TODAY’S TOP MOVIES

The Post ››› (2017, Historical Drama) Meryl Streep. In 1971, publisher Katharine Graham and editor Ben Bradlee of The Washington Post risk their careers and very freedom to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spans three decades and four U.S. presidents. (2:30) (PG-13) (CC) FX 7 a.m.

Captain Phillips ››› (2013, Docudrama) Tom Hanks. In 2009, Somali pirates storm a U.S. containership and hold Capt. Richard Phillips and his crew captive. (3:00) (PG13) (CC) HIST 8:30 a.m. Black Mass ››› (2015, Biography) Johnny Depp. Forming an alliance with FBI agent John Connolly in 1970s Boston, Irish gangster James Whitey Bulger increases his power and evades capture to become one of the most dangerous criminals in U.S. history. (2:30) (R) (CC) AMC 10 a.m.

Zero Dark Thirty ››› (2012, Drama) Jessica Chastain. The work of a dedicated female CIA operative becomes instrumental in the hunt for and elimination of Osama bin Laden. (3:30) (R) (CC) HIST 11:30 a.m.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ››› (1939, Comedy-drama) Mickey Rooney. Mark Twain’s boy hero meets a bogus king and duke while rafting the Mississippi with runaway slave Jim. (2:00) (G) (CC) TCM 1 p.m.

Ah, Wilderness! ››› (1935, Comedy) Wallace Beery. A teen comes of age with the help of his uncle in circa-1900 New England. (2:00) (NR) (CC) TCM 3 p.m.

Sing ››› (2016, Children’s) Voices of Matthew Mcconaughey. Animated. A pig, a mouse, a porcupine, a gorilla, an elephant and other animals gather at a koala’s theater for a singing competition. (2:30) (PG) (CC) FX 3:30 p.m.

Boys Town ››› (1938, Drama) Spencer Tracy. Father Flanagan reforms a pool shark at his Omaha, Neb., home for wayward boys. (1:45) (NR) (CC) TCM 5 p.m.

Fried Green Tomatoes ››› (1991, Drama) Kathy Bates. A nursing-home resident regales a visitor with tales of the close friendship between two women in 1930s Alabama. (3:00) (PG-13) (CC) CMTV 1 a.m.