★★★ SYFY Sat. 8 p.m.
Mission: Impossible (1996) ★★ AMC Mon. 9 a.m. FXX Fri. 10:30 a.m. FXX Fri. 1 p.m.
Mission: Impossible II (2000) ★★★ AMC Mon. 11:30 a.m.
Monsters, Inc. (2001) ★★★ DISNXD Sun. 4 p.m.
Moonstruck (1987) ★★★ SHOW Fri. 8:15 a.m.
Mrs. Miniver (1942) ★★★★ TCM Tues. 2:30 p.m.
Pale Rider (1985) ★★★ HIST Sat. 2:26 p.m.
Parenthood (1989) ★★★ TMC Fri. 5:55 p.m.
Patriot Games (1992) ★★★ SHOW Sat. 9 a.m. SHOW Sat. 11:30 p.m.
The Patriot (2000) ★★★ OVA Tues. 10 p.m. OVA Wed. 4 p.m.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) ★★ STARZ Wed. 5:48 p.m.
Planet of the Apes (2001) ★★ HBO Sat. 4:50 a.m.
Pocahontas (1995) ★★ FREE Sun. 2:53 p.m.
Predator (1987) ★★★ ENCORE Fri. 12:33 p.m. ENCORE Fri. 1:55 p.m.
Pretty in Pink (1986) ★★★ TMC Sun. 4 p.m.
The Princess Diaries (2001) ★★ FREE Sun. 7:30 a.m.
Psycho (1960) ★★★★ IFC Sat. 3 p.m.
Rambo III (1988) ★★ BBCA Sun. 3:45 p.m. BBCA Sun. 11:34 p.m.
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) ★★ BBCA Sun. 1:45 p.m. BBCA Sun. 9:31 p.m.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) ★★★ CMAX Thur. 8 p.m.
Runaway Bride (1999) ★★ CMT Thur. 1 a.m.
Rush Hour 2 (2001) ★★ KVEA Sat. 7 p.m.
S.W.A.T. (2003) ★★ SHOW Fri. 4:30 a.m.
Saturday Night Fever (1977) ★★★ ENCORE Tues. 11:30 a.m.
Scary Movie (2000) ★★★ KDOC Sun. 8 p.m. KCOP Mon. Noon
Scent of a Woman (1992) ★★★ SHOW Mon. 4:15 a.m.
The Shining (1980) ★★★★ SUND Sun. 5 p.m. IFC Sat. 8:15 p.m. IFC Sun. 2:15 a.m.
Signs (2002) ★★★ HBO Sun. 6:20 a.m.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ★★★★ OVA Sun. 9:30 p.m. SHOW Fri. 4:30 p.m.
The Sixth Sense (1999) ★★★ TMC Wed. 6:10 p.m.
Space Jam (1996) ★★ VH1 Thur. 5 p.m. VH1 Fri. Noon
Spectre (2015) ★★★ FX Tues. Noon FX Wed. 9:30 a.m.
Speed (1994) ★★★ E Sat. 11:30 a.m. E Sat. 9:30 p.m.
Spider-Man (2002) ★★★ ENCORE Tues. 9:25 a.m. ENCORE Tues. 10 p.m. STARZ Fri. 1:19 p.m. STARZ Sat. 7:20 a.m.
Spider-Man 3 (2007) ★★ STARZ Fri. 8 p.m. STARZ Sat. 11:36 a.m. STARZ Sun. 1:55 a.m.
Spider-Man 2 (2004) ★★★ ENCORE Wed. 10:06 a.m. ENCORE Wed. 10 p.m. STARZ Sat. 9:24 a.m. STARZ Sun. 4:19 a.m.
Stand by Me (1986) ★★★★ ENCORE Thur. 2:15 a.m. ENCORE Thur. 2:15 p.m.
Stargate (1994) ★★ EPIX Wed. 3:35 p.m.
Stepmom (1998) ★★ TMC Mon. 6:45 a.m.
Stripes (1981) ★★ ENCORE Thur. 9 p.m. ENCORE Fri. 10:23 a.m.
The Sum of All Fears (2002) ★★★ OVA Mon. 11 p.m. OVA Tues. 7 p.m.
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) ★★ LIFE Fri. 8 p.m. LIFE Sat. 12:01 p.m.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) ★★ TRU Fri. 10 p.m. TRU Sat. 12:15 p.m.
The Terminator (1984) ★★★★ EPIX Sat. 1:55 p.m.
Thor (2011) ★★★ EPIX Sun. 2:35 p.m.
Titanic (1997) ★★★★ STARZ Thur. 6:41 p.m. STARZ Fri. 10:01 a.m.
Tootsie (1982) ★★★★ SHOW Wed. 8 a.m.
Top Gun (1986) ★★★ EPIX Wed. 7:10 p.m. SHOW Sat. 6:10 a.m. SHOW Sat. 7 p.m.
Total Recall (1990) ★★★ AMC Wed. 1:30 p.m.
Toy Story 3 (2010) ★★★ DISN Sun. 8:40 p.m. DISN Mon. 6:10 p.m.
Toy Story 2 (1999) ★★★★ DISN Sun. 7 p.m. DISN Mon. 4:30 p.m.
Traffic (2000) ★★★ ENCORE Tues. 12:59 p.m. ENCORE Tues. 5:05 p.m. STARZ Thur. 12:42 p.m.
The Truman Show (1998) ★★★ SHOW Tues. 7 a.m. TMC Thur. 11:35 a.m.
Unforgiven (1992) ★★★★ HIST Sat. 5 p.m.
