THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
SUNDAY
7:00 am Miracles From Heaven ›› (’ 16, Drama) Young Anna Beam shows signs of recovering from a fatal digestive disorder after telling an amazing story about visiting heaven. (cc) AMC 7:00 am . . . . . . . The Mad Miss Manton ›››
(’38, Comedy) Debutantes and a newsman help a kooky heiress find a missing corpse. (cc) TCM 8:30 am Topper Returns ›› (’ 41, Comedy) A girl’s ghost wants Cosmo Topper to find the hooded man who stabbed her but meant to stab her friend. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
9:30 am Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again ›› (’ 18, Musical Comedy) In 1979 Donna falls in love with Sam while embarking on a series of adventures throughout Europe. In the present day, Donna’s pregnant daughter reunites with her mother’s old friends and boyfriends on the Greek island of Kalokairi. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
9:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 First Dates ›› (’ 04, Romance-Comedy) A veterinarian tries to make a woman who has short-term memory loss fall in love with him. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 10:00 am Prancer Returns ›› (’ 01, Children’s) A boy is certain that a deer he finds in the forest belongs to Santa. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 11:30 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Proposal ›› (’ 09, Romance-Comedy) Facing deportation to Canada, a high-powered book editor pretends she is engaged to her assistant, whom she’s tormented for years. (cc) PARMT 11:30 am White Christmas ›››› (’ 54, Musical Comedy) Former Army buddies put on a show with a sister act to save their general’s hotel in Vermont. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC NOON The Greatest Showman ›› (’ 17, Musical) P.T. Barnum indulges his limitless imagination to create the Barnum & Bailey circus in the 1800s. Featuring musical numbers, exotic performers and daring feats, the mesmerizing spectacle takes the world by storm to become the greatest show on Earth. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX NOON The Great Gatsby ›› (’ 13, Drama) A writer gets swept up in the affairs of Jazz Age New York’s wealthy elite when he moves next-door to a mysterious millionaire who throws lavish parties and pines for an unattainable woman. (cc) ........................................ TNT NOON . Disney’s A Christmas Carol ›› (’ 09, Children’s) Animated. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge must face uncomfortable truths when three Christmas spirits take him on a journey through his past, present and future. (cc) . . . . . . FREE NOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Mine to Give ›› (’ 57, Drama) An orphan raised by Scottish pioneers in Wisconsin seeks homes for his five younger siblings on Christmas. (cc) TCM 1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit ›› (’ 14, Action) Young Jack Ryan goes from being a CIA analyst to a spy after he uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&E
1:00 pm Hulk ›› (’ 03, Fantasy) Scientist Bruce Banner transforms into a powerful brute after his experiment goes awry. Directed by Ang Lee. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
1:30 pm . . . . . . . . . Sherlock Gnomes ›› (’ 18, Children’s) Animated. When Gnomeo and Juliet first arrive in London, their biggest concern is getting their new garden ready for spring. After someone kidnaps their garden gnomes, the duo calls on famous Detective Sherlock Gnomes and his sidekick Watson to solve the case. (cc) TBS 1:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Security ››
(’03, Comedy) Two Los Angeles security guards try to stop a criminal mastermind and his gang of robbers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1
2:00 pm Spider-Man: Homecoming ››› (’ 17, Action) Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, high school student Peter Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man to battle the evil Vulture. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
2:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweet Home Alabama
›› (’ 02, Romance-Comedy) Separated from her Southern husband, an engaged New York fashion designer confronts him about a divorce. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
2:00 pm Bundle of Joy ›› (’ 56, Musical Comedy) A salesgirl’s boss thinks his son fathered the baby that she found on a doorstep. (cc) TCM
2:05 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Alone ››› (’ 90, Children’s) Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house. (cc) ....................................... FREE
2:15 pm Jack Frost ›› (’ 98, Children’s) A man who died on Christmas Eve returns to his wife and son one year later in the form of a snowman.
