Best Classic Movies on TV This Week: November 17-23
Thousands of movies air on cable TV and over-the-air antenna channels every single week, and your favorites might be among them … but most of the time, we only find out that the movies we love are playing on TV when it’s way too late to actually watch them.. Our day-by-day guide to classic movies on TV this week will give you an overview of what’s playing during primetime and beyond every night this week, so you can plan your viewing and never miss a great film.
This week, TCM’s tribute to Rock Hudson continues with films including Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows; the channel will also be showing Cleopatra and Peter Lorre’s M. If you’re ready to get into the holiday spirit, you can catch everything from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to Christmas in Connecticut. And fans of ’80s cinema can tune in to everything from Steel Magnolias to Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Classic Movies on Monday, November 17
Cleopatra
MOVIES!, 8pm
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There may not be another movie as epic as this 1963 historical saga starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The sprawling love story between Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (Taylor) and Caesar’s right-hand man, Mark Antony (Burton), as directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, is one for the ages — and has stood the test of time, cementing its place in film history thanks to its vibrant performances and lengthy story. In addition to being the highest-grossing film of the year, it received nine Academy Award nominations (including one for Best Picture), winning four.
Primetime Movies on Tonight
5pm Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold IFC
5pm The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone (1990, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Diane Keaton SHOWXHD
5:03pm The Cimarron Kid (1951, Western) Audie Murphy, Yvette Dugay RETRO
5:55pm The Score (2001, Suspense) Robert De Niro, Edward Norton SHO
6pm M (1931, Suspense) Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann TCM
6pm The Longest Yard (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock FLIX
6pm The Silence of the Lambs (1991, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins MGM
6:15pm Good Burger (1997, Comedy) Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson NEXT
6:26pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale ENCORE
6:26pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZENC
6:28pm The Great Man’s Lady (1942, Western) Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea RETRO
6:30pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TNT
6:45pm Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Children) Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon FREEFORM
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7pm Angels in the Outfield (1994, Children) Danny Glover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt TRUTV
7pm Mystic Pizza (1988, Romance-comedy) Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish HDNETMV
7pm The Matrix (1999, Science fiction) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne AMC
7:30pm Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold IFC
7:30pm Just Friends (2005, Romance-comedy) Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart E!
8pm A Season for Miracles (1999, Drama) Carla Gugino, David Conrad HMM
8pm Cleopatra (1963, Historical drama) Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton MOVIES!
8pm Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982, Comedy-drama) Sandy Dennis, TCM
8pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHOCSE
8pm Scooby-Doo (2002, Children) Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar SYFY
8pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy FLIX
8pm The Professionals (1966, Western) Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster GRIT
8pm The Terminal (2004, Comedy-drama) Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones FAMZ
8pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet STZENC
8pm Wayne’s World (1992, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey NEXT
8:20pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, Children) Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor FREEFORM
8:30pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo TNT
9pm The Hunted (2003, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro TMCX
9:30pm Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968, Children) Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes HDNETMV
9:30pm The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley FLIX
9:35pm Wayne’s World 2 (1993, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey NEXT
9:52pm Smoke Signal (1955, Western) Dana Andrews, Piper Laurie RETRO
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10pm Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold IFC
10pm Fallen Angel (2003, Drama) Gary Sinise, Joely Richardson HMM
10pm Some of My Best Friends Are… (1971, Drama) Alan Dellay, Dan Drake TCM
10pm The Matrix Reloaded (2003, Science fiction) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne AMC
10:03pm Eulogy (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford STZC
11pm Bulletproof (1996, Action) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler STARZ
11pm Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley FLIX
11pm Road to Perdition (2002, Crime drama) Tom Hanks, Paul Newman SHOCSE
11pm Vengeance Valley (1951, Western) Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker GRIT
11:18pm King Kong (2005, Adventure) Naomi Watts, Jack Black ENCORE
11:18pm King Kong (2005, Adventure) Naomi Watts, Jack Black STZENC
