TODAY’S TOP MOVIES

The Good Earth ›››› (1937, Drama) Paul Muni. Drought, famine and greed take their toll on a Chinese farming couple in this adaptation of the Pearl Buck novel. (2:30) (NR) (CC) TCM 8:45 a.m.

A Nightmare on Elm Street ››› (1984, Horror) John Saxon. Freddy Krueger, a badly burned boogeyman with razors on his glove, haunts and kills teens in their dreams. (2:03) (R) (CC)

SYFY 9 a.m.

Death of a Cheerleader ››› (1994, Docudrama) Kellie Martin. Tragedy results when a teenager’s desire to become more popular in her high school fuels jealousy toward a classmate. (2:00) (NR) (CC) LIF 10 a.m.

Despicable Me ››› (2010, Children’s) Voices of Steve Carell. Animated. As he tries to execute a fiendish plot to steal the moon, a supervillain meets his match in three little orphan girls who want to make him their dad. (2:00) (PG) (CC)

NICK 10 a.m.

Twitches ››› (2005, Children’s) Tia Mowry. Reunited on their 21st birthday, twin sisters use their magic powers to save their kingdom from the forces of darkness. (2:05) (NR) (CC) FAM 11 a.m.

Mission: Impossible III ››› (2006, Action) Tom Cruise. Now a trainer for IMF recruits, agent Ethan Hunt squares off against the toughest foe he has ever faced: a ruthless arms and information broker. (3:00) (PG-13) (CC) FX noon

Despicable Me 2 ››› (2013, Children’s) Voices of Steve Carell. Animated. Just as Gru settles into his new role as a suburban family man, the ultrasecret Anti-villain League sends him on a mission to nab the perpetrator of a spectacular heist. (2:00) (PG) (CC) NICK 12:05 p.m. Dear Heart ››› (1965, Comedy) Glenn Ford. An unmarried postmistress attends a New York convention and meets a salesman about to be married. (2:00) (NR) (CC)

TCM 1 p.m.

Ant-man ››› (2015, Action) Paul Rudd. 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. (2:30) (PG-13) (CC) TBS 2:30 p.m.

Peggy Sue Got Married ››› (1986, Comedydrama) Kathleen Turner. A 1985 housewife passes out at her high-school reunion and wakes up in 1960, in school with her husband-to-be. (2:00) (PG-13) TCM 3 p.m. Beetlejuice ››› (1988, Comedy) Michael Keaton. A ghoul helps a newly dead couple haunt the tasteless new owners of their beloved home. (2:05) (PG) (CC) FAM 3:05 p.m.

Dumb & Dumber ››› (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey. An inept dog groomer and a limousine driver chase the latter’s dream girl cross country. (2:30) (NR) (CC) COM

4 p.m.

Avengers: Infinity War ››› (2018, Action) Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle the evil Thanos — an intergalactic despot who plans to use all six Infinity Stones to inflict his twisted will on reality. (3:00) (PG-13) (CC) TBS 5 p.m.

Trolls ››› (2016, Children’s) Voices of Anna Kendrick. Animated. Poppy, the optimistic leader of the trolls, and Branch, her polar opposite, embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known. (1:35) (PG) (CC) DISN 5:25 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ››› (2007, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe. 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. (3:03) (PG-13) (CC) SYFY 5:30 p.m.