THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . A Christmas Story ››››
(’83, Children’s) In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT
8:00 pm The Longest Yard ›› (’ 05, Comedy) At a Texas penitentiary, jailed NFL veterans train their fellow inmates for a football game against the guards. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1
8:00 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
8:00 pm Come to the Stable ››› (’ 49, ComedyDrama) Two French nuns in New England raise funds for a children’s hospital in a town called Bethlehem. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
8:30 pm The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 ›› (’ 12, Romance) Bella and Edward gather werewolves, vampires and other allies to help them protect their daughter from the Volturi. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
9:45 pm The Miracle of the Bells ›› (’ 48, Drama) A press agent, a priest and headlines elevate the hometown funeral of a one-movie actress. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . Night School ›› (’ 18, Comedy) A salesman’s life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally blows up his place of employment. Forced to attend night school to get his GED, he must now deal with a group of misfit students and a feisty teacher who doesn’t think he’s too bright. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 10:00 pm. . . . . . . A Christmas Story ››››
(’83, Children’s) In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT 10:00 pm Galaxy Quest ››› (’ 99, Comedy) Aliens, believing actors to be real heroes, enlist cast members of a sci-fi TV series to help save their people. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRU 10:15 pm Green Lantern ›› (’ 11, Action) A test pilot becomes the first human to join a band of warriors sworn to preserve peace and justice throughout the universe. (cc). . . . . . . . . SYFY 10:15 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
TUESDAY
9:00 am Hulk ›› (’ 03, Fantasy) Scientist Bruce Banner transforms into a powerful brute after his experiment goes awry. Directed by Ang Lee. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
9:45 am Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ››› (’05, Children’s) A poor boy and four spoiled children win a tour through the incredible factory of an odd confectioner. (cc) . . . . . . . AMC 10:30 am My Reputation ›› (’ 46, Romance) An Illinois widow with two young sons meets a major on leave who wants to have an affair. (cc) ....................................... TCM 11:00 am The Karate Kid Part II ›› (’ 86, Drama) Mr. Miyagi returns to Okinawa with his karate student and meets an old foe’s challenge to a duel. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 11:30 am. . . . Neighbors ››› (’ 14, Comedy) Parents go to war with a neighboring fraternity president who refuses to tone down his house’s raucous activities. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX NOON . . . . . . Skyfall ››› (’ 12, Action) When
M’s past comes back to haunt her, James Bond must track down and destroy the threat to her and MI6, no matter how personal the cost. (cc) SYFY
12:15 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
12:15 pm Come to the Stable ››› (’ 49, ComedyDrama) Two French nuns in New England raise funds for a children’s hospital in a town called Bethlehem. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 12:30 pm 17 Again ›› (’ 09, Comedy) A 37-yearold gets the chance to correct the mistakes of his past when he is miraculously transformed into a teenager. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MTV
1:00 pm The Wedding Ringer ›› (’ 15, Comedy) A socially awkward groom begins an unexpected bromance with the guy he hired to pose as his best man at his upcoming nuptials. (cc) TNT
1:00 pm . . . . . . . . Christmas With the Kranks
›› (’ 04, Comedy) A Chicago couple scramble to put together a holiday celebration after their daughter decides to come home for Christmas. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
1:30 pm Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising ›› (’ 16, Comedy) A man, his pregnant wife and their former neighbor clash with wild and rebellious sorority sisters. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
1:30 pm The Karate Kid ››› (’ 84, Drama) A New Jersey teen moves to California, meets bullies and learns karate from a handyman, Mr. Miyagi. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
2:00 pm Lady in the Lake ›› (’ 46, Crime Drama) Raymond Chandler’s private eye Philip Marlowe searches for a publisher’s missing wife. (cc) TCM 2:30 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. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
3:00 pm Grease ››› (’ 78, Musical) Nice Sandy and greaser Danny try to be like each other in their 1950s high school. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . MTV
3:05 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
3:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green Lantern ›› (’ 11, Action) A test pilot becomes the first human to join a band of warriors sworn to preserve peace and justice throughout the universe. (cc) SYFY 3:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Night School ›› (’ 18, Comedy) A salesman’s life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally blows up his place of employment. Forced to attend night school to get his GED, he must now deal with a group of misfit students and a feisty teacher who doesn’t think he’s too bright. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
3:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The World of Henry Orient ››› (’ 64, Comedy) Two rich Manhattan schoolgirls become infatuated with a pianist and follow him around. (cc) . . TCM
4:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlesque ›› (’ 10, Drama) With help from a savvy stage manager and a gender-bending host, a cocktail waitress with a stunning voice becomes a performer in a club’s musical revue. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E!
4:30 pm Rocky ›››› (’ 76, Drama) Heavyweight champ Apollo Creed gives Philadelphia club fighter Rocky Balboa a title shot. (cc) PARMT
5:00 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
5:10 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
5:30 pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ›› (’ 03, Romance-Comedy) A columnist tries to make a man dump her, but he bets his boss that she will fall in love. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MTV
5:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lion in Winter ›››› (’ 68, Historical Drama) A battle of words and wills ensues when England’s King Henry II summons his exiled wife and three sons for a Christmas reunion to determine the heir to the throne. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 6:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skyscraper ››
(’18, Action) Former FBI agent Will Sawyer gets framed for a blazing fire in the world’s tallest building. Now a wanted man and on the run, he must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family when they become trapped inside the inferno. (cc) . . . . . . . . . FX 7:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . Monster-in-Law ›› (’ 05, Romance-Comedy) A woman fights back when her fiance’s shrewish mother tries to destroy their relationship. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E!
7:30 pm Rocky IV ›› (’ 85, Drama) Champ Rocky Balboa trains in Siberia for a bout against a labtested Soviet with a 2000-psi punch. (cc) PARMT 7:40 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 8:00 pm. . . . . . . . The Fate of the Furious ››
(’17, Action) Members of the globe-trotting crew face an unexpected challenge when a mysterious woman named Cipher forces Dom to betray them all. Now, they must unite to bring home the man who made them a family and stop her from unleashing chaos. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 8:00 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 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas in Connecticut ›› (’ 45, Comedy) The publisher of a women’s magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero. (cc) . . TCM
9:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monster-in-Law ›› (’ 05, Romance-Comedy) A woman fights back when her fiance’s shrewish mother tries to destroy their relationship. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E!
9:30 pm . . Rocky Balboa ››› (’ 06, Drama) 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) .................................... PARMT 10:00 pm. . . The Best Man Holiday ›› (’ 13, Comedy-Drama) Long-forgotten rivalries and romances reignite when college friends have a Christmas reunion nearly 15 years after the last time they saw one another. (cc). . . . . . . . BET 10:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Due Date ›› (’ 10, Comedy) Desperate to reach his pregnant wife, a high-strung architect takes a road trip home with an annoying stranger. (cc) . . . . . . . . TRU 10:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Claus ›› (’ 07, Comedy) The yuletide season brings headaches for Santa Claus, who bails his ne’er-do-well brother Fred out of trouble and puts him to work in his factory. (cc) . . . . AMC 10:00 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 10:20 pm The Night Before ›› (’ 15, Comedy) As
their annual reunion tradition comes to an end, three lifelong friends plan a night of debauchery and hilarity by searching for the Nutcracka Ball, the Holy Grail of Christmas parties in New York. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 10:30 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
WEDNESDAY
10:00 am Grease ››› (’ 78, Musical) Nice Sandy and greaser Danny try to be like each other in their 1950s high school. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . MTV 10:15 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 10:30 am . . . Raiders of the Lost Ark ››››
(’81, Adventure) Globe-trotting archaeologist Indiana Jones races the Nazis for possession of a legendary religious artifact. (cc). . . PARMT 11:00 am Spectre ››› (’ 15, Action) As James Bond ventures toward the heart of the sinister organization SPECTRE, he discovers a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 11:30 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 NOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of Adjustment ›› (’ 62, Comedy-Drama) George and Isabel marry and plan to stop to see Ralph and his wife, Dorothea, on the way to Florida. When they arrive and see the tension between Ralph and Dorothea, they try to help patch up the troubled marriage. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
12:15 pm Signs ››› (’ 02, Suspense) With the help of his brother, a Pennsylvanian investigates the appearance of 500-foot-diameter circles in his crop fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY 12:30 pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ›› (’ 03, Romance-Comedy) A columnist tries to make a man dump her, but he bets his boss that she will fall in love. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MTV 12:30 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
1:00 pm . . . Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas ››› (’ 09, Children’s) Animated. The inquisitive monkey makes preparations for a perfect Christmas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1:00 pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ››› (’ 84, Adventure) In 1935 archaeologist Jones, a lounge singer and a Chinese orphan search for mystical stones stolen from an Indian tribe. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT
1:30 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
2:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . Passengers ›› (’ 16, Science Fiction) Awakened from their hibernation pods 90 years early, two space travelers enjoy the pleasures of a budding romance until they discover that their ship is in imminent danger. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
2:00 pm The Commuter ›› (’ 18, Suspense) In the midst of his daily commute, insurance salesman Michael MacCauley is contacted by a mysterious stranger who forces him to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on the train before the last stop. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT
2:00 pm . All That Heaven Allows ››› (’ 55, Romance) Friends and family want a rich widow to end her romance with a tree surgeon about 15 years her junior. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
2:30 pm Paul ›› (’ 11, Comedy) On a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland, two British sci-fi geeks meet an extraterrestrial and hatch a plan to help him return to his spaceship. (cc) SYFY 3:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Claus ›› (’ 07, Comedy) The yuletide season brings headaches for Santa Claus, who bails his ne’er-do-well brother Fred out of trouble and puts him to work in his factory. (cc) . . . . AMC
3:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pocketful of Miracles ››› (’ 61, Comedy-Drama) Runyonesque Dave the Dude turns Apple Annie into a Manhattan dowager in director Frank Capra’s remake of his 1933 Lady for a Day. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
3:35 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
4:00 pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ››› (’ 89, Adventure) Archaeologist Jones rescues his kidnapped father, and the two race the Nazis to find the Holy Grail. (cc) . PARMT
4:15 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Town ››› (’ 10, Crime Drama) A Boston bank robber looks for a way out of his criminal lifestyle after beginning a passionate romance with the woman that his gang briefly took hostage. (cc). . . . . . . . . TNT
4:30 pm Deadpool ››› (’ 16, Action) Armed with accelerated healing powers and a twisted sense of humor, mercenary Wade Wilson adopts the alter ego Deadpool and hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life. (cc) . . . . . . FX
4:30 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
5:00 pm The Best Man Holiday ›› (’ 13, ComedyDrama) Long-forgotten rivalries and romances reignite when college friends have a Christmas reunion nearly 15 years after the last time they saw one another. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET 6:00 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 6:00 pm. . . . Bell, Book and Candle ›› (’ 58, Comedy) A witch’s warlock brother helps a San Francisco publisher break a love spell. (cc) TCM 7:00 pm . . . . Raiders of the Lost Ark ››››
(’81, Adventure) Globe-trotting archaeologist Indiana Jones races the Nazis for possession of a legendary religious artifact. (cc). . . PARMT
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ››› (’ 05, Fantasy) Signs of Voldemort’s return emerge as Harry’s friends help him prepare for a tournament with Europe’s best student wizards. (cc) . . . SYFY
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . House Party ››› (’ 90, Musical Comedy) Kid is grounded by his dad for fighting, but he is determined to sneak out to go to a huge party at Play’s house and meet up with the hottest girl in school. (cc) . . . . . VH1
8:00 pm Elf ››› (’ 03, Children’s) Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC
8:00 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
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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ›› (’ 00, Children’s) A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville. Anthony Hopkins narrates. (cc) FREE 9:30 pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ››› (’ 89, Adventure) Archaeologist Jones rescues his kidnapped father, and the two race the Nazis to find the Holy Grail. (cc) . PARMT 10:00 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 10:00 pm The Cheaters ››› (’ 45, Comedy) A boozing actor confounds the Christmas of an eccentric, wealthy family facing financial ruin. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM