THURSDAY MOVIES
7:30 a.m. (TMC) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! ★★★ 1/2 (’88, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy. Lt. Frank Drebin continues his shtick-laden war on crime. ‘PG-13’ (1:25)
10:30 a.m. (TMC) Peggy Sue Got Married ★★★ (’86, Comedy-Drama) Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage. A woman is transported back to her last year in high school. ‘PG-13’ (1:42)
12:45 p.m. (TCM) The Lost Squadron ★★★ (’32, Drama) Richard Dix. Prussian film director rants at stunt pilot and buddies. (1:30)
1:08 p.m. (SYFY) Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ★★★ (’03, Action) Uma Thurman. An assassin seeks vengeance against her attackers. (2:29)
2:15 p.m. (TCM) A Successful Calamity ★★★ (’32, Comedy) George Arliss. Financier tells family he’s broke, gets attention. (1:30)
3 p.m. (TNT) Hitch ★★★ (’05, RomanceComedy) Will Smith. A smooth-talker helps a shy accountant woo an heiress. (2:30)
3:37 p.m. (SYFY) Kill Bill: Vol. 2 ★★★ (’04, Action) Uma Thurman. An assassin confronts her former boss and his gang. (2:58)
3:40 p.m. (TMC) Selma ★★★ 1/2 (’14, Historical Drama) David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fights for voting rights for all. ‘PG-13’ (2:08)
4:45 p.m. (AMC) The Polar Express ★★★ (’04, Children’s) Voices of Tom Hanks. Animated. A conductor guides a boy to the North Pole. (2:00)
5:30 p.m. (FX) Deadpool 2 ★★★ (’18, Action) Ryan Reynolds. Deadpool joins forces with a team of mutants to fight Cable. (2:30)
5:30 p.m. (TNT) A Christmas Story ★★★★ (’83, Comedy) Peter Billingsley. A boy tries to convince his parents to get him a BB gun. (2:00)
5:55 p.m. (TMC) The Crucible ★★★ (’96, Drama) Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder. Hysterical girls accuse their fellow Puritans of witchery. ‘PG-13’ (2:03)
6 p.m. (FREE) Home Alone ★★★ (’90, Children’s) Macaulay Culkin. A leftbehind boy battles two burglars in the house. (2:30)
6:45 p.m. (AMC) Elf ★★★ (’03, Children’s) Will Ferrell. A man leaves Santa’s workshop to search for his family. (2:00)
8 p.m. (FX) Avatar ★★★ 1/2 (’09, Science Fiction) Sam Worthington. A former Marine falls in love with a native of a lush alien world. (3:30)
8 p.m. (PARMT) The Italian Job ★★★ (’03, Crime Drama) Mark Wahlberg. A thief and his crew plan to steal back their gold. (2:30)
8 p.m. (USA) It’s a Wonderful Life ★★★★ (’46, Comedy-Drama) James Stewart. An angel saves a distraught businessman from suicide. (3:00)
8:45 p.m. (AMC) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ★★★ (’89, Comedy) Chevy Chase. A traditional Griswold yuletide backfires in comic fashion. (2:15)
10 p.m. (TCM) The Night of the Iguana ★★★ (’64, Drama) Richard Burton. A defrocked cleric interacts with three women in Mexico. (2:15)
10:30 p.m. (PARMT) John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum ★★★ 1/2 (’19, Action) Keanu Reeves. Hit man John Wick battles the world’s top assassins. (3:00)
11 p.m. (AMC) Elf ★★★ See 6:45 p.m.
11 p.m. (TBS) Ocean’s Eleven ★★★ (’01, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney. A suave ex-con assembles a team to rob a casino vault. (2:30)
11 p.m. (USA) It’s a Wonderful Life ★★★★ See 8 p.m.
11:30 p.m. (FX) Deadpool 2 See ★★★ 5:30 p.m.