TODAY’S TOP MOVIES

Home Alone ››› (1990, Children’s) Macaulay Culkin. Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house. (2:30) (PG) (CC) CMTV

11 a.m.

Toy Story 2 ›››› (1999, Children’s) Voices of Tom Hanks. Animated. When a toy collector kidnaps Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys band together to bring him home. (2:00) (G) (CC)

FAM 11 a.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 noon

Pocketful of Miracles ››› (1961, Comedydrama) Glenn Ford. Runyonesque Dave the Dude turns Apple Annie into a Manhattan dowager in director Frank Capra’s remake of his 1933 Lady for a Day. (2:30) (NR) (CC) TCM 12:15 p.m. Aladdin ››› (1992, Children’s) Voices of Scott Weinger. Animated. Disney’s version of a tale about an Arabian thief who finds a magic lamp and tries to win a princess’s heart. (2:05) (G) (CC) FAM 1 p.m.

Elf ››› (2003, Children’s) Will Ferrell. Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York. (2:15) (PG) (CC) CMTV 1:30 p.m.

X-men: Days of Future Past ››› (2014, Action) Hugh Jackman. The X-men join forces with their younger selves in order to change the past and save mankind’s future as well as their own. Premiere. (2:45) (PG-13) (CC) TBS 2:45 p.m.

The Incredibles ››› (2004, Children’s) Voices of Craig T. Nelson. Animated. Now fighting boredom in suburbia, a former superhero and his family get a chance to save the world. (2:40) (PG) (CC) FAM 3:05 p.m.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ››› (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. (2:15) (PG-13) (CC) CMTV 3:45 p.m.

Megamind ››› (2010, Children’s) Voices of Will Ferrell. Animated. An evil genius must create a powerful new opponent after defeating his heroic nemesis leaves him without purpose. (2:00) (PG) (CC) TOON 4 p.m. Rudy ››› (1993, Drama) Sean Astin. With heart and determination an Illinois youth tackles shortcomings to play Notre Dame football. (2:00) (PG) ` 5 p.m. Popi ››› (1969, Comedy-drama) Alan Arkin. A Puerto Rican widower launches a reckless scheme to get his two sons out of Spanish Harlem. (2:15) (G) (CC)

TCM 5 p.m.

Kingsman: The Secret Service ››› (2014, Action) Colin Firth. A top-secret spy agency recruits an uncouth but promising street kid into its highly competitive training program, just as a twisted technological genius threatens the world. (2:45) (R) (CC) TNT 5:15 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 5:30 p.m.

The Little Mermaid ›››› (1989, Children’s) Voices of Jodi Benson. Animated. Ariel, a mermaid, is fascinated with life on land, and during one of her visits to the surface, she falls for a human prince. Determined to be with her new love, Ariel makes a dangerous deal with the sea witch Ursula to become human for three days. (2:00) (G) (CC) FAM 5:45 p.m.