THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
10:30 am Wide Open ››› (’ 30, Comedy) A man becomes friendly with the daughter of his boss, hoping that she can help his career.. . . . TCM 11:00 am Bad Santa ››› (’ 03, Comedy) Two criminals disguise themselves as St. Nick and an elf to rob stores at Christmastime. (cc) . MTV 11:00 am . . The Wedding Singer ››› (’ 98, Romance-Comedy) A spirited entertainer and a waitress with a boorish fiance work at the same weddings. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 11:30 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Sparrow
›› (’ 18, Suspense) Dominika Egorova learns to use her mind and body as a weapon after joining a secret intelligence service. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, Dominika meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust. (cc) . . . . . . FX
11:45 am . . . Bunker Bean ›› (’ 36, Comedy) A fortuneteller boosts a meek clerk’s ego, as the boss and his daughter soon find out. . . TCM NOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snitch ›› (’ 13, Crime Drama) To save his teenage son from an unjust prison sentence, a businessman makes a deal with a U.S. attorney to infiltrate a dangerous drug cartel and become an informant. (cc) AMC 1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baby Boy ›››
(’01, Drama) A misguided 20-year-old juggles various women while dealing with two children and his mother’s new boyfriend. (cc) . . VH1
1:00 pm A Girl, a Guy and a Gob ››› (’ 41, Comedy) A shipping magnate loves his secretary, but she has a boyfriend in the Navy. (cc) . . . TCM
2:30 pm Deepwater Horizon ››› (’ 16, Suspense) Chief electronics technician Mike Williams and other crew members fight for survival when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico. (cc) . . . . . . . FX
2:30 pm The Book of Eli ›› (’ 10, Adventure) A lone warrior faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanity’s redemption across a postapocalyptic wasteland. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
2:45 pm Please Believe Me ›› (’ 50, RomanceComedy) An English heiress bound for Texas flirts with a gambler, lawyer and playboy on the way. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
3:00 pm Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? ›› (’ 10, Comedy-Drama) While on vacation in the Bahamas, the unexpected arrival of one’s ex-husband causes some longtime friends to examine the strength of their own marriages. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET
3:30 pm ATL ›› (’ 06, Comedy-Drama) Four Atlanta teenagers, whose lives revolve around hip-hop and rollerskating, face life-changing challenges on and off the rink. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1
4:15 pm What’s Up, Doc? ››› (’ 72, Comedy) A music professor visits San Francisco with his fiancee and meets a kooky woman. (cc) TCM
4:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ››› (’ 07, Fantasy) When a new professor’s bureaucratic methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches a dedicated group of students how to defend against the dark arts. (cc) . . . . . . . SYFY
5:00 pm . . . . . . . Furious 7 ››› (’ 15, Action) A smooth-talking government agent offers to help Dominic Toretto and his gang eliminate a dangerous enemy in exchange for their help in rescuing a kidnapped computer hacker. (cc) . . . . . . . FX
5:00 pm The Fugitive ››› (’ 93, Suspense) A U.S. marshal hunts a doctor on the run who was convicted of murdering his wife. (cc). . . AMC
5:15 pm Star Trek ››› (’ 09, Science Fiction) Young James T. Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew embark on a collision course with a vengeful Romulan. (cc) . . . . . . . . . TNT 6:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marty ››››
(’55, Drama) A lonely, heavy-set Bronx butcher, who lives with his mother, finds his soul mate in a shy schoolteacher. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
7:33 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ››› (’ 09, Children’s) Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort, while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds, and tragedy looms on the horizon. (cc) ...................................... SYFY
8:00 pm xXx: Return of Xander Cage ›› (’ 17, Action) Daredevil operative Xander Cage springs into action when four dangerous criminals steal Pandora’s Box, a device that controls every military satellite in the world. (cc). . . . . . . FX
8:00 pm S.W.A.T. ›› (’ 03, Action) A Los Angeles Special Weapons and Tactics team must protect a criminal after he offers $100 million to his prospective rescuers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
8:00 pm Demolition Man ›› (’ 93, Science Fiction) The police defrost an imprisoned ex-officer to catch an escaped convict in 2032 San Angeles.
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8:00 pm . Auntie Mame ››› (’ 58, Comedy) A bohemian socialite survives the market crash of 1929, marries a millionaire and teaches her nephew how to live. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xXx: Return of Xander Cage ›› (’ 17, Action) Daredevil operative Xander Cage springs into action when four dangerous criminals steal Pandora’s Box, a device that controls every military satellite in the world. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 10:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kong: Skull Island ››› (’ 17, Adventure) Scientists, soldiers and adventurers encounter the mighty Kong and other monstrous creatures after traveling to an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. (cc) TNT 10:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ››› (’01, Children’s) An orphan attends a school of witchcraft and wizardry and pieces together the mystery of his parents’ deaths. (cc) . . . . USA 10:30 pm The Expendables 3 ›› (’ 14, Action) After a former associate makes it his mission to end the Expendables, Barney Ross assembles a team of younger, tech-savvy recruits to help take down their enemy. (cc) . . . . . . . . PARMT 10:30 pm Escape Plan ›› (’ 13, Action) An expert in prison security joins forces with an inmate to break out of a top-secret, high-tech facility. (cc) ....................................... AMC 10:30 pm Meet Me in St. Louis ››› (’ 44, Musical) A St. Louis lawyer’s family stays in town for the 1904 World’s Fair. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
11:03 pm . . The Circle ›› (’ 17, Suspense) The founder of the world’s most powerful technology and social media company encourages a new employee to join a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and personal freedom. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY MIDNIGHT. . Easy A ››› (’ 10, Comedy) The escape of a little white lie teaches a clean-cut teenager to use the high-school rumor mill to her advantage. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 12:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kong: Skull Island ››› (’ 17, Adventure) Scientists, soldiers and adventurers encounter the mighty Kong and other monstrous creatures after traveling to an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. (cc) TNT 12:30 am Life With Father ››› (’ 47, Comedy) A
New Yorker and her four sons experience love and laughter from their opinionated but well-meaning family patriarch. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
1:00 am S.W.A.T. ›› (’ 03, Action) A Los Angeles Special Weapons and Tactics team must protect a criminal after he offers $100 million to his prospective rescuers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
1:30 am Resident Evil: Retribution ›› (’ 12, Horror) New allies and old friends aid Alice in her worldwide search for those responsible for the T-virus outbreak that continues to turn humans into flesh-eating zombies. (cc) . . . . . . . . SYFY
2:45 am The Man Who Came to Dinner ››› (’ 41, Comedy) A critic breaks his hip in someone’s home and stays there, in charge, until it mends. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
4:45 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . On Moonlight Bay ››
(’51, Romance-Comedy) A teenage tomboy with a fun family makes music with a college man in circa-World War I Indiana. (cc) . . . . . . . . . TCM
THURSDAY
6:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever ›› (’ 39, Comedy) Judge Hardy tries to talk Andy out of quitting high school to marry his drama teacher. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . TCM
7:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What We Do in the Shadows ››› (’ 14, Comedy) Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead. (cc) FX
8:00 am Tender Comrade ›› (’ 43, Drama) The wife of a World War II soldier moves into a communal house with wives of men at war. (cc) TCM 9:30 am Young Guns II ›› (’ 90, Western) Billy the Kid and his gang gallop to Mexico, chased by a federal posse led by Pat Garrett. (cc) AMC 10:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle ››› (’ 39, Biography) A vaudevillian and his bride go to Paris and set trends as famous ballroom dancers. (cc) TCM 10:30 am 300 ››› (’ 06, Action) Sparta’s King Leonidas and his badly outnumbered warriors fight to the death against King Xerxes’ massive Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae. (cc) ........................................ FX 11:00 am . . . . . . . . How to Be Single ›› (’ 16, Romance-Comedy) Fresh out of college and a long-term relationship, a young woman moves to New York and befriends a partying co-worker who shows her how to have fun. (cc). . FREE NOON Escape Plan ›› (’ 13, Action) An expert in prison security joins forces with an inmate to break out of a top-secret, high-tech facility. (cc) ....................................... AMC NOON . . . . The First Traveling Saleslady ››
(’56, Comedy) An 1890s corset designer leaves New York with her secretary to sell barbed wire in Texas. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 12:30 pm ATL ›› (’ 06, Comedy-Drama) Four Atlanta teenagers, whose lives revolve around hip-hop and rollerskating, face life-changing challenges on and off the rink. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1
12:33 pm . . The Circle ›› (’ 17, Suspense) The founder of the world’s most powerful technology and social media company encourages a new employee to join a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and personal freedom. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
1:00 pm The Dark Tower ›› (’ 17, Fantasy) Roland Deschain, the last Gunslinger, must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. (cc) FX
1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ››› (’01, Children’s) An orphan attends a school of witchcraft and wizardry and pieces together the mystery of his parents’ deaths. (cc) . . . . USA
1:45 pm In Person ›› (’ 35, Musical Comedy) A movie star with a fear of crowds makes herself homely and meets a playboy who likes it. (cc) . . . . . TCM
2:30 pm Demolition Man ›› (’ 93, Science Fiction) The police defrost an imprisoned ex-officer to catch an escaped convict in 2032 San Angeles. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
3:00 pm Interstellar ››› (’ 14, Science Fiction) As mankind’s time on Earth comes to an end, a group of explorers begins the most important mission in human history: traveling beyond the galaxy to discover if there is a future for man among the stars. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
3:00 pm Resident Evil: Retribution ›› (’ 12, Horror) New allies and old friends aid Alice in her worldwide search for those responsible for the T-virus outbreak that continues to turn humans into flesh-eating zombies. (cc) . . . . . . . . SYFY
3:00 pm Barbershop 2: Back in Business ››› (’04, Comedy) The owner of a barbershop faces pressure from a corporation that is opening establishments in his neighborhood. (cc) VH1 3:30 pm Star of Midnight ››› (’ 35, Mystery) An urbane sleuth and his chic drinking companion solve the case of a dead gossip columnist. (cc) ....................................... TCM
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ››› (’08, Drama) A snowbound stranger brightens the holidays for a retired police officer and his niece. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HALL
4:19 pm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ››› (’ 02, Children’s) The young wizard and his best friends investigate a dark force that is terrorizing their school, Hogwarts. (cc) . USA
5:00 pm Lethal Weapon 4 ›› (’ 98, Action) Los Angeles police partners take on members of a Chinese triad who are smuggling families from the mainland. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
5:15 pm Chance at Heaven ›› (’ 33, Drama) A gas-station owner drives off with a debutante, leaving his sweetheart behind. (cc) . . . . TCM
5:30 pm Lottery Ticket ›› (’ 10, Comedy) After winning $370 million, a young man must survive a holiday weekend with greedy neighbors before he can claim the prize. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1
5:30 pm Easy A ››› (’ 10, Comedy) The escape of a little white lie teaches a clean-cut teenager to use the high-school rumor mill to her advantage. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
6:30 pm Bachelor Mother ››› (’ 39, RomanceComedy) An unmarried store clerk finds a baby on a doorstep and is quickly mistaken for its mother. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
7:00 pm The Martian ››› (’ 15, Science Fiction) Left behind by his crew, a stranded astronaut must find a way to survive on Mars, while NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . FX
7:30 pm . . . . . . . . . Pretty Woman ››› (’ 90, Romance-Comedy) A corporate raider pays a gorgeous hooker to be his escort for a business week in Beverly Hills. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
8:00 pm Shooter ›› (’ 07, Suspense) Reluctantly pressed into service again, a former military sniper plots revenge against his powerful foes after being betrayed and wounded. (cc) PARMT 8:00 pm Drumline ››› (’ 02, Comedy-Drama) A young man from Harlem joins a Southern university’s marching band but antagonizes the musical director and its leader. (cc) . . . . VH1
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooth Fairy ››
(’10, Children’s) As penance for dashing a child’s hopes, a rough-and-tumble hockey player must serve time as a genuine tooth fairy. (cc) NICK 8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . The More the Merrier ›››
(’43, Comedy) A working girl shares a Washington, D.C., apartment with two men. (cc) . . . . . . TCM
9:00 pm. . . . . . All About the Benjamins ››
(’02, Action) A bounty hunter and a con artist work together to retrieve a lottery ticket from a group of diamond thieves. (cc) . . . . . . . . BET
9:00 pm Underworld: Blood Wars ›› (’ 16, Fantasy) With help from her only two allies, death dealer Selene embarks on a quest to end the eternal war between vampires and Lycans, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. SYFY 10:00 pm The Martian ››› (’ 15, Science Fiction) Left behind by his crew, a stranded astronaut must find a way to survive on Mars, while NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . FX 10:00 pm Louisa ››› (’ 50, Romance-Comedy) A widowed grandmother has two suitors: a local grocer and her son’s boss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Road House ›› (’ 89, Action) Hired to tame a rowdy Missouri bar, a Ph.D. bouncer romances a doctor and tames the whole town. (cc) AMC 10:30 pm Four Brothers ›› (’ 05, Crime Drama) Diverse siblings reunite for revenge after learning about the murder of their adoptive mother. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 10:30 pm Lottery Ticket ›› (’ 10, Comedy) After winning $370 million, a young man must survive a holiday weekend with greedy neighbors before he can claim the prize. (cc) . . . . . . . . VH1 11:30 pm Couples Retreat ›› (’ 09, Comedy)
Four couples find that paradise comes at a price when they must participate in therapy sessions at a tropical resort. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT
11:45 pm Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ››› (’ 53,
Musical Comedy) Two showgirls on the lookout for rich eligible bachelors run into numerous complications during a trip to Paris. (cc) TCM MIDNIGHT Confessions of a Shopaholic ›› (’ 09, Comedy) A compulsive shopper who is drowning in debt lands a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine. (cc) . . . . . . . . . FREE
1:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What We Do in the Shadows ››› (’ 14, Comedy) Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead. (cc) FX
1:00 am Shooter ›› (’ 07, Suspense) Reluctantly pressed into service again, a former military sniper plots revenge against his powerful foes after being betrayed and wounded. (cc) PARMT 1:00 am Barbershop 2: Back in Business ››› (’04, Comedy) The owner of a barbershop faces pressure from a corporation that is opening establishments in his neighborhood. (cc) VH1 1:30 am The Green Years ››› (’ 46, Drama) A Scottish orphan becomes a young man in love, guided by his colorful great-grandfather. (cc) ....................................... TCM
3:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.F.’s Daughter
›› (’ 48, Drama) A tycoon’s daughter marries a liberal professor who hates capitalists. (cc) TCM 3:34 am The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ›› (’ 03, Fantasy) Allan Quatermain, Capt. Nemo, Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll, Tom Sawyer and others unite to stop a mad bomber. (cc) SYFY
FRIDAY
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300 ››› (’ 06, Action) Sparta’s King Leonidas and his badly outnumbered warriors fight to the death against King Xerxes’ massive Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae. (cc). . . . . . . . FX
7:00 am West of Zanzibar ››› (’ 28, Adventure) A jungle ruler lives to ruin the daughter of the man who wronged him. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
8:15 am The Thirteenth Chair ›› (’ 30, Mystery) A medium holds a seance to clear her daughter of murder in colonial India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
9:30 am The Dark Tower ›› (’ 17, Fantasy) Roland Deschain, the last Gunslinger, must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. (cc) FX
9:30 am . . . . . . . . . . Freaks ››› (’ 32, Horror) Sideshow performers punish acrobat Cleopatra for humiliating their friend, tiny Hans. (cc) TCM 9:45 am . . The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ››
(’13, Comedy) Walter Mitty develops photos for a magazine but escapes the tedium through heroic daydreams. When Walter gets a chance for a real adventure, he may just build a relationship with a co-worker named Cheryl. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . AMC 10:45 am . . . . . . . Mark of the Vampire ›››
(’35, Horror) An elderly criminologist devises a unique scheme to unmask the killer behind a series of gruesome murders. (cc) . . . . . . TCM