THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
8:00 pm. . . . . . . . . Going My Way ›››› (’ 44, Musical) Singing Father O’Malley bails out crusty Father Fitzgibbon’s financially strapped parish. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
8:20 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
8:29 pm . . . . . . . . . . . The Day After Tomorrow
›› (’ 04, Action) A climatologist tries to locate his son after global warming leads to worldwide natural disasters. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
9:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet the Browns
›› (’ 08, Comedy-Drama) Soon after losing her job, a single mother takes her brood to Georgia for her father’s funeral and meets his uproarious clan for the first time. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET
9:30 pm . . . . . . . The A-Team ›› (’ 10, Action) Framed to take the fall for a heinous crime, an elite operative and his men go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the real perpetrator. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 10:00 pm A Christmas Carol ›› (’ 99, Fantasy) Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge receives visits from three Christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT 10:00 pm . . . . Scrooged ››› (’ 88, Comedy) A ruthless TV-network chief meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come. (cc) ........................................ AMC 10:15 pm . King of Kings ››› (’ 61, Historical Drama) Orson Welles narrates the story of Jesus including the Sermon on the Mount, the Last Supper, the Passion and the Resurrection. (cc) ........................................ TCM 10:30 pm Love & Basketball ››› (’ 00, Romance) From childhood to early adulthood, two friends fall in love while trying to establish basketball careers. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1 11:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red 2 ››
(’13, Action) Former CIA black-ops agent Frank Moses and his team battle assassins, terrorists and power-hungry government officials as they try to retrieve a lethal device that could change the balance of world power. (cc) . . . . . . SYFY 12:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con Air
›› (’ 97, Action) A wrongly convicted parolee on a flight with a group of vicious prisoners tries to stop their violent hijacking. (cc) . . . PARMT
1:15 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
1:15 am . . . . . . . . The Greatest Story Ever Told ››› (’ 65, Historical Drama) The life of Jesus unfolds according to the Bible, from birth to the Resurrection, on an epic scale. (cc) . . . . . TCM
1:30 am The Brothers ››› (’ 01, Comedy-Drama) Four friends question women, relationships and honesty after one of them becomes engaged. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1
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6:30 am Jezebel ››› (’ 38, Drama) A New Orleans belle uses another man to make her fiance jealous. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
7:00 am The Peanuts Movie ››› (’ 15, Children’s) Animated. Good ol’ Charlie Brown develops a crush on the Little Red-Haired Girl while his best friend Snoopy embarks on an epic adventure as a World War I flying ace who pursues the Red Baron. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
7:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday in Handcuffs ››› (’ 07, Romance-Comedy) To fool her parents, a waitress kidnaps a customer and forces him to pretend to be her beau. (cc) ....................................... FREE
8:00 am Christmas in Wonderland ›› (’ 07, Children’s) Crooks and cops pursue a brother and sister who found a bag of counterfeit cash while shopping in a Canadian mall. (cc) . . . . . . LIFE
8:30 am . . . . . . The Letter ››› (’ 40, Drama) A woman claiming self-defense for the murder of her lover is threatened by an incriminating letter. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 9:05 am The Holiday ›› (’ 06, Romance-Comedy) Two women, one from America and one from England, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. (cc) FREE 9:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Internship
›› (’ 13, Comedy) Two old-school, unemployed salesmen finagle internships at Google, then must compete with younger, smarter candidates for prime positions. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MTV 10:00 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ice Age: Collision Course ›› (’ 16, Children’s) Animated. Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the herd must leave home after Scrat’s adventure in outer space sends an asteroid hurtling toward Earth. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 10:15 am Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July ›› (’ 80, Children’s) Animated. Santa must save the day when Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman encounter an evil wizard. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC 10:15 am The Westerner ››› (’ 40, Western) Hanging Judge Roy Bean spares a drifter who claims to know Lillie Langtry. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM NOON The Peanuts Movie ››› (’ 15, Children’s) Animated. Good ol’ Charlie Brown develops a crush on the Little Red-Haired Girl while his best friend Snoopy embarks on an epic adventure as a World War I flying ace who pursues the Red Baron. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX NOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding Crashers ›››