West Side Story (1961) ★★★★ EPIX Tues. 2:10 p.m.
White Men Can’t Jump (1992) ★★★ VH1 Thur. 2:30 p.m. VH1 Thur. 9:30 p.m.
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) ★★ BBCA Mon. 1:51 a.m.
You’ve Got Mail (1998) ★★ OVA Mon. 8:30 p.m.
Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A – Z
THIS WEEK’S MOVIES A-Z
An alphabetical listing of movies on TV the week of the week of Sept 27 – Oct 3, 2020
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Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A – Z
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Abandon (2002) ★ Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt. A detective discovers new facts regarding the disappearance of a collegian’s boyfriend two years earlier. (PG-13) 1 hr. 39 Mins. CMAX Sat. 6:50 a.m.
Absence of Malice (1981) ★★★ Paul Newman, Sally Field. A federal bureaucrat leads a Miami newswoman to libel a dead gangster’s honest son. (PG) 1 hr. 56 mins. KCET Fri. 8 p.m. KVCR Sat. 8 p.m.
An Acceptable Loss (2018) ★ Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis. Haunted by what she knows, a former national security adviser risks her life to expose a massive cover-up involving thousands of deaths. (R) 1 hr. 42 mins. TMC Mon. 11:35 p.m.
The Accountant (2016) ★★ Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick. A Treasury agent closes in on a brilliant freelance accountant who works for dangerous criminal organizations. (R) 2 hrs. 8 mins. TNT Sat. 8 p.m.
Acrimony (2018) ★ Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent. A faithful wife who is tired of standing by her devious husband is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. (R) 2 hrs. BET Sun. 4:55 p.m.
Across the Wide Missouri (1951) ★★ Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban. Trappers enter the uncharted lands of the Blackfoot Indians in their search for prized beaver pelts. (NR) 1 hr. 18 mins. TCM Sat. 11 p.m.
Addams Family Values (1993) ★★ Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia. Upon arrival of their mustachioed baby, Morticia and Gomez hire a greedy nanny who targets Uncle Fester. (PG-13) 1 hr. 33 mins. PARMOUNT Thur. 9 p.m. PARMOUNT Fri. 1 a.m. FREE Sat. 9:25 p.m.
The Addams Family (1991) ★★ Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia. Gomez, Morticia and their ghoulish household are prey to a scam involving long-lost Uncle Fester. (PG-13) 1 hr. 42 mins. PARMOUNT Thur. 7 p.m. PARMOUNT Thur. 11 p.m. FREE Sat. 7:20 p.m.
The Adderall Diaries (2015) ★★ James Franco, Ed Harris. Suffering from writer’s block, author Stephen Elliott reconnects with his estranged father while investigating the murder case of computer entrepreneur Hans Reiser. (R) 1 hr. 27 mins. TMC Mon. 2:30 a.m.
After Darkness (2018) Kyra Sedgwick, Tim Daly. As the sun burns out and darkness shrouds the planet, a family must reckon with long-held grudges and heal painful memories from the past. (R) 1 hr. 38 mins. EPIX Thur. 7:55 a.m.
The Aftermath (2019) ★★ Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard. In 1946 a British colonel and his wife move to Hamburg to rebuild the shattered city. They share a large home with a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal. (R) 1 hr. 49 mins. CMAX Sun. 7:55 a.m. CMAX Sun. 8 p.m. CMAX Wed. 2 p.m.
Air (2015) Norman Reedus, Djimon Hounsou. When breathable air becomes nonexistent, two engineers must guard the remaining survivors who reside in a controlled state of suspended animation. (PG-13) 1 hr. 35 mins. STARZ Mon. 12:13 p.m.
Aladdin and the Death Lamp (2012) Darren Shahlavi, Kandyse McClure. Aladdin accidentally uncovers a magic lamp containing a genie that wants to take over the world. He must risk everything to get the evil Jinn back into the lamp before it is too late. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. SYFY Mon. 2:45 a.m.
Alaska Lifeboat (1956) A medical ship stops at the village of Haines, Alaska. (NR) 21 mins. TCM Sat. 8:30 a.m.
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) ★★ Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz. Animated. Alita is a futuristic cyborg who wakes up in a doctor’s clinic with no memory of who she is. She must soon use her extraordinary fighting abilities to combat deadly forces while trying to uncover the truth behind her mysterious past. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 2 mins. CMAX Fri. 7:55 p.m.
Along Came a Spider (2001) ★★ Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter. A detective and a Secret Service agent investigate the abduction of a senator’s daughter from a school. (R) 1 hr. 44 mins. SHOW Sun. 6:05 a.m.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) ★★★ Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone. Peter Parker’s quest to solve his parents’ disappearance puts him on a collision course with a scientist’s deadly alter ego, the Lizard. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 16 mins. STARZ Sun. 10:09 a.m. STARZ Tues. 2:01 p.m. STARZ Thur. 3:14 a.m. STARZ Thur. 10:51 a.m. STARZ Sat. 8:21 p.m.
America’s Sweethearts (2001) ★★ Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal. A publicist tries to convince the press that the feuding co-stars of a new movie are still in love. (PG-13) 1 hr. 42 mins. ENCORE Mon. 12:45 p.m.
American Hustle (2013) ★★★ Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper. An ambitious FBI agent forces a con man and his partner to infiltrate the dangerous but seductive world of New Jersey’s power-brokers and crime syndicates. (R) 2 hrs. 18 mins. IFC Mon. 3 p.m. IFC Tues. 1 a.m.
American Made (2017) ★★★ Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson. The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s. (R) 1 hr. 55 mins. FX Wed. 2:30 p.m. FX Thur. 11:30 a.m.