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2:30 pm . . . . . . The 40-Year-Old Virgin ›››
(’05, Romance-Comedy) Three dysfunctional co-workers embark on a mission to help their newfound friend lose his sexual innocence. (cc) ........................................ COM
3:00 pm . . . . . . . Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
›› (’ 16, Action) Investigator Jack Reacher goes on the lam to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that involves the death of U.S. soldiers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&E
3:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocean’s 8
›› (’ 18, Comedy) Criminal mastermind Debbie Ocean and seven other female thieves try to pull off the heist of the century at New York’s annual Met Gala. Their target — a necklace that’s worth more than $150 million. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . TNT
3:30 pm Jingle All the Way ›› (’ 96, Children’s) A crazed postman, a tough policeman and a shady Santa impede a workaholic seeking a coveted toy for his son. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS
3:30 pm . . . . Rush Hour ››› (’ 98, Action) 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) ........................................ VH1
4:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avengers: Age of Ultron ››› (’ 15, Action) 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
4:00 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
4:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Proposal ›› (’ 09, Romance-Comedy) Facing deportation to Canada, a high-powered book editor pretends she is engaged to her assistant, whom she’s tormented for years. (cc) PARMT
4:35 pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ›› (’ 92, Children’s) Once again left behind by his family, the boy hero lands in Manhattan and battles two burglars he faced before. (cc). . . . . FREE
4:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step Brothers ››
(’08, Comedy) Two lazy, immature men become rivals when the marriage of one’s mother and the other’s father forces them to live as siblings in the same house. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COM
4:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ella Enchanted ››
(’04, Children’s) A young woman embarks on a journey to break the curse of obedience placed upon her by a fairy godmother. (cc) . . . . AMC
5:00 pm Kung Fu Panda 3 ››› (’ 16, Children’s) Animated. After reuniting with his long-lost father, Po must train a village of clumsy pandas to help him defeat a supernatural warrior who becomes stronger with each battle. (cc) . . FX
5:00 pm. . Paddington ››› (’ 14, Children’s)
Live action/animated. A lost Peruvian bear finds shelter with a kind British family, but a museum taxidermist has designs on his rare hide. (cc) ....................................... TOON
5:30 pm Olympus Has Fallen ›› (’ 13, Action) America’s national security team must rely on a disgraced former guard to save the president after terrorists seize control of the White House, taking the chief of state hostage. (cc) . . A&E
5:30 pm . . . . . . . Sleepless ›› (’ 17, Action) An undercover Las Vegas police officer must race against time to save his kidnapped son from a crew of murderous gangsters. (cc) . . . . . BET 5:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wonder ›››
(’17, Drama) Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS
5:30 pm . . . . . . . . Beauty and the Beast ›››
(’17, Children’s) 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. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT
6:00 pm. . Rush Hour 2 ›› (’ 01, Action) Two detectives battle a Hong Kong gangster and his henchmen after a bombing at the U.S. Embassy. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1
6:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the Good Old Summertime ››› (’ 49, Musical Comedy) The more co-workers fight in a Chicago music store, the more they fall in love as secret pen pals. (cc) ........................................ TCM
7:00 pm . . . . . . The 40-Year-Old Virgin ›››
(’05, Romance-Comedy) Three dysfunctional co-workers embark on a mission to help their newfound friend lose his sexual innocence. (cc) ........................................ COM
7:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Despicable Me 3 ›› (’ 17, Children’s) Animated. Fired from the Anti-Villain League, Gru travels to Freedonia to meet his long-lost twin brother for the first time. The siblings soon find themselves in an uneasy alliance to take down Balthazar Bratt, a former 1980s child star who’s out for revenge. (cc) FX 7:00 pm Transformers: The Last Knight ›› (’ 17, Action) As war with the Transformers rages on, inventor Cade Yeager forms an unlikely alliance with Bumblebee, an English lord and an Oxford professor to save the planet. (cc). . . . . . SYFY
7:00 pm . . . . . . Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch ›› (’ 18, Children’s) Animated. When the Whos decide to make Christmas bigger, louder and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus, steal Christmas and silence their holiday cheer once and for all. (cc) . . . . DISN
7:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paddington 2 ››› (’ 17, Children’s) Live action/animated. One fine day, Paddington spots a pop-up book in an antique shop — the perfect present for his beloved aunt’s 100th birthday. When a thief steals the prized book, Paddington embarks on an epic quest to unmask the culprit before her big celebration. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOON
7:00 pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ››› (’ 89, Comedy) The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. (cc) . . . . . . . . AMC
7:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Santa Clause ››› (’ 94, Children’s) An adman takes over for the bearded, big-bellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. (cc). . . . . . . . . FREE
8:00 pm. . . . . . . . White House Down ›› (’ 13, Action) While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a police officer springs into action to save his child and the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&E
8:00 pm. . . . . . . . Bad Boys II ›› (’ 03, Action)
Two detectives uncover a conspiracy involving a drug kingpin while trying to stop the trafficking of Ecstasy in Miami. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET
8:00 pm. A Star Is Born ››› (’ 18, Romance) Hard-drinking country music star Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — a struggling but talented singer named Ally. As her career quickly takes off, Jackson starts to realize that his best days may be behind him. (cc). . TNT
8:00 pm. . . . . . . . The Trip to Bountiful ›››
(’85, Drama) Leaving her weak son and his wife in 1947 Houston, an elderly widow takes the bus home. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
9:00 pm A Golden Christmas ›› (’ 09, Comedy) A special dog helps a woman reunite with a friend that she met years earlier as a child. . . . .
