TODAY’S TOP MOVIES
(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) 7:30 a.m.
Meet the Parents (2000, Comedy) Robert De Niro. When a woman brings her boyfriend home for her sister’s wedding, her father, a former CIA agent, takes an instant dislike to him. (2:30) (PG-13) (CC) E! 8 a.m.
Love Actually (2003, Romance-Comedy) Hugh Grant. A prime minister, an office worker, a pop star, a jilted writer, married couples and various others deal with relationships in London. Joined in Progress. (2:15) (R) (CC) AMC 9 a.m.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
(2019, Children’s) Voices of Jay Baruchel. Animated. When the sudden appearance of a female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must journey to a hidden world to finally discover their true destinies as dragon and rider. (2:00) (PG) (CC) FX 10 a.m.
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009, Children’s) Voices of Elizabeth Daily. Animated. The inquisitive monkey makes preparations for a perfect Christmas. (1:00) (NR) (CC) KPBS 10:30 a.m.
Spider-Man (2002, Action) Tobey Maguire. Peter Parker uses his superhuman powers to battle his archenemy, the Green Goblin. (3:00) (PG-13) (CC)
PARMT 11 a.m.
Miracle on 34th Street
(1947, Comedy-Drama) Maureen O’Hara. An adwoman’s lawyer boyfriend tries to prove that Macy’s Santa Claus is the real thing. (2:15) (NR) (CC) AMC
FX 11:15 a.m.
Rocky Balboa (2006,
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Drama) Sylvester Stallone. 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. (2:15) (PG) (CC)
TNT noon
White Christmas (1954,
›››› Musical Comedy) Bing Crosby. Former Army buddies put on a show with a sister act to save their general’s hotel in Vermont. (2:45) (NR) (CC) AMC 1:30 p.m.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Children’s)
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Gene Wilder. A poor boy and his grandfather win a tour through the marvelous factory of a wily confectioner. (2:30) (G) (CC)
AMC 4:15 p.m.
Creed (2015, Drama)
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Michael B. Jordan. Long-retired boxer Rocky Balboa agrees to train Apollo Creed’s son to become a fighter, even as the former champ battles an opponent deadlier than any he ever faced in the ring. (2:45) (PG-13) (CC) TNT 4:30 p.m.
Remember the Night
››› (1940, Romance-Comedy) Barbara Stanwyck. Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday. (2:00) (NR) (CC) TCM
5 p.m.
The Devil Wears Prada
››› (2006, Comedy-Drama) Meryl Streep. A recent college graduate lands a job working for a famous and diabolical editor of a New York fashion magazine. (2:30) (PG-13) (CC) BRAVO 5:30 p.m.
Back to the Future (1985,
››› Comedy) Michael J. Fox. A teen takes a crackpot’s DeLorean time machine to 1955 and sees his parents in high school. (2:30) (PG) (CC) E! 5:30 p.m.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford. Globe-trotting archaeologist Indiana Jones races the Nazis for possession of a legendary religious artifact. (2:10) (PG) (CC)