The American President (1995) ★★★ Michael Douglas, Annette Bening. A political rival turns the widowed president’s romance with an environmental lobbyist into an election-year issue. (PG-13) 1 hr. 54 mins. ENCORE Wed. 8:09 a.m. ENCORE Wed. 6 p.m.
American Sniper (2014) ★★★ Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller. Sniper and U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle saves many lives on battlefields in Iraq while striving to be a good husband and father to his loved ones back in America. (R) 2 hrs. 12 mins. A Sun. 8 p.m. A Mon. 1:03 a.m.
The Amityville Horror (1979) ★★ James Brolin, Margot Kidder. A couple battle a demonic presence in their new home, the location of many gruesome murders a year earlier. (R) 1 hr. 57 mins. AMC Fri. 11:30 a.m.
The Amityville Horror (2005) ★★ Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George. Strange events take place after a family moves into a new house that was the site of several gruesome murders. (R) 1 hr. 29 mins. AMC Sat. 8:29 a.m.
Amityville II: The Possession (1982) ★★ Burt Young, Rutanya Alda. A priest tries to exorcise a couple’s oldest son in their Long Island home. (R) 1 hr. 44 mins. AMC Fri. 9 a.m.
Amor con amor se paga (1949) Antonio Badú, Marga López. Un hombre borracho lastima a su hermana cuando ella le reclama lo que gasta en alcohol y no atiende a su madre enferma. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. KWHY Fri. 9 a.m.
Amy (2015) ★★★ Tony Bennett, Salaam Remi. Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse. (R) 2 hrs. 8 mins. SHOW Tues. 8:45 a.m. TMC Sat. 6:10 a.m.
El analfabeto (1960) Cantinflas, Lilia Prado. Un pobre analfabeto debe esforzarse por aprender a leer y ser digno de la fortuna que recibirá. (NR) 1 hr. 41 mins. GALA Sun. 9:30 a.m.
Andy Irons: Kissed by God (2018) Bruce Irons, Lyndie Irons. Three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons struggles with bipolar disorder and opioid addiction. (NR) 1 hr. 55 mins. EPIX Tues. 8:10 a.m.
Angels & Demons (2009) ★★ Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon joins forces with an Italian scientist to prevent an ancient brotherhood’s plot against the Vatican from coming to fruition. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 18 mins. SYFY Sun. 9:59 a.m. SHOW Sat. 9 p.m.
Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) ★★★ Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly. Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Scott Lang once again dons the Ant-Man suit to fight alongside the Wasp. The mission soon leads to secret revelations from the past as the duo finds itself in an epic battle against a powerful enemy. (PG-13) 1 hr. 58 mins. TNT Sun. 4:30 p.m.
Anthropoid (2016) ★★ Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan. In December 1941, two Czech soldiers parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich. (R) 2 hrs. ENCORE Fri. 4:18 a.m.
Antonia’s Line (1995) ★★★ Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans. A dying elderly woman recalls returning to her Dutch hometown after World War II. (R) 1 hr. 33 mins. TCM Wed. 7 a.m.
Apollo 13 (1995) ★★★ Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert try to return to Earth after an explosion aborts the April 1970 moonshot. (PG) 2 hrs. 20 mins. A Tues. 8 p.m. A Wed. 1:03 a.m.
The Apparition (2012) ★ Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan. A paranormal researcher must save a couple from a malevolent entity that feeds on fear and torments them no matter where they run. (PG-13) 1 hr. 22 mins. CMAX Thur. 9:45 a.m.
Appetite for Love (2016) Taylor Cole, Andrew W. Walker. Sparks fly when a woman returns to her hometown in Tennessee to convince her stubborn ex-boyfriend to sell his restaurant. (NR) 1 hr. 24 mins. HALL Thur. 6 p.m.
Aquaman (2018) ★★ Jason Momoa, Amber Heard. Aquaman must retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan to save the underwater city of Atlantis — and the surface world — from his power-hungry brother. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 23 mins. HBO Thur. 2:30 p.m.
Arbitrage (2012) ★★★ Richard Gere, Tim Roth. Desperate to sell his empire, a hedge-fund magnate seeks help from a former associate to cover up a critical error. (R) 1 hr. 40 mins. EPIX Sun. 11 a.m.
Arctic Fury (1949) ★★ Del Cambre, Eve Miller. Bears and other wildlife surround a doctor forced by a plane crash to travel on foot. (NR) 1 hr. 1 mins. TCM Sat. 5:27 a.m.
Are We Done Yet? (2007) ★ Ice Cube, Nia Long. A contractor with a bizarre business plan complicates a man’s attempt to move his new family to the suburbs. (PG) 1 hr. 32 mins. ENCORE Mon. 11:10 a.m. ENCORE Mon. 9:38 p.m.
Are We There Yet? (2005) ★★ Ice Cube, Nia Long. Hoping to impress a beautiful divorcee, a man takes her two mischievous children on a disastrous road trip. (PG) 1 hr. 34 mins. ENCORE Mon. 9:32 a.m. ENCORE Mon. 8 p.m.
Armageddon (1998) ★★ Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton. A NASA rep recruits an oil driller and his team of mavericks to save Earth from an oncoming asteroid. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 30 mins. HBO Wed. 9 p.m. SHOW Fri. 6:30 p.m.
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) ★★★ Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston. Cops and convicts join forces to defend a barren police station from a vengeance-seeking street gang. (R) 1 hr. 31 mins. CMAX Mon. 5:04 a.m.
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) ★★★ Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne. A cop must arm prisoners to help fend off an attack by gunmen who want to kill a gangster locked away in the crumbling station. (R) 1 hr. 49 mins. CMAX Sun. 11:25 a.m.
Asylum (2008) Sarah Roemer, Mark Rolston. College students learn that their dorm once housed disturbed teenagers who rose up and killed the deranged doctor who subjected them to all kinds of torture. (R) 1 hr. 33 mins. CMAX Mon. 6:25 p.m.
At Home in Mitford (2017) Andie MacDowell, Cameron Mathison. Cynthia, an author, leaves Boston to spend some time in her late uncle’s small town in hopes of alleviating writer’s block. She soon meets a man, and as the pair work together to help a boy, they find solace, comfort, and even romance. (NR) 1 hr. 24 mins. HMM Thur. 7 p.m.
At the Circus (1939) ★★★ Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx. A sly lawyer and a pair of carnies shoot a society matron out of a cannon and try to save a circus. (NR) 1 hr. 27 mins. TCM Fri. 11:30 a.m.
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) ★★ Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles. Austin must rescue his captive father and prevent Dr. Evil’s malevolent minions from taking over the world. (PG-13) 1 hr. 34 mins. COM Sun. 11:30 a.m.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) ★★ Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley. Two cryogenically preserved foes, a hip British agent and his ‘60s nemesis, face off in the ‘90s. (PG-13) 1 hr. 29 mins. COM Sun. 1:30 p.m.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) ★★★ Mike Myers, Heather Graham. The secret agent travels back in time to the 1960s to rescue his stolen mojo from Dr. Evil. (PG-13) 1 hr. 35 mins. COM Sun. 3:30 p.m.
Autumn Dreams (2015) Jill Wagner, Colin Egglesfield. Years after the annulment of their spontaneous marriage a couple discovers a mistake in the paperwork that means they are still husband and wife. (NR) 1 hr. 24 mins. HALL Sun. 3 p.m.
The Avengers (2012) ★★★ Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans. S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Nick Fury recruits a team of superheroes to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 23 mins. EPIX Sun. 6:35 p.m.
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) ★★★ Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth. When Tony Stark’s jumpstart of a dormant peacekeeping program goes awry, the Avengers must reassemble to battle a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 21 mins. SYFY Sun. 6 p.m.
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B.A.P.S (1997) ★ Halle Berry, Martin Landau. Two Georgia waitresses seeking a better life go to Hollywood and meet an ailing millionaire. (PG-13) 1 hr. 31 mins. BET Mon. 9 p.m. BET Tues. 3:30 p.m.
Baby Driver (2017) ★★★ Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey. Coerced into working for a crime boss, a talented getaway driver must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. (R) 1 hr. 53 mins. FX Sat. 10:30 a.m.
Baby Mama (2008) ★★ Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. A battle of wills breaks out when a working-class gal moves in with the high-powered executive who hired her to be a surrogate mother. (PG-13) 1 hr. 39 mins. CMT Mon. 2 a.m.
Bachelorette (2012) ★★ Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher. After ruining their friend’s wedding gown, bridesmaids set out on a frantic search for a replacement, but their mission degenerates into a night of booze, drugs and nightclubbing. (R) 1 hr. 33 mins. IFC Fri. 1 a.m. IFC Fri. 11 a.m.
Back to School (1986) ★★★ Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman. An earthy self-made man divorces his no-good wife and buys his way into his son’s college. (PG-13) 1 hr. 36 mins. EPIX Fri. 12:15 p.m.
Back to the Future (1985) ★★★ Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. A teen takes a crackpot’s DeLorean time machine to 1955 and sees his parents in high school. (PG) 1 hr. 56 mins. E Fri. 4:30 p.m. E Sat. 2 p.m.
Back to the Future Part II (1989) ★★★ Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. A young man and his inventor friend must take a DeLorean time machine to 2015. (PG) 1 hr. 47 mins. E Fri. 7 p.m. E Sat. 4:30 p.m.
Back to the Future Part III (1990) ★★★ Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. A young man takes a DeLorean time machine to the Old West, where his inventor friend is courting a schoolmarm. (PG) 1 hr. 58 mins. E Fri. 9:30 p.m. E Sat. 7 p.m.
Backstabbing for Beginners (2018) Ben Kingsley, Theo James. Based on a true story, an idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grizzly murder of his predecessor — uncovering a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss. (R) 1 hr. 48 mins. TMC Mon. 8 p.m.
Bad Boys (1995) ★★ Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. Undercover Miami detectives switch lives while investigating murders linked to stolen heroin. (R) 1 hr. 58 mins. AMC Wed. 7:30 p.m.
Bad Boys for Life (2020) ★★ Will Smith, Martin Lawrence. Old-school, wisecracking cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett team up with a special new tactical squad to take down the vengeful head of a drug cartel. (R) 2 hrs. 4 mins. STARZ Wed. 2:28 a.m. STARZ Wed. 1:24 p.m. STARZ Wed. 10:34 p.m.
Bad Boys II (2003) ★★ Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. Two detectives uncover a conspiracy involving a drug kingpin while trying to stop the trafficking of Ecstasy in Miami. (R) 2 hrs. 26 mins. AMC Wed. 10 p.m.
Bad Words (2014) ★★ Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn. A misanthropic adult enters a national spelling bee by way of a rules loophole and inexplicably bonds with a precocious boy whose strict father is pressuring him to win. (R) 1 hr. 25 mins. IFC Fri. 3 a.m. IFC Fri. 9 a.m.
The Bank Job (2008) ★★★ Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows. In 1971 London, a car dealer and his gang of thieves break into a bank vault and find far more than cash and jewelry. (R) 1 hr. 51 mins. EPIX Tues. Noon
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) ★★★ Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer. With the barbershop now coed, Calvin, Eddie and the rest of the gang come up with a plan to save the neighborhood from crime. (PG-13) 1 hr. 52 mins. BET Fri. 6:55 p.m. BET Sat. 2 p.m.
Barcelona (1994) ★★★ Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman. Women and Cold War politics surround a U.S. sales rep and his Navy-officer cousin in Spain. (PG-13) 1 hr. 40 mins. TMC Tues. 11:15 p.m.
Baywatch (2017) ★ Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron. When a dangerous crime wave hits the beach, Mitch Buchannon leads his elite squad of lifeguards on a mission to prove that you don’t have to wear a badge to save the bay. (R) 1 hr. 56 mins. FX Sat. 3 p.m.
Beau Travail (1999) ★★★ Denis Lavant, Michel Subor. A member of the French Foreign Legion becomes jealous when a new recruit catches the commanding officer’s eye. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. TCM Tues. 9:30 p.m.
Beautiful (2000) ★ Minnie Driver, Joey Lauren Adams. An impoverished young woman sacrifices everything in her quest for a beauty pageant title. (PG-13) 1 hr. 52 mins. ENCORE Wed. 6:13 a.m.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) ★★★ Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys. Lloyd Vogel is an investigative journalist who receives an assignment to profile Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers. Fred’s empathy, kindness and decency soon chips away at Vogel’s jaded outlook on life, forcing him to reconcile with his painful past. (PG) 1 hr. 47 mins. STARZ Fri. 8:09 a.m. STARZ Fri. 6:08 p.m.
A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery (2020) Jesse Metcalfe, Sarah Lind. After being forced into early retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha’s Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he’s drawn back into crime solving. (NR) 1 hr. 24 mins. HMM Sun. 5 p.m.
Beauty and the Beast (2017) ★★★ Emma Watson, Dan Stevens. In this live-action re-imagining of the fairy tale, a young woman takes her father’s place as prisoner in a beast’s castle, only to fall in love with her beastly captor, who turns out to be a prince. (PG) 2 hrs. 9 mins. TNT Thur. 8 p.m. TNT Thur. 10:30 p.m.
Beauty Shop (2005) ★★ Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone. A determined hairstylist competes with her former boss after opening her own business in Atlanta. (PG-13) 1 hr. 45 mins. E Sun. 6:30 a.m. E Sun. 11:05 a.m. E Sun. 2:30 a.m.
Bee Movie (2007) ★★ Voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger. Animated. After he talks to a human florist, a college-educated bee decides to sue the human race for stealing his kind’s honey over the centuries. (PG) 1 hr. 31 mins. NICK Thur. 8 p.m. NICK Fri. 2 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) ★★★ Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin. A ghoul helps a newly dead couple haunt the tasteless new owners of their beloved home. (PG) 1 hr. 32 mins. SYFY Wed. 8 p.m. SYFY Wed. 10 p.m. FREE Fri. 8:55 p.m. FREE Sat. 3:05 p.m.
The Beguiled (2017) ★★★ Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman. An injured Union deserter finds refuge at an all-female Southern boarding school during the Civil War. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounded leg while offering him comfort and companionship. (R) 1 hr. 34 mins. CMAX Fri. 8:46 a.m.
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) ★★ Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman. A Navy admiral orders the rescue of a fighter pilot after the Serbs shoot down his plane in Bosnia. (PG-13) 1 hr. 46 mins. HIST Sat. Noon
Beneath Us (2019) Lynn Collins, Rigo Sanchez. Undocumented workers are lured into a wealthy woman’s home with the promise of work, only to discover the terrifying fate she has in store for them. (R) 1 hr. 26 mins. STARZ Thur. 10:36 p.m. STARZ Sat. 2:59 p.m.
Bernie the Dolphin (2018) Lola Sultan, Logan Allen. A brother and sister befriend a badly sunburned dolphin that has been separated from its family, uncovering a secret plan that could destroy the beach and their new friend’s home. (G) 1 hr. 28 mins. EPIX Wed. 9:15 a.m.
Bernie the Dolphin 2 (2019) Kevin Sorbo, Patrick Muldoon. The kids are thrilled that Bernie has come back. But so has their old enemy Winston, who’s about to kidnap the talented dolphin. Kevin and Holly must rescue their splashy friend before it’s too late. (G) 1 hr. 39 mins. EPIX Fri. 8 a.m.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) ★★★ Judi Dench, Maggie Smith. British retirees move to India to live out their golden years and find that their new home is a dilapidated hotel. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 4 mins. HBO Sun. 8:10 a.m. HBO Wed. 11:35 a.m.
The Best of Enemies (2019) ★★ Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell. During the racially charged summer of 1971, outspoken civil rights activist Ann Atwater and local Ku Klux Klan leader C.P. Ellis come together to co-chair a community summit on the desegregation of schools in Durham, N.C. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 13 mins. TMC Sun. 5:45 p.m. TMC Mon. 4:30 a.m. TMC Wed. 3:55 p.m.
Beyond the Law (2019) Johnny Messner, Steven Seagal. A former mobster turned businessman and a police detective must contend with a dirty ex-cop looking to bring the killer of his son to justice. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. TMC Thur. 3:05 p.m. TMC Fri. 5:20 a.m.
Big Daddy (1999) ★ Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams. Hoping to lure back his exasperated girlfriend, a goofy slacker gains custody of a 5-year-old boy. (PG-13) 1 hr. 33 mins. FREE Tues. Noon
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) ★ Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson. Malcolm Turner and his stepson go under cover at a girls school of the performing arts to flush out a killer. (PG-13) 1 hr. 48 mins. BET Sun. 2 p.m.
The Big Store (1941) ★★ The Marx Brothers, Tony Martin. Groucho, Chico and Harpo take over a department store whose owner has hired Groucho as bodyguard. (NR) 1 hr. 24 mins. TCM Fri. 4:45 a.m.
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) ★★ Paul Reubens, Kris Kristofferson. Childlike Pee-wee Herman falls for a circus star whose troupe is stranded on his strange farm. (PG) 1 hr. 26 mins. CMAX Wed. 12:05 p.m.
Bigger (2018) ★ Tyler Hoechlin, Aneurin Barnard. Siblings Joe and Ben Weider overcome anti-Semitism, conventional wisdom and poverty to become fitness entrepreneurs. Against all odds, the brothers launch the gym movement, create an empire and discover a bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger. (PG-13) 1 hr. 47 mins. HBO Wed. 6:45 a.m.
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) ★★ Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter. The dopey dudes beat the Grim Reaper in a board-game contest, so he must help them stop their evil robot twins. (PG) 1 hr. 38 mins. ENCORE Fri. 10:33 p.m. ENCORE Sat. 3:08 p.m.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) ★★★ Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter. Two dopey dudes go back in time to fetch Beethoven, Napoleon and other biggies for a history project. (PG) 1 hr. 30 mins. ENCORE Fri. 9 p.m. ENCORE Sat. 3:01 a.m. ENCORE Sat. 1:35 p.m.
Bird of Paradise (1932) ★★ Dolores del Río, Joel McCrea. Yachtsmen drop anchor in Hawaii and meet a hula princess, bride of the Peli volcano. (NR) 1 hr. 20 mins. TCM Mon. 6 a.m.
The Birdcage (1996) ★★★ Robin Williams, Gene Hackman. In Miami Beach a gay couple pretend to be man and wife when a son’s future father-in-law and family visit. (R) 1 hr. 59 mins. IFC Fri. 1 p.m. IFC Sat. 3:15 a.m.
The Birds (1963) ★★★ Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren. A San Francisco playgirl follows a bachelor to Bodega Bay where, for no apparent reason, flocks of birds begin killing the populace. (PG-13) 1 hr. 59 mins. BBCA Thur. Noon
Birth of the Dragon (2016) ★ Philip Ng, Xia Yu. Young Bruce Lee is trying to make a name for himself while working as a martial arts instructor in 1964 San Francisco. When Lee meets Wong Jack Man, he challenges the kung fu master to a no-holds-barred fight that became the stuff of legend. (PG-13) 1 hr. 31 mins. CMAX Fri. 11:55 a.m.
Black and Blue (2019) ★★ Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson. A rookie policewoman in New Orleans captures corrupt cops murdering a drug dealer on her body cam. Now, she finds herself on the run from both the vengeful criminals and the lawmen who desperately want to destroy the incriminating footage. (R) 1 hr. 48 mins. STARZ Mon. 8:13 p.m.
Black Girl (1966) ★★ Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinck. A Senegalese works as a maid in France for a couple who treat her as a slave. (NR) 1 hr. TCM Fri. 12:45 p.m.
Black Hawk Down (2001) ★★★ Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor. U.S. soldiers take heavy fire while trying to capture a warlord’s associates in Mogadishu, Somalia. (R) 2 hrs. 24 mins. ENCORE Sun. 3:43 a.m.
Black Knight (2001) ★★ Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason. An underachiever in Los Angeles time-travels to 14th-century England and battles an evil king. (PG-13) 1 hr. 35 mins. HBO Mon. 6:25 a.m.
Black Orpheus (1959) ★★★★ Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn. Death follows a streetcar conductor and country girl during carnival in Rio de Janeiro. (PG) 1 hr. 40 mins. TCM Sun. 11 p.m.
Black Panther (2018) ★★★ Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan. Black Panther’s mettle as king gets tested when an old enemy draws him into a conflict that puts his nation and the world at risk. The king must soon rally his allies and release his full power to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 14 mins. TNT Sun. 7 p.m. TNT Mon. 2 p.m.
Blackboard Jungle (1955) ★★★ Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow. A dedicated teacher attempts to restore order in an inner-city high school where teenage lawlessness has taken root. (NR) 1 hr. 41 mins. TCM Wed. 7 p.m.
The Blair Witch Project (1999) ★★ Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams. A filmmaking crew hikes into Maryland’s Black Hills Forest seeking clues about a legendary witch. (R) 1 hr. 27 mins. TBS Mon. 4 a.m.
Bloodshot (2020) ★★ Vin Diesel, Guy Pearce. Killed in action, soldier Ray Garrison gets a new lease on life when the RST Corp. brings him back from the dead. But when the company decides to manipulate his mind and memories, Ray must embark on a mission to find out what’s real and what’s not. (PG-13) 1 hr. 49 mins. STARZ Tues. 7:07 p.m.
Bloodsport (1988) ★★ Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb. An American major flies to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial-arts contest called the Kumite. (R) 1 hr. 32 mins. A Sun. 11:04 p.m. A Tues. 12:30 p.m. A Tues. 11:04 p.m.
Blossoms in the Dust (1941) ★★★ Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon. The story of Edna Gladney, founder of the Texas Children’s Home and Aid Society of Fort Worth. (NR) 1 hr. 40 mins. TCM Tues. 3 a.m.
Blue Story (2019) Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward. Best friends Timmy and Marco go to the same high school, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco gets beaten up by one of Timmy’s friends, the two boys wind up on rival sides of a gang war in which there are no winners — only victims. (R) 1 hr. 31 mins. EPIX Tues. 2 a.m.
Blue Streak (1999) ★ Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson. A jewel thief returns to a construction site to retrieve his cache and finds a police station on the spot. (PG-13) 1 hr. 34 mins. BET Sun. 11:30 a.m.
Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island (2020) ★ Michael Peña, Maggie Q. The enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his guests come true at a luxurious tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the visitors must soon solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives. (PG-13) 1 hr. 49 mins. STARZ Sun. 3:05 p.m. STARZ Wed. 11:31 a.m. STARZ Wed. 8:07 p.m.
Body Cam (2020) Mary J. Blige, Nat Wolff. A police officer investigating the bizarre murder of a fellow officer discovers something supernatural is targeting the cops in her unit. (R) 1 hr. 37 mins. EPIX Thur. 2:50 a.m.
Boiler Room (2000) ★★★ Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel. Eager to win the approval of his demanding father, a young man begins working for a dubious stock firm. (R) 2 hrs. SHOW Fri. 10 a.m.
Bombshell (2019) ★★ Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman. The provocative real story of three whip-smart, ambitious, strong women who anchored one of America’s most powerful news networks — becoming headlines themselves when they risked everything to stand up to the man who made them famous. (R) 1 hr. 48 mins. EPIX Tues. 11:45 p.m.
Bonitas las Tapatías (1961) Elvira Quintana, Carlos López Moctezuma. Un trío de bellas agentes, campeonas de judo, va a un pueblo en busca de un traficante. (NR) 1 hr. 25 mins. KWHY Mon. 9 a.m.
The Book of Eli (2010) ★★ Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman. A lone warrior faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanity’s redemption across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. (R) 1 hr. 52 mins. TNT Tues. 5:30 p.m.
The Book of Henry (2017) ★★ Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher. An 11-year-old boy devises a plan to help the girl next door whose family harbors a dark and dangerous secret. (PG-13) 1 hr. 40 mins. CMAX Thur. 8 a.m.
Bounce (2000) ★★★ Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck. An ad executive seeks out the widow of a stranger who swapped tickets with him before boarding an ill-fated flight. (PG-13) 1 hr. 46 mins. CMAX Sat. 5 a.m.
The Bounty (1984) ★★★ Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins. Mate Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny against his friend Lt. Bligh on an 18th-century voyage to Tahiti. (PG) 2 hrs. 12 mins. EPIX Sun. 6:10 a.m.
The Bourne Identity (2002) ★★★ Matt Damon, Franka Potente. A woman helps an amnesiac, who has a dangerous past, to dodge assassins as he tries to learn about himself. (PG-13) 1 hr. 53 mins. TNT Sat. 1 p.m.
The Bourne Legacy (2012) ★★★ Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz. Las acciones de Jason Bourne podrían provocar el posible fin de los programas secretos de inteligencia, por lo que un agente especializado huye con una investigador cuando sus vidas corren peligro. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 15 mins. KVEA Sat. 3:30 p.m.
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) ★★★ Matt Damon, Franka Potente. A CIA chief sends a senior operative to take down Jason Bourne when it appears the rogue agent is behind the deaths of two people. (PG-13) 1 hr. 48 mins. TNT Sat. 3:30 p.m.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) ★★★ Matt Damon, Julia Stiles. Jason Bourne continues his international quest to uncover his true identity while staying one step ahead of those who want to kill him. (PG-13) 1 hr. 55 mins. TNT Sat. 5:30 p.m.
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. (2018) Omari Hardwick, Meagan Good. Cass is a Los Angeles club promoter who meets a Midwestern woman named Frida on the night of the 2016 presidential election. She challenges Cass to revisit his broken dreams, while he pushes Frida to discover hers. (R) 1 hr. 29 mins. ENCORE Fri. 3:45 p.m.
Boyz N the Hood (1991) ★★★ Larry Fishburne, Ice Cube. Three boys become men, one guided by his father, in their racially divided Los Angeles neighborhood. (R) 1 hr. 52 mins. BET Thur. 9 p.m. BET Fri. 4 p.m.
Brake (2012) ★ Stephen Dorff, Chyler Leigh. A federal agent is taken captive by terrorists who want to know the location of the U.S. president’s secret bunker. (R) 1 hr. 32 mins. TMC Mon. 1 p.m.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) ★★★ Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder. The vampire count of Transylvania seeks his lost love and the conquest of Britain by plague. (R) 2 hrs. 3 mins. BBCA Fri. 6 p.m. BBCA Sat. 2:10 a.m.
Braveheart (1995) ★★★ Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau. Enraged by the killing of his wife, Scotsman William Wallace leads a revolt against the tyrannical English king in the 13th century. (R) 2 hrs. 57 mins. BBCA Wed. 8 p.m.
The Bravest (2019) Xiaoming Huang, Jiang Du. Fearless firefighters spring into action when an oil pipeline explodes, igniting a gigantic tank and triggering unrelenting explosions that threaten the lives of millions of people. (PG-13) 1 hr. 59 mins. STARZ Tues. 3:20 a.m.
The Break-Up (2006) ★★ Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston. Former lovers live together as hostile roommates when both refuse to move out of their shared condominium. (PG-13) 1 hr. 47 mins. BRVO Sat. 11 a.m. BRVO Sat. 1 p.m.
Bride of Chucky (1998) ★ Jennifer Tilly, Katherine Heigl. Animated by a vicious killer’s spirit, a battered doll and its mate seek help from neighbors to regain human form. (R) 1 hr. 29 mins. AMC Thur. 6 p.m. AMC Fri. 4 p.m.
Bridesmaids (2011) ★★★ Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph. Though broke and lovelorn, a woman takes on the strange and expensive rituals associated with being her best friend’s maid of honor. (R) 2 hrs. 5 mins. HBO Sun. 3:20 a.m.
A Bridge Too Far (1977) ★★★ Dirk Bogarde, James Caan. An attempt to bring World War II to a rapid close nets disastrous results in this adaptation of Cornelius Ryan’s book. (PG) 2 hrs. 59 mins. EPIX Wed. 12:35 p.m.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) ★★★ Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth. An outrageous British woman decides to take control of her life, but instead falls for two very different men. (R) 1 hr. 32 mins. STARZ Thur. 7:28 a.m. STARZ Thur. 3:09 p.m.
Brightburn (2019) ★★ Elizabeth Banks, David Denman. A couple’s prayers are seemingly answered when an object crash-lands to Earth carrying a life-form that looks like a baby boy. As the years pass and the alien grows older, it starts to use its mysterious powers in sinister and destructive ways. (R) 1 hr. 31 mins. STARZ Wed. 12:53 p.m.
Bring It On (2000) ★★ Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku. An urban cheerleading squad accuses a champion team’s captain of stealing its choreography on the eve of a national competition. (PG-13) 1 hr. 38 mins. MTV Tues. Noon MTV Tues. 6 p.m.
Bring It On Again (2004) ★ Anne Judson-Yager, Bree Turner. Two college cheerleaders form their own squad and prepare to compete against the varsity team. (PG-13) 1 hr. 30 mins. MTV Tues. 2 p.m.
Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006) ★★ Hayden Panettiere, Solange Knowles. When her family moves across town, a teenager must win over the head cheerleader to make the squad. (PG-13) 1 hr. 39 mins. MTV Tues. 4 p.m.
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009) ★★ Christina Milian, Vanessa Born. A teenager clashes with a cheerleading captain while finding romance with the girl’s brother. (PG-13) 1 hr. 43 mins. MTV Tues. 10 a.m.
Bruce Lee: His Last Days, His Last Nights (1976) ★★ Li Hsiu Hsien, Betty Ting Pei. The martial artist falls in love with an actress and dies under mysterious circumstances. (R) 1 hr. 27 mins. CMAX Fri. 1:35 p.m.
Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth (1977) ★★ Bruce Li, Unicorn Chan. The life and times of Bruce Lee, from his beginnings in Hong Kong to his rise as a karate expert and movie star. (PG) 1 hr. 30 mins. CMAX Fri. 6:20 p.m.
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Cake (2014) ★★ Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza. After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide. (R) 1 hr. 42 mins. CMAX Tues. 7:40 a.m.
Calendar Girls (2003) ★★★ Helen Mirren, Julie Walters. When older women pose nude for a calendar to raise money for a Yorkshire hospital, the results are a worldwide sensation. (PG-13) 1 hr. 48 mins. CMAX Thur. 6:10 a.m. CMAX Sat. 12:18 p.m.
Cañón recortado (1992) Pedro Fernández, Lina Santos. El líder de una banda criminal decide eliminar a un miembro de su organización, pues lo considera una amenaza porque sabe más de lo debido. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. KWHY Mon. 8 p.m.
Cape Fear (1991) ★★★ Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte. A tattooed psychopath preys on a Southern lawyer, his wife and their teenage daughter. (R) 2 hrs. 8 mins. TMC Wed. 8 p.m.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) ★★★ Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell. After an experimental program turns him into a supersoldier, Steve Rogers, now known as Captain America, leads the fight against Red Skull’s evil HYDRA organization. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 4 mins. EPIX Sun. 4:30 p.m.
Captive State (2019) ★★ John Goodman, Ashton Sanders. Gabriel is a young man who joins a resistance group that’s fighting back against extraterrestrial occupation of Chicago. He soon finds himself under careful scrutiny from a shadowy figure who’s trying to crush the rebellion and its plans for freedom. (PG-13) 1 hr. 49 mins. TMC Mon. 2:35 p.m.
Carrie (1976) ★★★ Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie. A social misfit with psychic powers wreaks havoc at her prom to get even with pranksters. (R) 1 hr. 38 mins. ENCORE Thur. 5:15 p.m. ENCORE Fri. 12:13 p.m.
Cartels (2016) Steven Seagal, Luke Goss. Elite DEA agents are tasked with guarding a dangerous drug lord until he can be extracted. They soon find themselves at the center of an explosive ambush. (R) 1 hr. 40 mins. EPIX Wed. 7:30 a.m.
Casino (1995) ★★★ Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone. A New York bookie and his pal turn a Las Vegas casino into an empire, then one’s money-hungry wife helps bring it down. (R) 2 hrs. 57 mins. AMC Sun. 6:15 a.m.
Casper (1995) ★★★ Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman. A teen who lost her mother befriends friendly ghost Casper while staying at a mean heiress’s haunted mansion. (PG) 1 hr. 40 mins. FREE Thur. 5 p.m. FREE Fri. 3:05 p.m.
Cast Away (2000) ★★★ Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt. After a plane crash at sea, a Federal Express engineer survives on a remote island for four years in complete isolation. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 23 mins. HBO Mon. 12:25 p.m.
Cat People (1942) ★★★ Simone Simon, Kent Smith. A New York architect marries a Serbian artist who turns into a black panther when aroused. (NR) 1 hr. 13 mins. TCM Fri. 6:30 p.m.
Catch Me if You Can (2002) ★★★ Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks. An FBI agent pursues Frank Abagnale Jr., a con man who assumes various identities and commits forgery. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 20 mins. PARMOUNT Tues. 7 p.m. PARMOUNT Tues. 10 p.m.
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