(’05, Comedy) Two divorce mediators spend a wild weekend partying with a politician and his eccentric family. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MTV NOON Liar Liar ›› (’ 97, Comedy) A boy’s birthday wish comes true that his neglectful father, a fasttalking lawyer, will not be able to tell a lie for 24 hours. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1 NOON . . . The Little Foxes ››› (’ 41, Drama) In the Deep South, greedy Regina blackmails her brothers and lets her husband die. (cc) TCM
12:15 pm 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
1:00 pm Daddy Day Care ›› (’ 03, Children’s) After company downsizing, two former executives decide to open a day-care center for kids in their neighborhood. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET
1:28 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah ››› (’ 14, Historical Drama) God chooses Noah to build an ark and save the animals and his family from an apocalyptic flood. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
2:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Angry Birds Movie
›› (’ 16, Children’s) Animated. Three flightless birds investigate the mysterious arrival of green pigs to their island paradise. (cc) . . . . . . . . . FX
2:00 pm Meet the Parents ››› (’ 00, Comedy) When a woman brings her boyfriend home for her sister’s wedding, her father, a former CIA agent, takes an instant dislike to him. (cc) VH1
2:15 pm Mrs. Miniver ›››› (’ 42, Drama) William Wyler’s Oscar-winning classic about the tensions faced by a family of hard-working Brits in wartorn England. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
2:20 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
3:30 pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ››› (’ 71, Children’s) A poor boy and his grandfather win a tour through the marvelous factory of a wily confectioner. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
4:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet the Browns
›› (’ 08, Comedy-Drama) Soon after losing her job, a single mother takes her brood to Georgia for her father’s funeral and meets his uproarious clan for the first time. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET
4:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penguins of Madagascar ›› (’ 14, Children’s) Animated. Plucky penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with a savvy spy to thwart a tentacled villain’s plans to take over the world. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 4:25 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
4:30 pm Meet the Fockers ›› (’ 04, Comedy) A man fears the worst when he accompanies his fiancee’s uptight father and mother to meet his free-spirited mom and dad. (cc) . . . . . . . VH1
4:31 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . The Day After Tomorrow
›› (’ 04, Action) A climatologist tries to locate his son after global warming leads to worldwide natural disasters. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
4:45 pm The Best Years of Our Lives ›››› (’ 46, Drama) A disabled serviceman and two other veterans have difficulty adjusting to civilian life after World War II. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
5:00 pm. . . . . . Overboard ›› (’ 87, Comedy) A yachtsman’s wife falls overboard, forgets who she is and becomes an Oregon carpenter’s mate. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E!
5:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . It’s Complicated ›› (’ 09, Romance-Comedy) A restaurateur falls into an affair with her remarried ex-husband, while an architect that she hired to refurbish her kitchen falls in love with her. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRV 6:00 pm The Boss Baby ›› (’ 17, Children’s) Animated. A wildly imaginative 7-year-old discovers that his new brother, Boss Baby, is actually a spy on a secret mission, and only he can help thwart a dastardly plot that involves an epic battle between puppies and babies. (cc). . . . . . . . FX 6:00 pm The Polar Express ››› (’ 04, Children’s) Animated. The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
7:00 pm . . . . . . . The A-Team ›› (’ 10, Action) Framed to take the fall for a heinous crime, an elite operative and his men go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the real perpetrator. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
7:00 pm . . . . . . . . Shrek ››› (’ 01, Children’s) Animated. In order to save his home, a monster with a donkey makes a deal with a mean lord to rescue a beautiful princess. (cc) . . . . . . . SYFY
7:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monster-in-Law ›› (’ 05, Romance-Comedy) A woman fights back when her fiance’s shrewish mother tries to destroy their relationship. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E!
8:00 pm Love Affair ››› (’ 39, Comedy-Drama) A painter and singer meet on a ship and set a date to meet later atop the Empire State Building.
8:00 pm Fifty Shades of Grey ›› (’ 15, Romance) An inexperienced college student begins a daring affair with a controlling businessman whose sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRV
8:00 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 8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Intelligence ›› (’ 16, Action) 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
8:00 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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT
8:00 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
8:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remember the Night ››› (’ 40, Romance-Comedy) Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
8:30 pm Ant-Man ››› (’ 15, Action) Armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size but grow in strength, Ant-Man must prevent Dr. Hank Pym’s former protégé, also known as Yellowjacket, from perfecting the same technology and using it as a weapon for evil. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA
9:00 pm. . . . . . . . Shrek ››› (’ 01, Children’s) Animated. In order to save his home, a monster with a donkey makes a deal with a mean lord to rescue a beautiful princess. (cc) . . . . . . . SYFY
9:00 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) . . . . FREE
9:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monster-in-Law ›› (’ 05, Romance-Comedy) A woman fights back when her fiance’s shrewish mother tries to destroy their relationship. (cc)
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9:45 pm The Apartment ›››› (’ 60, ComedyDrama) A corporate climber, whose boss and others use his apartment for hanky-panky, aids a young woman. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
9:58 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT 10:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minions ››
(’15, Children’s) Animated. On a mission to find a new master to serve, three Minions meet Scarlet Overkill the world’s first female supervillain. (cc) .......................................... FX 10:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Hitman’s Bodyguard ›› (’ 17, Action) The world’s top protection agent gets a new client: a hitman who came in from the cold. After being on the opposite ends of a bullet for years, they must team up and have only 24 hours to get to The Hague to bring down a murderous dictator. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 10:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Let’s Be Cops ›› (’ 14, Comedy) Two buddies dress as police officers for a costume party, then must put their fake badges on the line after they become entangled with a real web of crooks and dirty detectives. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS 10:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Love Actually ››› (’ 03, Romance-Comedy) A prime minister, an office worker, a pop star, a jilted writer, married couples and various others deal with relationships in London. (cc) . AMC 10:30 pm Fifty Shades Darker ›› (’ 17, Romance) Shadowy figures from Christian Grey’s past threaten to destroy his rekindled romance with Anastasia Steele. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRV 11:00 pm The Star ›› (’ 17, Children’s) Animated. A brave donkey named Bo and his lovable animal friends embark on a hilarious and heartfelt journey to become the accidental heroes of the greatest story ever told — the first Christmas. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
11:58 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Jungle Book ››› (’ 16, Children’s) Guided by a no-nonsense panther and a free-spirited bear, young Mowgli meets an array of jungle animals as he embarks on an epic journey of self-discovery. (cc) TNT MIDNIGHT How to Be Single ›› (’ 16, RomanceComedy) 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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E! MIDNIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . Desk Set ››› (’ 57, Romance-Comedy) A TV-network researcher with an amazing memory humors an efficiency expert sent to improve her department. (cc)
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SATURDAY
6:00 am Three Godfathers ››› (’ 36, Western) In the desert, three Old West outlaws adopt the baby of a dying woman. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
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Ice Age: Collision Course ›› (’ 16, Children’s) Animated. Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the herd must leave home after Scrat’s adventure in outer space sends an asteroid hurtling toward Earth. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
7:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Business ›› (’ 88, Comedy) Mismatched at birth, two sets of twins meet as opposites in Manhattan and confuse a corporate deal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
8:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ››› (’ 16, Fantasy) Magizoologist Newt Scamander, two sisters and a No-Maj battle dark forces while tracking down magical creatures set free in the wizarding world of 1926 New York. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
8:00 am The Star ›› (’ 17, Children’s) Animated. A brave donkey named Bo and his lovable animal friends embark on a hilarious and heartfelt journey to become the accidental heroes of the greatest story ever told — the first Christmas. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
8:00 am Alias Boston Blackie ›› (’ 42, Crime Drama) Detective Blackie is there when a magician convict escapes during a prison Christmas show. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
9:00 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . The Angry Birds Movie
›› (’ 16, Children’s) Animated. Three flightless birds investigate the mysterious arrival of green pigs to their island paradise. (cc) . . . . . . . . . FX
9:00 am Coming to America ››› (’ 88, Comedy) Pampered Prince Akeem of Zamunda comes to New York with his royal sidekick to find a truelove bride. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
9:00 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dreamgirls ››› (’ 06, Musical) After an ambitious manager gives them a shot at stardom, three singers learn that fame can carry a high personal cost. (cc) . . . WGN-A
9:15 am Bush Christmas ››› (’ 47, Adventure) After thieves steal their father’s racehorse, three Australian children track the culprits through the bush country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
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Love Actually ››› (’ 03, Romance-Comedy) A prime minister, an office worker, a pop star, a jilted writer, married couples and various others deal with relationships in London. (cc) . AMC 10:05 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Nightmare Before Christmas ›››› (’ 93, Children’s) Animated. The Pumpkin King gives the yuletide season a touch of Halloween in an animated tale from the mind of Tim Burton. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 10:58 am . . . 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) SYFY
11:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penguins of Madagascar ›› (’ 14, Children’s) Animated. Plucky penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with a savvy spy to thwart a tentacled villain’s plans to take over the world. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX