THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
drink, dodge U-boats and rescue a shanghaied Swede in the early days of World War II. (cc) ....................................... TCM 12:05 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement ›› (’04, Children’s) Anne Hathaway. While living with her royal grandmother, a young princess must find a suitable husband in 30 days or give up the throne. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 12:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rush Hour 2 ›› (’ 01, Action) Jackie Chan. Two detectives battle a Hong Kong gangster and his henchmen after a bombing at the U.S. Embassy. (cc) TBS 12:58 pm Angels & Demons ›› (’ 09, Action) Tom Hanks. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon joins forces with an Italian scientist to prevent an ancient brotherhood’s plot against the Vatican from coming to fruition. (cc). . . . . . SYFY
1:00 pm Hook ››› (’ 91, Children’s) Dustin Hoffman. Aided by Tinker Bell, a corporate lawyer turns into Peter Pan to rescue his children from Captain Hook.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Men Can’t Jump ››› (’ 92, Comedy) Wesley Snipes. Two basketball hustlers, black and white, count on racial myth to cash in on street games. (cc) VH1 1:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen ››› (’ 13, Children’s) Voices of Kristen Bell. Animated. A fearless young princess sets out with a mountaineer to find her sister, whose icy powers have trapped their kingdom in eternal winter. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DISN
1:15 pm Rocky III ››› (’ 82, Drama) Sylvester Stallone. Old foe Apollo Creed trains ex-boxing champ Rocky Balboa for a rematch with brutish Clubber Lang. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
1:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forgetting Sarah Marshall ››› (’ 08, Romance-Comedy) Jason Segel. In Hawaii struggling to get over a bad breakup, a musician encounters his former lover and her new boyfriend. (cc). . . . . . . . E!
1:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooter ›› (’ 07, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg. Reluctantly pressed into service again, a former military sniper plots revenge against his powerful foes after being betrayed and wounded. (cc). . . . . . . . PARMT
2:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ATL ››
(’06, Comedy-Drama) Tip Harris. Four Atlanta teenagers, whose lives revolve around hip-hop and rollerskating, face life-changing challenges on and off the rink. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET
2:00 pm Quo Vadis ››› (’ 51, Historical Drama) Robert Taylor. Emperor Nero burns Rome and puts a Roman commander’s Christian bride in the arena with a bull. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
2:30 pm Deadpool 2 ››› (’ 18, Action) Ryan Reynolds. Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool must protect a teenage mutant from Cable — a genetically enhanced soldier from the future. He soon joins forces with Bedlam, Shatterstar, Domino and other mutants to battle Cable and his powerful advanced weaponry. (cc) . . FX
2:45 pm . Brave ››› (’ 12, Children’s) Voices of Kelly Macdonald. Animated. A courageous Scottish princess must figure out how to undo a beastly curse after an eccentric witch grants her an ill-fated wish. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
3:00 pm Meet John Doe ››› (’ 41, Drama) Gary Cooper. A reporter pays a bum to pose as her popular but made-up spokesman, John Doe. .......................................
3:00 pm . . . . The Wolverine ›› (’ 13, Action) Hugh Jackman. In Japan and vulnerable for the first time, Wolverine confronts lethal samurai steel and grapples with the ghosts of his own haunted past. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT
3:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Proposal ››
(’09, Romance-Comedy) Sandra Bullock. Facing deportation to Canada, a high-powered book editor pretends she is engaged to her assistant, whom she’s tormented for years. (cc) . . USA
3:45 pm Rocky IV ›› (’ 85, Drama) Sylvester Stallone. Champ Rocky Balboa trains in Siberia for a bout against a lab-tested Soviet with a 2000-psi punch. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
G3:57 pm Inferno ›› (’ 16, Suspense) Tom Hanks. Amnesiac symbologist Robert Langdon and a doctor race across Europe and against time to stop a madman from unleashing a virus that could wipe out half of the world’s population. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
4:00 pm . Legally Blonde ›› (’ 01, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon. A sorority queen enrolls in Harvard to prove to her former boyfriend that she has more than good looks. (cc) . . . . . . E!
4:30 pm . . . . I Am Legend ››› (’ 07, Science Fiction) Will Smith. After a man-made plague transforms Earth’s population into bloodthirsty vampires, a lone survivor desperately searches for a cure. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
4:30 pm Central Intelligence ›› (’ 16, Action) Dwayne Johnson. A lethal CIA agent and his former classmate encounter shootouts, espionage and double-crosses while trying to save the U.S. spy satellite system. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS 4:50 pm Tangled ››› (’ 10, Children’s) Voices of Mandy Moore. Animated. Crowned with 70 feet of magical golden hair, Rapunzel strikes a deal with a charming thief to spring her from her prison tower. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Thin Line Between Love and Hate ›› (’ 96, Comedy-Drama) Martin Lawrence. A wealthy woman stalks the womanizing club owner who seduced, then betrayed, her. (cc) . . . . . . BET
5:00 pm The Equalizer ›› (’ 14, Action) Denzel Washington. A former commando comes out of retirement and puts his special skills to work to rescue a girl who is under the control of ruthless Russian mobsters. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
5:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Where Eagles Dare ››› (’ 69, War) Richard Burton. Allied agents lead commandos sent to free a general from a castle in Bavaria. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
5:27 pm. . . . . . . . . . . Speed ››› (’ 94, Action) Keanu Reeves. A SWAT team ace must keep the speed of a Santa Monica bus above 50 mph, or a madman’s bomb will explode. (cc) . . . USA
5:30 pm . . . . . . . . The Longest Yard ›› (’ 05, Comedy) Adam Sandler. At a Texas penitentiary, jailed NFL veterans train their fellow inmates for a football game against the guards. (cc) COM 5:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ant-Man and The Wasp ››› (’ 18, Action) Paul Rudd. 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. (cc). . . . . . . . . TNT
5:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rocky Balboa ››› (’ 06, Drama) Sylvester Stallone. Retired Rocky’s plan to re-enter the ring for a few small matches escalates into a full-fledged bout with the world’s reigning heavyweight. (cc) . AMC 6:00 pm Fifty Shades of Grey ›› (’ 15, Romance) Dakota Johnson. An inexperienced college student begins a daring affair with a controlling businessman whose sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure. (cc). . . . E! 6:00 pm Coach Carter ››› (’ 05, Drama) Samuel L. Jackson. A high-school basketball coach turns a losing team around, then faces criticism for pushing the athletes to put grades first. (cc) ....................................... VH1
6:30 pm . . . . . . . . . Doctor Strange ››› (’ 16, Action) Benedict Cumberbatch. After a terrible accident, Dr. Stephen Strange loses his ability to operate but finds new purpose when a mystical being known as the Ancient One reveals that
Dr. Strange is the newly designated Sorcerer Supreme. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
6:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncle Drew ››
(’18, Comedy) Kyrie Irving. Uncle Drew recruits a squad of older basketball players to return to the court to compete in a tournament. (cc) TBS 7:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooter ›› (’ 07, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg. Reluctantly pressed into service again, a former military sniper plots revenge against his powerful foes after being betrayed and wounded. (cc). . . . . . . . PARMT
7:00 pm Moana ››› (’ 16, Children’s) Voices of Dwayne Johnson. Animated. A once-mighty demigod and a spirited teenager embark on an epic adventure across the ocean. (cc) . FREE
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween ›› (’ 16, Comedy) Tyler Perry. Cranky, fast-talking Madea finds herself under attack from ghosts, ghouls and zombies after breaking up a fraternity’s Halloween party. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRV
8:00 pm The Equalizer 2 ›› (’ 18, Action) Denzel Washington. Premiere. Robert McCall’s mysterious past cuts especially close to home when thugs kill Susan Plummer — his best friend and former colleague. Now out for revenge, McCall must take on a crew of highly trained assassins who’ll stop at nothing to destroy him. (cc) FX 8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Proposal ››
(’09, Romance-Comedy) Sandra Bullock. Facing deportation to Canada, a high-powered book editor pretends she is engaged to her assistant, whom she’s tormented for years. (cc) . . USA
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casino ›››
(’95, Crime Drama) Robert De Niro. 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. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The
Red Shoes ›››› (’ 48, Drama) Moira Shearer. A ballerina loves a ballet composer but dances for an obsessive impresario. (cc) . . . . . . . TCM
8:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifty Shades Darker
›› (’ 17, Romance) Dakota Johnson. Shadowy figures from Christian Grey’s past threaten to destroy his rekindled romance with Anastasia Steele. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E!
9:00 pm Finding Forrester ››› (’ 00, Drama) Sean Connery. While studying at a prep school, an aspiring writer befriends a reclusive author who becomes his mentor. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9:00 pm Avengers: Age of Ultron ››› (’ 15, Action) Robert Downey Jr. 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. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY 9:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . Love & Basketball ›››
(’00, Romance) Sanaa Lathan. From childhood to early adulthood, two friends fall in love while trying to establish basketball careers. (cc) VH1 9:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen ››› (’ 13, Children’s) Voices of Kristen Bell. Animated. A fearless young princess sets out with a mountaineer to find her sister, whose icy powers have trapped their kingdom in eternal winter. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 10:00 pm Meet John Doe ››› (’ 41, Drama) Gary Cooper. A reporter pays a bum to pose as her popular but made-up spokesman, John Doe. .......................................
10:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween ›› (’ 16, Comedy) Tyler Perry. Cranky, fast-talking Madea finds herself under attack from ghosts, ghouls and zombies after breaking up a fraternity’s Halloween party. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRV 10:00 pm. . . . . . . The Longest Yard ›› (’ 05, Comedy) Adam Sandler. At a Texas penitentiary, jailed NFL veterans train their fellow inmates for a football game against the guards. (cc) COM 10:00 pm. . . I Am Legend ››› (’ 07, Science Fiction) Will Smith. After a man-made plague transforms Earth’s population into bloodthirsty vampires, a lone survivor desperately searches for a cure. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 10:27 pm . . . . . . . . . Speed ››› (’ 94, Action) Keanu Reeves. A SWAT team ace must keep the speed of a Santa Monica bus above 50 mph, or a madman’s bomb will explode. (cc) . . . USA 10:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . Night Ambush ›› (’ 58,
War) Dirk Bogarde. British officers conspire with Greek patriots to kidnap a German commander and transport him to Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 11:30 pm Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure ››› (’89, Comedy) Keanu Reeves. Two dopey dudes go back in time to fetch Beethoven, Napoleon and other biggies for a history project.
11:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rush Hour ››› (’ 98, Action) Jackie Chan. A Hong Kong detective and a wisecracking L.A.P.D. detective choose to work together to find the missing daughter of a Chinese diplomat. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS MIDNIGHT Like Mike ›› (’ 02, Children’s) Lil’ Bow Wow. A 14-year-old orphan becomes an NBA basketball player after he finds a pair of magic sneakers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1 MIDNIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . Pocahontas ›› (’ 95, Children’s) Voices of Irene Bedard. Animated. Based on a story of John Smith, a Powhatan Indian stops a war between her tribe and the British by interceding with the chief, her father. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE MIDNIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . First Blood ››› (’ 82, Action) Sylvester Stallone. Green Beret veteran Rambo takes on a Pacific Northwest sheriff and the National Guard. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
12:15 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . They Won’t Believe Me ››› (’ 47, Crime Drama) Robert Young. A stockbroker tells the court how his rich wife and one of two girlfriends died. (cc). . . . . . . . TCM 12:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creed ››› (’ 15, Drama) Michael B. Jordan. Long-retired boxer Rocky Balboa agrees to train Apollo Creed’s son to become a fighter, even as the former champ battles an opponent deadlier than any he ever faced in the ring. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
1:30 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Love’s Unending Legacy ››› (’ 07, Drama) Erin Cottrell. Two years after the murder of her husband, a woman and her young son return home to be near her parents. (cc) . . . . .
1:30 am Rush Hour 2 ›› (’ 01, Action) Jackie Chan. Two detectives battle a Hong Kong gangster and his henchmen after a bombing at the U.S. Embassy. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS
2:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rocky Balboa
››› (’ 06, Drama) Sylvester Stallone. Retired
MRocky’s plan to re-enter the ring for a few small matches escalates into a full-fledged bout with the world’s reigning heavyweight. (cc) . AMC
2:00 am Creature From the Black Lagoon ››› (’54, Horror) Richard Carlson. Fossil hunters encounter a dangerous, humanlike amphibian in the Amazon. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
3:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.F.O.
›› (’ 56, Documentary) Re-creations and file footage, some in color, outline the findings of a government UFO study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 4:00 am Meet John Doe ››› (’ 41, Drama) Gary Cooper. A reporter pays a bum to pose as her popular but made-up spokesman, John Doe. .......................................
4:15 am Rocky IV ›› (’ 85, Drama) Sylvester Stallone. Champ Rocky Balboa trains in Siberia for a bout against a lab-tested Soviet with a 2000-psi punch. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC