TODAY’S TOP MOVIES
Knocked Up
(2007, Romance-Comedy) Seth Rogen. A rising journalist and an irresponsible slacker ponder their future after a boozy onenight stand results in a pregnancy. (2:31) (R) (CC) BRAVO 3:23 p.m. ›››
Ferdinand (2017, Children’s) Voices of John Cena. Animated. A bull’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when authorities return him to his former captors. With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to escape before he meets a bullfighter. (2:30) (PG) (CC) FX 3:30 p.m.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Children’s) Voices of Danny Elfman. Animated. The Pumpkin King gives the yuletide season a touch of Halloween in an animated tale from the mind of Tim Burton. (1:30) (PG) (CC) FAM 4:30 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. (3:00) (PG-13) (CC) USA 4:35 p.m. ›››
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015, Children’s) Voices of Tom Kenny. Live action/animated. Perpetual adversaries SpongeBob and Plankton join forces and come ashore to battle a pirate who has plans for the stolen Krabby Patties recipe. (2:00) (PG) (CC) ›››
NICK 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
(1964, Fantasy) Tony Randall. A Chinese showman becomes Merlin, Pan, Medusa, Apollonius, the Abominable Snowman and a sea serpent. (2:00) (NR) (CC) TCM 5 p.m. ›››
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987, Comedy) Steve Martin. An ad exec and a showercurtain-ring salesman become co-travelers on the way to Thanksgiving in Chicago. (2:00) (R) (CC) AMC 5:30 p.m. ›››