9:00 pm. . . . . . Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch ›› (’ 18,
Children’s) Animated. When the Whos decide to
Cmake Christmas bigger, louder and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus, steal Christmas and silence their holiday cheer once and for all. (cc) . . . . . . . FX 9:00 pm Shrek 2 ››› (’ 04, Children’s) Animated. A green ogre, his new wife and a donkey find adventure while visiting his in-laws. (cc) TBS
9:15 pm Hot Tub Time Machine ›› (’ 10, Comedy) Following a night of drinking in a ski-resort hot tub, four pals awake in 1986, getting a chance to rewrite the past. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COM
9:15 pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ››› (’ 89, Comedy) The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. (cc) . . . . . . . . AMC
9:25 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Santa Clause 2 ››
(’02, Children’s) Scott Calvin’s world turns upside down when he’s dealt a double whammy of bad news: Not only has his son, Charlie, landed on this year’s naughty list, but Scott has to marry by Christmas Eve, or he will stop being Santa Claus forever. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 10:00 pm Make Way for Tomorrow ››› (’ 37, Drama) An elderly couple are at the mercy of their children, who consider them a burden. (cc) ........................................ TCM 10:30 pm Hulk ›› (’ 03, Fantasy) Scientist Bruce Banner transforms into a powerful brute after his experiment goes awry. Directed by Ang Lee. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY 10:30 pm Get Hard ›› (’ 15, Comedy) The prisonbound manager of a hedge fund asks a black businessman — who has never been to jail — to prepare him for life behind bars. (cc). . . VH1 11:00 pm . . . . . Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch ›› (’ 18, Children’s) Animated. When the Whos decide to make Christmas bigger, louder and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus, steal Christmas and silence their holiday cheer once and for all. (cc) . . . . . . . FX 11:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweet Home Alabama
›› (’ 02, Romance-Comedy) Separated from her Southern husband, an engaged New York fashion designer confronts him about a divorce. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 11:00 pm Shrek Forever After ›› (’ 10, Children’s) Animated. After Rumpelstiltskin tricks him into making a pact, Shrek finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away, in which he and Fiona never met. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS 11:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Great Gatsby ›› (’ 13, Drama) A writer gets swept up in the affairs of Jazz Age New York’s wealthy elite when he moves next-door to a mysterious millionaire who throws lavish parties and pines for an unattainable woman. (cc) . . . . . . . TNT 11:04 pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit ›› (’ 14, Action) Young Jack Ryan goes from being a CIA analyst to a spy after he uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy. (cc) . . . . . . . . . A&E 11:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Four Christmases ››
(’08, Romance-Comedy) When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a couple must spend Christmas Day trudging to a quartet of family get-togethers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
MONDAY
6:30 am . . . . . . . . I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang ››› (’ 32, Docudrama) An innocent man is sent to a prison farm, where he endures the dehumanizing effects of a cruel criminal justice system. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
7:00 am Kung Fu Panda 3 ››› (’ 16, Children’s) Animated. After reuniting with his long-lost father, Po must train a village of clumsy pandas to help him defeat a supernatural warrior who becomes stronger with each battle. (cc) . . FX
7:00 am Prancer Returns ›› (’ 01, Children’s) A boy is certain that a deer he finds in the forest belongs to Santa. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
8:15 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deep Valley ›› (’ 47, Drama) A shy California farm girl falls in love with a fugitive from a chain gang. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:15 am Cool Hand Luke ››› (’ 67, Drama) A likable Southern loner on a chain gang resists the captain and keeps trying to escape. (cc) TCM 10:30 am Spider-Man: Homecoming ››› (’ 17, Action) Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, high school student Peter Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man to battle the evil Vulture. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 11:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paddington 2 ››› (’ 17, Children’s) Live action/animated. One fine day, Paddington spots a pop-up book in an antique shop — the perfect present for his beloved aunt’s 100th birthday. When a thief steals the prized book, Paddington embarks on an epic quest to unmask the culprit before her big celebration. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOON
11:15 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ella Enchanted ››
(’04, Children’s) A young woman embarks on a journey to break the curse of obedience placed upon her by a fairy godmother. (cc) . . . . AMC
12:35 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Almost Christmas ›› (’ 16, Comedy-Drama) A beloved patriarch asks his family members for one gift this holiday season: to get along. If they can honor that wish and spend five days under the same roof without killing one another, it will be a Christmas miracle. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
1:00 pm E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ›››› (’ 82, Children’s) A boy’s close encounter with an alien stranded on Earth leads to a unique friendship in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning film. (cc) SYFY
1:30 pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again ›› (’ 18, Musical Comedy) In 1979 Donna falls in love with Sam while embarking on a series of adventures throughout Europe. In the present day, Donna’s pregnant daughter reunites with her mother’s old friends and boyfriends on the Greek island of Kalokairi. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
1:30 pm . Nanny McPhee ›› (’ 05, Children’s) A widower hires a mysterious woman who uses magic to control his seven unruly children. (cc) ........................................ AMC
3:00 pm . . . . . . . . Bad Boys II ›› (’ 03, Action)
Two detectives uncover a conspiracy involving a drug kingpin while trying to stop the trafficking of Ecstasy in Miami. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET
3:00 pm . . . . Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous ›› (’ 05, Comedy) FBI agent Gracie Hart clashes with her superiors when she jumps in to save two kidnapped friends in Las Vegas. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT
3:10 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Alone ››› (’ 90, Children’s) Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house. (cc) ....................................... FREE
3:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nanny McPhee Returns ›› (’ 10, Children’s) Magical Nanny McPhee helps a harried mother who is trying to care for five children and tend