The Best Movies on TV
SUNDAY
7:00 P.M. JURASSIC PARK Sam Neill. Cloned dinosaurs run amok at an island-jungle theme
park. BBCA (2:06)
BOYS OF SUMMER For seven years, Curacao sends a team to the Little League world championship. ESPCL (1:34)
A CRUSH ON YOU Brigid Brannagh. A man e-mails the wrong woman with a message of affec
tion. HALL (1:30)
THE CHANGE-UP Ryan Reynolds. An overworked lawyer and his carefree buddy switch bodies.
HBO (1:52)
MADE OF HONOR Patrick Dempsey. A man schemes to prevent his best friend’s wed
ding. LIFE (1:41)
DAYBREAKERS Ethan Hawke. A sympathetic vampire tries to create a blood substitute. SYFY (1:38) TOM AND JERRY MEET SHERLOCK HOLMES Animated. Tom and Jerry play cat-and-mouse games with Sherlock Holmes.
TOON (1:15)
7:30 P.M. HEARTBREAKERS Sigourney Weaver. Two sexy con artists try to swindle a cigarette tycoon. LOGO (2:03)
8:00 P.M. I SPY Eddie Murphy. A spy recruits a boxer to help retrieve a stolen plane. 31 (2:00)
13 GOING ON 30 Jennifer Garner. Uncool girl magically becomes successful adult. ENC (1:37)
THE LION KING Animated. The son of a king battles treachery to claim his destiny. FAM (1:27)
THE EXORCIST Ellen Burstyn. Jesuits try to rescue a possessed girl. IFC (2:12)
THE BOOK OF RUTH Christine Lahti. Newlyweds live with the wife’s abrasive mother. LMN (1:36)
GHOST WORLD Thora Birch. A caustic teen’s soulmate is a middle-aged record collector.
SUND (1:51)
HITCH Will Smith. A smooth talker helps a shy accountant woo an heiress. TBS (1:57)
NORTH BY NORTHWEST Cary Grant. A case of mistaken identity endangers an ad agent’s
life. TCM (2:16)
THE HELP Viola Davis. An aspiring writer captures the experiences of black women. TMC (2:26)
8:45 P.M. COWBOYS & ALIENS Daniel Craig. Extraterrestrials attack a 19th-century Arizona
town. MAX (2:16)
9:00 P.M. SMART COOKIES Patricia Richardson. A real estate agent helps a group of Girl
Scouts. HALL (1:30) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Johnny Depp. Capt. Jack Sparrow seeks the
Fountain of Youth. STARZ (2:16) UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS Michael Sheen. Lucian leads the Lycans against Viktor,
the king of the vampires. SYFY (1:32)
9:40 P.M. THE SORCERER’S AP
PRENTICE Nicolas Cage. A master wizard takes on a reluctant protege. ENC (1:48)
10:00 P.M. LAST SUMMER AT CONEY ISLAND The revitalization of the amusement park in
Coney Island, N.Y. 21 (1:00)
ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO Seth Rogen. Friends devise an odd plan to solve their money
problems. COM (1:41)
BOYS OF SUMMER ESPCL (See
7 p.m.) THE LION KING FAM (See 8 p.m.)
A FISH CALLED WANDA John Cleese. A crook’s girl flirts with a barrister for diamonds. LOGO (1:47) BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON Renée Zellweger. Bridget faces threats to her newfound happiness with Mark. SUND (1:46)
(See 8 p.m.)
HITCH 10:30 P.M. TBS
ANOTHER HAPPY
DAY Ellen Barkin. A woman attends her son’s wedding at the estate of her ex-husband. TMC (1:55) 10:45 P.M. TEETH Jess Weixler. A teenage girl bites back against sexual advances. IFC (1:34)
11:01 P.M. MADE OF HONOR
LIFE (See 7 p.m.)
11:15 P.M. A HATFUL OF RAIN Eva Marie Saint. A drug addict hides his habit from his wife and
family. TCM (1:49)
11:30 P.M. BATMAN RETURNS Michael Keaton. The Catwoman and the Penguin join forces
against Batman. ENC (2:06)
12:00 A.M. THE BOOK OF RUTH
LMN (See 8 p.m.)
LITTLE CHILDREN Kate Winslet. A housewife has an affair with a stay-at-home dad. SUND (2:10)
MONDAY
7:00 P.M. IRON MAN Robert Downey Jr. A billionaire dons an armored suit to fight criminals.
FX (2:06)
7:30 P.M. A LOW DOWN DIRTY
SHAME Keenen Ivory Wayans. A private eye goes after a drug lord who was presumed dead.
BET (1:40)
A FISH CALLED WANDA LOGO
(See Sun. 10 p.m.)
8:00 P.M. GROUNDHOG DAY Bill Murray. A TV weatherman’s day
keeps repeating. AMC (1:43)
CATS & DOGS Jeff Goldblum. Canine agents battle a powerhungry puss and his minions.
DISN (1:27)
ASSASSINS Sylvester Stallone. A veteran hit man embarks on his final assignment. ENC (2:12) NATIONAL LAMPOON’S LOADED WEAPON 1 Emilio Estevez. Officer works cocaine-cookie case.
IFC (1:23)
ALIEN 3 Sigourney Weaver. Lone woman finds horror on prison
planet. MAX (1:55)
YOUNGBLOOD Rob Lowe. New York farm boy goes to Canada to play semipro hockey. MSG (1:49)
JUST GO WITH IT Adam Sandler. A man’s careless lie spins out of control. STARZ (1:55)
SIDEWAYS Paul Giamatti. Two friends ponder their lives during a road trip. SUND (2:06)
ZORBA THE GREEK Anthony Quinn. A Greek laborer takes the heir to a mine under his wing.
TCM (2:22)
GRIDLOCK’D Tim Roth. Two junkies get the runaround when they try to enter rehab. TMC (1:31)
8:15 P.M. RESERVOIR DOGS
Harvey Keitel. Violent thieves ponder the identity of a police informant. SHO (1:45)
9:00 P.M. J. EDGAR Leonardo DiCaprio. The story of longtime FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. HBO (2:17)
TYSON Mike Tyson reflects on his life in and out of the ring.
SPIKE (1:30)
9:35 P.M. SOURCE CODE Jake Gyllenhaal. A pilot experiences the last few minutes of another man’s life. TMC (1:33)
9:45 P.M. THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Martin Freeman. A human and his alien friend begin an interstellar jour
ney. IFC (1:49)
10:00 P.M. BELLY Nas. Two young criminals find their priorities differ. BET (1:35)
THE ELIZABETH SMART STORY Dylan Baker. The Utah teenager is kidnapped from her own bedroom in 2002. LIFE (1:36)
FAST FIVE Vin Diesel. Dom Toretto and company ramp up the action in Brazil. MAX (2:10)
10:15 P.M. DESPERADO Antonio Banderas. A guitar-toting gunman takes aim at a Mexican drug lord. ENC (1:43)
10:30 P.M. GROUNDHOG DAY AMC (See 8 p.m.) IRON MAN FX (See 7 p.m.) BRIAN’S SONG James Caan. Football player Brian Piccolo is stricken with cancer. MSG (1:14)
LUST FOR LIFE Kirk Douglas. Van Gogh meets Gauguin. TCM (2:02)
11:00 P.M. FREDDY VS. JASON Robert Englund. Razor-clawed Freddy battles masked killer Ja
son. STARZ (1:37)
11:05 P.M. G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF
COBRA Channing Tatum. Elite soldiers battle a corrupt arms dealer. USA (1:58)
11:15 P.M. JUSTICE Charles
Times are BLUE. Titles of local stations’ and network movies are
PURPLE. Cable movies are BLACK. Listings are for films beginning from 7 p.m. and midnight. Durning. A federal prosecutor wants to avenge her partner’s murder. TMC (1:43)
11:30 P.M. TYSON SPIKE (See 9
p.m.)
12:00 A.M. SIDEWAYS SUND (See
8 p.m.)
TUESDAY
7:15 P.M. SHREK FOREVER
himself AFTER Animated. in an alternate Shrek version finds of Far Far Away. HBO (1:35)
7:20 P.M. FIREFLIES IN THE
dy GARDEN lays bare Julia a Roberts. family’s dysfunc- A tragetional past. STARZ (1:25)
7:45 P.M. COWBOYS & ALIENS
MAX (See Sun. 8:45 p.m.)
8:00 P.M. GROUNDHOG DAY
AMC (See Mon. 8 p.m.)
HE GOT GAME Denzel Washington. A high-school basketball star faces his estranged father.
BET (2:14)
SPY KIDS Antonio Banderas. The children of two secret agents battle a madman. DISN (1:28)
THE HOT CHICK Rob Schneider. A cheerleader and a man switch bodies via magic earrings. E! (1:41)
SUPERMAN II Christopher Reeve. Three criminals from Krypton take over the United
States. ENC (2:07) TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Shia LaBeouf. Sam Witwicky holds the key to defeating an ancient Decepticon.
FX (2:29)
SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE John Malkovich. F.W. Murnau casts a real vampire in 1922’s “Nos
feratu.” IFC (1:33)
STICK IT Jeff Bridges. A rebellious teen attends a gymnastics
academy. OXY (1:45)
GUILTY HANDS Lionel Barrymore. A former district attorney plans the perfect crime. TCM (1:11)
FRIGHT NIGHT Anton Yelchin. A teen discovers his new neighbor is a vampire. TMC (1:46)
8:15 P.M. THE QUIET AMERI
CAN Michael Caine. Two men vie for the affection of a Vietnam
ese woman. SUND (1:41)
9:00 P.M. I MELT WITH YOU Thomas Jane. College friends meet up for their annual re
union. SHO (2:09)
VIEW FROM THE TOP Gwyneth Paltrow. A small-town woman trains to become a flight atten
dant. STARZ (1:27)
10:00 P.M. THE DESCENT Shauna Macdonald. Six cave explorers encounter predators. IFC (1:39)
A FRIENDSHIP TO DIE FOR Megan Ward. Two sultry friends plot to murder one’s rich husband. LMN (1:30)
THE RUNDOWN The Rock. A bounty hunter must find his boss’ son in the Amazon. MAX (1:44)
DEADHEADS Michael McKiddy. Zombie pals go in search of one’s former flame. TMC (1:36)