11:21pm Jericho (2000, Western) Mark Valley, Leon Coffee RETRO
11:25pm Casualties of War (1989, War) Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn MGM
11:30pm Leaving Las Vegas (1995, Drama) Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue WOMEN
11:32pm Novocaine (2001, Suspense) Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter STZC
11:45pm She’s All That (1999, Romance-comedy) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook FAMZ
Classic Movies on Tuesday, November 18
Star of the Month: Rock Hudson
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Legendary actor Rock Hudson was born in Illinois on Nov. 17, 1925. Yesterday would have been the star’s 100th birthday (he passed away in 1985 from complications related to AIDS at age 59). Turner Classic Movies continues its monthlong celebration of the star with several more of his films, starting with 1954’s Magnificent Obsession, which turned him into a genuine movie star. Hudson plays a reckless, drinking playboy who alienates everyone around him. After inadvertently causing a woman (Jane Wyman) to go blind, he dedicates the rest of his life to medicine and becoming a brain surgeon. Will he later need those skills to save her, who he has secretly fallen in love with? This sophisticated soap opera was one of the eight films Hudson made with director Douglas Sirk. The second film in tonight’s lineup, the melodrama All That Heaven Allows, costars Wyman in another successful collaboration.
Primetime Movies on Tonight
5pm Quigley Down Under (1990, Western) Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo HDNETMV
5pm Scooby-Doo (2002, Children) Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar SYFY
5pm Tombstone (1993, Western) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer AMC
5:09pm The Spoilers (1956, Adventure) Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler RETRO
5:15pm Varsity Blues (1999, Comedy-drama) James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight NEXT
5:25pm Cold Mountain (2003, Drama) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman FLIX
5:35pm Seabiscuit (2003, Drama) Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges SHOCSE
5:45pm Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Comedy) Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan MOVIES!
5:45pm Urban Cowboy (1980, Drama) John Travolta, Debra Winger GSHW2
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6pm The Love Machine (1971, Drama) John Phillip Law, Dyan Cannon TCM
6:05pm River Queen (2005, Historical drama) Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland INDIE
6:05pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton SHO
6:14pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, Fantasy) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen HBOZ
6:25pm The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Family) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell FREEFORM
6:34pm The Wild and the Innocent (1959, Western) Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru RETRO
7:05pm Under the Tuscan Sun (2003, Romance) Diane Lane, Sandra Oh STARZ
7:48pm Two Brothers (2004, Adventure) Guy Pearce, Jean-Claude Dreyfus STZK
7:50pm White Lightning (1973, Action) Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley HDNETMV
8pm Auntie Mame (1958, Comedy) Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker MOVIES!
8pm Kiss the Girls (1997, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd SHOWXHD
8pm Lawman (1971, Western) Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan GRIT
8pm Magnificent Obsession (1954, Drama) Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson TCM
8pm Mission: Impossible (1996, Action) Tom Cruise, Jon Voight STZENC
8pm Patriot Games (1992, Suspense) Harrison Ford, Anne Archer SHOCSE
8pm Undercover Brother (2002, Comedy) Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan STZC
8:35pm Sister Act (1992, Musical comedy) Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith FXM
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9pm Heaven Help Us (1985, Comedy-drama) Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon HBOC
9pm Mansfield Park (1999, Historical drama) Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller TMCX
9:13pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Fantasy) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen HBOZ
9:33pm Fear (1996, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon RETRO
9:55pm The Usual Suspects (1995, Suspense) Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne GSHW2
9:59pm The Cooler (2003, Drama) William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin STZCI
10pm All That Heaven Allows (1955, Romance) Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson TCM
10pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams FAMZ
10pm Frank Miller’s Sin City (2005, Action) Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki SHOCSE
10pm Leaving Las Vegas (1995, Drama) Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue FLIX
10:15pm Quigley Down Under (1990, Western) Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo HDNETMV
10:15pm Total Recall (1990, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin SHO
10:30pm Ulzana’s Raid (1972, Western) Burt Lancaster, Bruce Davison GRIT
10:30pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Children) Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson TNT
10:40pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993, Musical comedy) Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy FXM
11pm Saturday Night Fever (1977, Drama) John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney TMCX
11:05pm His Girl Friday (1940, Comedy) Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell MOVIES!
11:11pm The Spoilers (1956, Adventure) Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler RETRO
11:45pm Written on the Wind (1956, Drama) Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall TCM
Classic Movies on Wednesday, November 19
Glenn Ford Icon-a-Thon
MOVIES!, beginning at 11am
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Celebrate prominent golden age actor Glenn Ford with three of his most well-known films. First up is 1953’s noir crime film The Big Heat, where Ford costars with Gloria Grahame, followed by 1946’s Gilda, where Ford plays a small-town gambler who comes to Argentina and ends up entangled with his ex-lover, Gilda (Rita Hayworth), the wife of his new casino boss Ballin Mundson (George Macready). Then, in 1957’s Western 3:10 to Yuma, prepare to be dazzled in black and white as Ford plays murderous outlaw Ben Wade, who is chaperoned by Arizona rancher Dan Evans (Van Helfin) on the way to his trial.
Primetime Movies on Tonight
5pm U.S. Marshals (1998, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes AMC
5:02pm Ping! (2000, Comedy) Judge Reinhold, Clint Howard STZK
5:15pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams GSHW2
5:15pm The Getaway (1972, Action) Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw MOVIES!
6pm One, Two, Three (1961, Comedy) James Cagney, Pamela Tiffin TCM
6:15pm She’s All That (1999, Romance-comedy) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook FLIX
6:24pm Destry (1955, Western) Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard RETRO
6:36pm A Kid in Aladdin’s Palace (1997, Children) Thomas Ian Nicholas, Rhona Mitra STZK
7:17pm BASEketball (1998, Comedy) Trey Parker, Matt Stone STZE
7:35pm A Midnight Clear (1992, War) Ethan Hawke, Peter Berg HDNETMV
8pm Blue Steel (1990, Suspense) Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver RETRO
8pm Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957, Western) Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas GRIT
8pm Lulu on the Bridge (1998, Romance) Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino INDIE
8pm Mansfield Park (1999, Historical drama) Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller FAMZ
8pm Someone to Watch Over Me (1987, Suspense) Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers MOVIES!
8pm The Odessa File (1974, Suspense) Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell TCM
8:06pm Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie (1999, Action) Kane Kosugi, Kazuya Ichijo STZK
8:30pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan GSHW2
10pm The Fugitive (1993, Action) Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones AMC
10pm The Importance of Being Earnest (2002, Comedy-drama) Rupert Everett, Colin Firth FAMZ
10:10pm Stargate (1994, Science fiction) Kurt Russell, James Spader HDNETMV
10:15pm Marathon Man (1976, Suspense) Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier TCM
10:20pm The French Connection (1971, Crime drama) Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey MOVIES!
10:30pm Vera Cruz (1954, Western) Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster GRIT
11pm Best in Show (2000, Comedy) Michael Hitchcock, Parker Posey MGM
11:16pm This Savage Land (1968, Western) Barry Sullivan, Andrew Prine RETRO
11:35pm American Gigolo (1980, Drama) Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton SHOWXHD
11:35pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close FLIX
11:40pm Wayne’s World 2 (1993, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey FAMZ
Classic Movies on Thursday, November 20
Neo Noir
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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“There are two kinds of people in his uptight world: his victims and his women. And sometimes you can’t tell them apart.” So reads the ad for 1967’s dark drama Point Blank, which host Eddie Muller (Noir Alley) points out is “all Lee Marvin,” at the height of his post-Dirty Dozen fame. Marvin plays Walker, a double-crossed criminal bent on revenge, who just wants his cut — $93,000 — that was swindled from him. Angie Dickinson costars. Then it’s Robert Benton’s quirky comic mystery, 1977’s The Late Show, with Art Carney trying to solve his ex-partner’s murder and Lily Tomlin along for the ride. And Mick Jagger plays (what else?) a rock star hiding a killer (James Fox) in the 1970 cult fave Performance.
Primetime Movies on Tonight
5:15pm Heat (1995, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert De Niro SHOWXHD
5:25pm The Importance of Being Earnest (2002, Comedy-drama) Rupert Everett, Colin Firth SHOCSE
5:30pm Mercy (2009) — removed (after 2005)
5:38pm Superman (1978, Adventure) Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman HBO2
5:45pm Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008) — removed
6pm Eight Men Out (1988, Historical drama) John Cusack, Clifton James MGM
6:05pm Gun Crazy (1950, Crime drama) Peggy Cummins, John Dall MOVIES!
6:15pm 48 HRS. (1982, Action) Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy FLIX
6:22pm New Jersey Drive (1995, Crime drama) Sharron Corley, Gabriel Casseus RETRO
6:25pm Wayne’s World (1992, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey FAMZ
6:30pm Flight From Destiny (1941, Drama) Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell TCM
6:35pm Superstar (1999, Comedy) Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell WOMEN
6:45pm Van Helsing (2004, Fantasy) Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale STZENC
7pm National Treasure (2004, Adventure) Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger AMC
7pm Passenger 57 (1992, Action) Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne BET
7pm The Firm (1993, Drama) Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn GSHW2
7pm White Chicks (2004, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans MTV
7:05pm Mulan (1998, Children) Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy FREEFORM
7:05pm Roman Holiday (1953, Romance-comedy) Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn HDNETMV
7:19pm The Brothers McMullen (1995, Comedy-drama) Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone HBOC
8pm Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005, Crime drama) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje FLIX
8pm Legally Blonde (2001, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson PARMT
8pm Point Blank (1967, Crime drama) Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson TCM
8pm Rocky (1976, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire MGM
8pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, Children) Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas FAMZ
8pm The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946, Crime drama) Lana Turner, John Garfield MOVIES!
8pm Windtalkers (2002, War) Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach GRIT
8:01pm Backlash (1956, Western) Richard Widmark, Donna Reed RETRO
8:05pm Reindeer Games (2000, Crime drama) Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise SHOWXHD
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9:17pm Transamerica (2005, Comedy-drama) Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers INDIE
9:26pm Saddle Tramp (1950, Western) Joel McCrea, Wanda Hendrix RETRO
9:30pm A Bronx Tale (1993, Crime drama) Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri BBCA
9:35pm Enemy at the Gates (2001, War) Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law GSHW2
9:35pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991, Children) Paige Turco, David Warner FAMZ
9:55pm Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961, Romance-comedy) Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard HDNETMV
9:58pm The Big Empty (2003, Comedy) Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams STZCI
10pm Juice (1992, Crime drama) Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur FLIX
10pm Rocky II (1979, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire MGM
10pm The Late Show (1977, Comedy-drama) Art Carney, Lily Tomlin TCM
10pm The Sum of All Fears (2002, Suspense) Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman SHOWXHD
10:30pm Red Sun (1972, Western) Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress GRIT
10:30pm White Heat (1949, Crime drama) James Cagney, Virginia Mayo MVIES
10:41pm Get Shorty (1995, Comedy) John Travolta, Gene Hackman HBOC
10:43pm Night of the Living Dead (1968, Horror) Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea RETRO
10:45pm Varsity Blues (1999, Comedy-drama) James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight NEXT
11:02pm Woman of Desire (1993, Suspense) Jeff Fahey, Bo Derek INDIE
11:05pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993, Children) Elias Koteas, Paige Turco FAMZ
11:08pm Prime (2005, Romance-comedy) Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman STZC
11:30pm Drumline (2002, Comedy-drama) Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana TNT
11:35pm Judgment Night (1993, Action) Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr. FLIX
Classic Movies on Friday, November 21
Goldie Hawn’s 80th Birthday Tribute
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Go, Goldie, go! The starlet turns 80 years old today, and the classic movie net is celebrating her biggest hits. The five-flick celebration starts by showing off her range in the 1969 screwball comedy Cactus Flower, in which Hawn plays Toni Simmons, an anxious woman who falls for Walter Matthau’s dentist Dr. Julian Winston. The role earned her an Academy Award. Next, Hawn is whimsical girl next door/actress Jill Tanner in 1972’s Butterflies Are Free. Then the 1978 neo-noir thriller Foul Play sees Hawn as librarian Gloria Mundy opposite Chevy Chase’s PI. And in the wee hours, stay up to blow out the candles on 1984’s Swing Shift and 1982’s Best Friends.
Primetime Movies on Tonight
5pm Aladdin (1992, Children) Scott Weinger, Robin Williams FREEFORM
5pm Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell IFC
5pm Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen FAMZ
5pm Seabiscuit (2003, Drama) Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges GSHW2
5:05pm Heat (1995, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert De Niro SHOCSE
5:20pm Kiss the Girls (1997, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd SHOWXHD
5:30pm The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Suspense) Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw HDNETMV
5:30pm Trading Places (1983, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy WE
5:35pm Murphy’s Romance (1985, Romance-comedy) Sally Field, James Garner MOVIES!
5:55pm Almost Famous (2000, Comedy-drama) Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand MGM
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6pm The Mothman Prophecies (2002, Suspense) Richard Gere, Laura Linney INDIE
6pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan HBO2
6:11pm To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995, Comedy) Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze RETRO
6:15pm Honolulu (1939, Musical comedy) Eleanor Powell, Robert Young TCM
6:30pm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint E!
6:30pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy FLIX
6:50pm Rules of Engagement (2000, Drama) Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson TMCX
7pm Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris IFC
7pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw FAMZ
7pm The Mummy (1999, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz AMC
7:26pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZE
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8pm Cactus Flower (1969, Comedy) Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman TCM
8pm Eulogy (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford INDIE
8pm Independence Day (1996, Science fiction) Will Smith, Bill Pullman PARMT
8pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo TBS
8pm PT 109 (1963, Biography) Cliff Robertson, Ty Hardin MVIES
8pm Terminator Woman (1993, Action) Jerry Trimble, Karen Sheperd RETRO
8pm The Brady Bunch Movie (1995, Comedy) Shelley Long, Gary Cole FLIX
8pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton HDNETMV
8pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TNT
8:01pm Casablanca (1942, Drama) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman 5MAX
8:29pm CB4 (1993, Comedy) Chris Rock, Allen Payne STZIB
9pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery FAMZ
9pm Primal Fear (1996, Crime drama) Richard Gere, Laura Linney TMCX
9:15pm Halloween (1978, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis IFC
9:30pm A Very Brady Sequel (1996, Comedy) Shelley Long, Gary Cole FLIX
9:36pm Spitfire (1994, Action) Kristie Phillips, Lance Henriksen RETRO
9:38pm Dangerous Liaisons (1988, Drama) Glenn Close, John Malkovich HBOSIG
9:45pm The Mummy Returns (2001, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz AMC
10pm Butterflies Are Free (1972, Comedy-drama) Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert TCM
10pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TBS
10pm Happy Endings (2005, Comedy-drama) Tom Arnold, Jesse Bradford STZCI
10pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint E!
10pm The Color Purple (1985, Drama) Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover BET
10:15pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TNT
10:30pm Riders of the Purple Sage (1996, Western) Ed Harris, Amy Madigan GRIT
10:35pm The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Suspense) Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw HDNETMV
11pm Von Ryan’s Express (1965, War) Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard MVIES
11:12pm Ride a Crooked Trail (1958, Western) Audie Murphy, Gia Scala RETRO
11:15pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close TMCX
11:30pm The Score (2001, Suspense) Robert De Niro, Edward Norton SHOCSE
11:45pm Knowing (2009, Science fiction) — removed (after 2005)
Classic Movies on Saturday, November 22
Two for One: Nathan Lane
TCM, beginning at 8pm
In tonight’s Two for One re-airing, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by actor Nathan Lane, who introduces two films of his choosing. Lane will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and his own personal reflections on them. Lane (The Producers) chooses two of his — and our — favorite noirs to highlight. First in the spotlight: 1944’s Double Indemnity, in which insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) is pulled into the ultimate murder plot, as manipulative femme fatale Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) plans to kill her husband (Tom Powers) and file a claim for accidental death. The second film is 1974’s iconic Chinatown. Set in 1937, the film follows L.A. detective J.J. Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson), who is hired to investigate what he believes is an affair. But Jake soon realizes he was hired by a fake, and something even more sinister is brewing in the city.
Svengoolie Movie of the Week: Curse of the Undead
MeTV, 8pm
There are a million ways to die out West — but none of the settlers who rode those wagon trains through the mountains anticipated getting taken out by a vampire. However, that’s exactly what is happening to the buxom young ladies of an Old West town in this film, which supposedly started off as a joke screenplay idea spun up by husband-and-wife writing team Edward and Mildred Dein.
Original Film: Toni Braxton’s He Wasn’t Man Enough
Lifetime, 8pm
Lifetime takes another one of recording artist Toni Braxton’s hit songs as inspiration for its latest original. Here, Melody “Mel” Montgomery, a bestselling author, returns to Atlanta with her boyfriend Richard, believing in their future together. But when she discovers he’s been lying and using her money to fund his failing tech startup, Mel ends the relationship and begins rebuilding her life. With the support of her best friend Candy and a surprising reunion with estranged college friend Monica, Mel rediscovers her strength. Stars Toni Braxton, Essence Atkins and Yvette Nicole Brown.
Primetime Movies on Tonight
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5pm Steel Magnolias (1989, Comedy-drama) Sally Field, Dolly Parton POP
5pm The Godfather (1972, Crime drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino SHOCSE
5:22pm Dazed and Confused (1993, Comedy) Jason London, Wiley Wiggins STZE
5:30pm Rambo III (1988, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna BBCA
5:35pm Alvarez Kelly (1966, Western) William Holden, Richard Widmark MVIES
5:45pm Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, Comedy) Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh IFC
5:50pm Alien 3 (1992, Science fiction) Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton FXM
6pm Dakota Incident (1956, Western) Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson GRIT
6pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TBS
6pm Indecent Proposal (1993, Drama) Robert Redford, Demi Moore WOMEN
6:05pm The Prince & Me (2004, Romance-comedy) Julia Stiles, Luke Mably FAMZ
6:15pm The Incredibles (2004, Children) Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter FREEFORM
6:15pm The Running Man (1987, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso MGM
6:22pm Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion (2006) — excluded (>2005)
6:25pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams SHO
6:30pm Brooklyn Babylon (2001, Drama) Tariq Trotter, Karen Goberman RETRO
7pm Beetlejuice (1988, Comedy) Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin CMT
7pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams COMEDY
7pm My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei AMC
7pm The Nutty Professor (1996, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett BET
7:15pm A Time to Kill (1996, Drama) Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson SUNDANCE
7:35pm Sands of Iwo Jima (1949, War) John Wayne, John Agar HDNETMV
7:45pm The Blues Brothers (1980, Musical comedy) John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd IFC
7:58pm Bad Santa (2003, Comedy) Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox HBO2
8pm Bruce Almighty (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman TBS
8pm Crocodile Dundee (1986, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski LAFF
8pm Demolition Man (1993, Science fiction) Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes BBCA
8pm Double Indemnity (1944, Crime drama) Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck TCM
8pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TNT
8pm Legally Blonde (2001, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson VH1
8pm Minority Report (2002, Science fiction) Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell MGM
8pm No Country for Old Men (2007) — excluded
8pm The Addams Family (1991, Comedy) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia COMET
8pm The Godfather, Part II (1974, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall SHOCSE
8pm The Man From Laramie (1955, Western) James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy GRIT
8pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan FLIX
8:01pm The Dogfighters (1996, Action) Robert Davi, Alexander Godunov RETRO
8:02pm Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991, Comedy) Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy 5MAX
9pm The Wedding Singer (1998, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore COMEDY
9pm Top Gun (1986, Action) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis CMT
9:30pm Forrest Gump (1994, Comedy-drama) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright AMC
9:30pm Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, Children) Robin Williams, Sally Field MTV
9:45pm What Women Want (2000, Romance-comedy) Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt FLIX
9:47pm 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Science fiction) Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood 5MAX
9:55pm Monster-in-Law (2005, Romance-comedy) Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda HBOC
TriStar/Everett Collection
10pm Chinatown (1974, Crime drama) Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway TCM
10pm Labyrinth (1986, Fantasy) David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly COMET
10pm Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson BET
10pm Punch-Drunk Love (2002, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Emily Watson WOMEN
10:04pm Star Kid (1997, Children) Joseph Mazzello, Joey Simmrin STZK
10:14pm Transamerica (2005, Comedy-drama) Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers STZC
10:15pm True Grit (1969, Western) John Wayne, Glen Campbell HDNETMV
10:30pm Crocodile Dundee II (1988, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski LAFF
10:30pm Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna BBCA
10:30pm The Pelican Brief (1993, Suspense) Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington SUNDANCE
10:30pm Total Recall (1990, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin MGM
10:30pm Two Rode Together (1961, Western) James Stewart, Richard Widmark GRIT
10:45pm Animal House (1978, Comedy) John Belushi, Kevin Bacon IFC
10:45pm Pacific Heights (1990, Suspense) Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine MVIES
11pm Happy Gilmore (1996, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald COMEDY
11pm How High (2001, Comedy) Method Man, Redman STZE
11:10pm The Hunted (2003, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro TMCX
11:16pm Body Count (1997, Suspense) Alyssa Milano, Ice-T RETRO
11:30pm Superstar (1999, Comedy) Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell FAMZ
11:30pm The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (1990, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Diane Keaton SHOCSE
11:35pm Leaving Las Vegas (1995, Drama) Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue WOMEN
11:46pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZK
Classic Movies on Sunday, November 23
Joan Crawford Double Feature
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Everett Collection
There are few actresses who can claim excellence like the glamorous Joan Crawford, once dubbed “Queen of the Movies,” and tonight’s double feature just solidifies her reign. Fittingly, the first film showcased is 1955’s Southern Gothic drama Queen Bee, where Crawford is endlessly entertaining as the cunning villain Eva Phillips, whose wretchedness affects everyone around her. After, catch 1956’s Autumn Leaves, a psychological thriller in which Crawford, as typist Milly Wetherby, falls for an unstable younger war veteran (played by Cliff Robertson) in a May-December romance. Whatever she does, we simply can’t look away. And why would you?
Primetime Movies on Tonight
5pm The Mummy Returns (2001, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz MGM
5:10pm Vanilla Sky (2001, Suspense) Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz TMCX
5:10pm You Can’t Take It With You (1938, Comedy) Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore MVIES
5:18pm No Name on the Bullet (1959, Western) Audie Murphy, Charles Drake RETRO
5:45pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix PARMT
5:55pm White Lightning (1973, Action) Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley HDNETMV
6pm Calamity Jane (1953, Musical) Doris Day, Howard Keel TCM
6pm Crocodile Dundee (1986, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski SUNDANCE
6pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TNT
6pm Legally Blonde (2001, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson VH1
6pm The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005, Romance-comedy) Steve Carell, Catherine Keener STZC
6pm The Duel at Silver Creek (1952, Western) Audie Murphy, Faith Domergue GRIT
6:15pm Reindeer Games (2000, Crime drama) Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise WOMEN
6:25pm The Stepford Wives (2004, Comedy) Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick FAMZ
6:30pm Back to the Future (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd AMC
6:30pm Red Eye (2005, Suspense) Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy FLIX
6:34pm 50 First Dates (2004, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore HBOZ
6:36pm Showdown (1963, Western) Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley RETRO
20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection
7pm Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, Children) Robin Williams, Sally Field MTV
7pm Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson BET
7pm Toy Story (1995, Children) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen DISNEY
7:01pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton GSHW2
7:15pm 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002, Romance-comedy) Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon NEXT
7:15pm The Santa Clause (1994, Family) Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold FREEFORM
7:26pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale ENCORE
7:26pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZENC
7:56pm Bend of the River (1952, Western) James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy RETRO
8pm Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, Musical comedy) Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton LAFF
8pm Conan the Barbarian (1982, Adventure) Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones SUNDANCE
8pm Kiss the Girls (1997, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd FLIX
8pm Queen Bee (1955, Drama) Joan Crawford, Barry Sullivan TCM
8pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHOWXHD
8pm The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957, Western) Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant GRIT
8pm Wayne’s World (1992, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey FAMZ
8pm White Heat (1949, Crime drama) James Cagney, Virginia Mayo MVIES
8:20pm Stargate (1994, Science fiction) Kurt Russell, James Spader HDNETMV
8:30pm Selena (1997, Biography) Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos CMT
8:44pm Man of the House (2005, Comedy) Tommy Lee Jones STZK
8:50pm The Godfather (1972, Crime drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino GSHW2
Courtesy of Everett
9pm The Shawshank Redemption (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman PARMT
9:25pm The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Family) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell FREEFORM
9:28pm Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970, Western) Shirley MacLaine, Clint Eastwood RETRO
9:35pm Wayne’s World 2 (1993, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey FAMZ
9:49pm Blood Simple (1984, Suspense) John Getz, Frances McDormand 5MAX
10pm Autumn Leaves (1956, Drama) Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson TCM
10pm Bring It On (2000, Comedy) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku MTV
10pm Cold Mountain (2003, Drama) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman WOMEN
10pm Double Jeopardy (1999, Suspense) Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd FLIX
10pm The Texican (1966, Western) Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford GRIT
10:25pm The Scorpion King (2002, Adventure) Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand STZK
10:30pm Conan the Destroyer (1984, Adventure) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones SUNDANCE
10:30pm Nightmare Alley (1947, Crime drama) Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell MOVIES!
10:30pm The Cannonball Run (1981, Comedy) Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore LAFF
10:45pm Swingers (1996, Comedy) Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn NEXT
10:55pm The Score (2001, Suspense) Robert De Niro, Edward Norton SHO
20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection
11pm We Were Soldiers (2002, War) Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe SHOWXHD
11:10pm Surviving Christmas (2004, Comedy) Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini FAMZ
11:14pm Deadfall (1993, Suspense) Michael Biehn, James Coburn RETRO
11:14pm The Brothers McMullen (1995, Comedy-drama) Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone HBOC
11:15pm White Lightning (1973, Action) Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley HDNETMV
11:16pm Kingdom of Heaven (2005, Historical drama) Orlando Bloom, Eva Green STZE
11:22pm Back to the Future (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd AMC
11:23pm Pride & Prejudice (2005, Drama) Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen MOMAX
11:42pm Johnson Family Vacation (2004, Comedy) Vanessa L. Williams STZC
11:45pm Patriot Games (1992, Suspense) Harrison Ford, Anne Archer FLIX
11:46pm The Cooler (2003, Drama) William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin STZCI
11:50pm The Godfather, Part II (1974, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall GSHW2
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