Best Classic Movies on TV This Week: November 24-November 30
Each week, thousands of great movies air on cable TV and over-the-air antenna channels. Your favorite might be among them … but all too often, you only realize it’s playing when most of the film is already over. Our day-by-day guide to classic movies on TV this week will help you plan your viewing during primetime and beyond, and keep an eye out for your faves, as well as those movies you always meant to see.
This holiday week is full of beloved family classics, like a 60th anniversary screening of The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Laurel and Hardy’s March of the Wooden Soldiers, The Shop Around the Corner, and more modern fare like Back to the Future, Home Alone, Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Empire Strikes Back.
If you’re looking for something with a little more bite, TCM will be showing All the President’s Men and The China Syndrome as part of their tribute to political thrillers; they’ll also be airing a tribute to Diane Ladd which will include Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Rambling Rose. You can also catch Harrison Ford’s Patriot Game, Assault on Precinct 13, For a Few Dollars More, Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather, Indecent Proposal, Cujo, Night of the Hunter, Dangerous Liaisons, and the Academy Award-winning 2000 hit, Gladiator, among many, many others.
Classic Movies on Monday, November 24
The Sound of Music 60th Anniversary
AMC, 7 pm
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One year after playing Mary Poppins, the most beloved singing nanny in Hollywood history, Julie Andrews took on another such character — with equally impressive results. In The Sound of Music, Robert Wise’s 1965 musical drama, Andrews is Maria, a nun sent to care for the seven children of the widowed and strict Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), who soon swoons over Maria and marries her. The film, based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway hit, follows the von Trapps in their attempt to flee Austria on the eve of World War II, and features treasured songs including “My Favorite Things,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Do-Re-Mi” and “Edelweiss.”
Notable TV: Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion
CBS, 8pm
Star Ray Romano and series creator Phil Rosenthal host this 90-minute special looking back on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which premiered on Sept. 13, 1996, and aired for nine seasons on CBS. Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten and others share memories, and the special pays tribute to Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle.
Primetime Movies Tonight
5pm Sixteen Candles (1984, Comedy) Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall AMC
5pm U.S. Marshals (1998, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes BBCA
5:05pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHO
5:15pm An Unmarried Woman (1978, Drama) Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates MOVIES!
5:15pm The Music Man (1962, Musical comedy) Robert Preston, Shirley Jones TCM
6pm A Killer Upstairs (2005, Suspense) Tracy Nelson, Bruce Boxleitner LMN
6pm American Gigolo (1980, Drama) Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton FLIX
6:25pm Best in Show (2000, Comedy) Michael Hitchcock, Parker Posey MGM
6:25pm The Importance of Being Earnest (2002, Comedy-drama) Rupert Everett, Colin Firth WOMEN
6:30pm The Brady Bunch Movie (1995, Comedy) Shelley Long, Gary Cole FAMZ
6:35pm Batman Returns (1992, Action) Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito HBOZ
6:35pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan GSHW2
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7pm Mission: Impossible 2 (2000, Action) Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott ENCORE
7pm The Sound of Music (1965, Family) Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer AMC
7:04pm Destroy All Monsters! (1968, Science fiction) Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki ACMAX
7:10pm Double Jeopardy (1999, Suspense) Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd TMCX
7:20pm Ping! (2000, Comedy) Judge Reinhold, Clint Howard STZK
7:25pm The Stepford Wives (2004, Comedy) Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick SHOCSE
7:40pm Paths of Glory (1957, War) Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker HDNETMV
8pm A Few Good Men (1992, Drama) Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson BBCA
8pm Bachelor Party (1984, Comedy) Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen MOVIES!
8pm Chocolat (2000, Drama) Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp WOMEN
8pm Dog Day Afternoon (1975, Crime drama) Al Pacino, John Cazale TCM
8pm Indecent Proposal (1993, Drama) Robert Redford, Demi Moore FLIX
8pm The Fighting Temptations (2003, Comedy) Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyoncé Knowles FAMZ
8pm The Outriders (1950, Western) Joel McCrea, Arlene Dahl GRIT
8pm This Savage Land (1968, Western) Barry Sullivan, Andrew Prine RETRO
8:15pm Joe Dirt (2001, Comedy) David Spade, Dennis Miller SHOWXHD
8:30pm Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint E!
8:42pm Batman Forever (1995, Action) Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones HBOZ
8:54pm Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie (1999, Action) Kane Kosugi, Kazuya Ichijo STZK
8:55pm The Godfather (1972, Crime drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino SHO
9pm Primal Fear (1996, Crime drama) Richard Gere, Laura Linney TMCX
9:37pm Tumbleweed (1953, Western) Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson RETRO
9:50pm War Hunt (1962, War) John Saxon, Robert Redford HDNETMV
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10pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close FLIX
10pm The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959, Western) Joel McCrea, Julie Adams GRIT
10:05pm Staying Alive (1983, Drama) John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes FAMZ
10:20pm Author! Author! (1982, Comedy) Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon MOVIES!
10:27pm Dangerous Liaisons (1988, Drama) Glenn Close, John Malkovich HBOSIG
10:30pm Ma Vie en Rose (1997, Drama) Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey TCM
10:38pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet STZE
10:44pm Batman & Robin (1997, Action) Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney HBOZ
10:45pm What Women Want (2000, Romance-comedy) Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt SHOCSE
10:57pm The Lone Hand (1954, Western) Joel McCrea, Barbara Hale RETRO
11pm Sixteen Candles (1984, Comedy) Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall AMC
11:50pm Paths of Glory (1957, War) Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker HDNETMV
11:50pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy MGM
11:55pm The Godfather, Part II (1974, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall SHO
Classic Movies on Tuesday, November 25
TCM Star of the Month: Rock Hudson
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Hepburn and Tracy, Taylor and Burton, and Bogart and Bacall might reside higher up in the pantheon of classic Hollywood pairings, but they can’t compete with the simple joy of Rock Hudson and Doris Day as Manhattan sophisticates (Broadway producer and interior decorator in 1959’s Pillow Talk, and both ad execs in 1961’s Lover Come Back) dancing around each other first as bickering foes, then, after backing off to their own corners, realizing they are made for each other. Pillow Talk was a box office smash (and shot in gorgeous CinemaScope) and Lover Come Back was another sensational pairing that immediately follows tonight. Send Me No Flowers, their third and final picture together, was their zaniest. All three benefited from their outstanding costar Tony Randall.
Primetime Movies Tonight
5:10pm Alfie (2004, Comedy-drama) Jude Law, Marisa Tomei TMCX
5:25pm Bullitt (1968, Crime drama) Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn MOVIES!
5:40pm Flying Tigers (1942, War) John Wayne, John Carroll HDNETMV
6pm Chinatown (1974, Crime drama) Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway SHOWXHD
6pm Dinner at Eight (1933, Comedy) Marie Dressler, Jean Harlow TCM
6:10pm School Ties (1992, Drama) Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon MGM
6:15pm Pretty in Pink (1986, Romance-comedy) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer FLIX
6:15pm The Client (1994, Suspense) Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones SUNDANCE
6:20pm Toy Story 2 (1999, Children) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen DISNEY
6:22pm The Far Country (1955, Western) James Stewart, Ruth Roman RETRO
6:32pm Eulogy (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford STZC
6:36pm Johnson Family Vacation (2004, Comedy) Vanessa L. Williams STZIB
6:55pm Beauty and the Beast (1991, Children) Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson FREEFORM
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7pm Back to the Future (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd AMC
7:05pm The Longest Yard (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock TMCX
7:20pm Mouse Hunt (1997, Children) Nathan Lane, Lee Evans FAMZ
7:31pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STARZ
8pm Death of a Gunfighter (1969, Western) Richard Widmark, Lena Horne RETRO
8pm Man of the House (2005, Comedy) Tommy Lee Jones STZC
8pm Pillow Talk (1959, Romance-comedy) Rock Hudson, Doris Day TCM
8pm The Long Riders (1980, Western) David Carradine, Keith Carradine GRIT
8pm The Sand Pebbles (1966, Adventure) Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough MOVIES!
8pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan SHO
8:10pm Sands of Iwo Jima (1949, War) John Wayne, John Agar HDNETMV
8:15pm Cujo (1983, Horror) Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro SHOWXHD
8:55pm The Lion King (1994, Children) Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons FREEFORM
9pm Punch-Drunk Love (2002, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Emily Watson TMCX
9pm Seabiscuit (2003, Drama) Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges FAMZ
9pm The Pelican Brief (1993, Suspense) Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington SUNDANCE
9:30pm Back to the Future Part II (1989, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd AMC
9:30pm Surviving Christmas (2004, Comedy) Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini FLIX
9:35pm Pit Pony (1997, Drama) Ben Rose-Davis, Jennie Raymond RETRO
9:45pm Indecent Proposal (1993, Drama) Robert Redford, Demi Moore WOMEN
10pm Lover Come Back (1961, Romance-comedy) Rock Hudson, Doris Day TCM
10:30pm Tom Horn (1980, Western) Steve McQueen, Linda Evans GRIT
11:05pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy FLIX
11:08pm Backlash (1956, Western) Richard Widmark, Donna Reed RETRO
11:15pm Lethal Ninja (1993, Adventure) Ross Kettle, Karyn Hill INDIE
11:45pm The General’s Daughter (1999, Suspense) John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe WOMEN
11:50pm The Long Voyage Home (1940, Drama) John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell MOVIES!
11:55pm Frank Miller’s Sin City (2005, Action) Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki SHO
11:59pm Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu (2001, Fantasy) Nicholas Gonzalez, Paul Ainsley STZK
Classic Movies on Wednesday, November 26
TCM Spotlight: Conspiracy and Political Thrillers
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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If you missed TCM’s Nov. 2 daylong, 11-movie tribute to screen icon Robert Redford, who passed away on Sept. 16, you can still catch one of his most popular films tonight, 1976’s All the President’s Men. As part of the evening’s spotlight on political thrillers, which also includes Jack Lemmon and Jane Fonda in The China Syndrome (1979) and Kevin Costner in No Way Out (1987), Redford plays Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, opposite Dustin Hoffman’s Carl Bernstein, who broke the Watergate scandal that eventually brought down President Richard Nixon.
Primetime Movies Tonight
5pm How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998, Romance-comedy) Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs STZIB
5pm Star Wars: A New Hope (1977, Science fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford AMC
5:11pm The Wild and the Innocent (1959, Western) Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru RETRO
5:15pm Miracle (2004, Drama) Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson BBCA
5:25pm Mystic Pizza (1988, Romance-comedy) Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish HDNETMV
5:39pm Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964, Science fiction) Yosuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi ACMAX
5:55pm The Train Robbers (1973, Western) John Wayne MVIES
6pm A Woman’s Face (1941, Crime drama) Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas TCM
6pm The Sum of All Fears (2002, Suspense) Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman SHOWXHD
6:25pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan FLIX
6:30pm Some Kind of Wonderful (1987, Romance) Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson FAMZ
6:37pm The Spoilers (1956, Adventure) Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler RETRO
7:55pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton HDNETMV
8pm Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen PARMT
8pm Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Science fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford AMC
8pm Tension at Table Rock (1956, Western) Richard Egan, Dorothy Malone GRIT
8pm The China Syndrome (1979, Suspense) Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon TCM
8:02pm Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (1999, Action) Craig Sheffer, Tom Berenger RETRO
8:05pm Pretty in Pink (1986, Romance-comedy) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer FAMZ
8:30pm Rudy (1993, Drama) Sean Astin, Ned Beatty BBCA
8:30pm Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton SYFY
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9pm Bad Santa (2003, Comedy) Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox HBOC
9:01pm Edward Scissorhands (1990, Fantasy) Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder HBOZ
9:34pm BASEketball (1998, Comedy) Trey Parker, Matt Stone STZC
9:40pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet ENCORE
9:40pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet STZENC
9:44pm Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1991, Science fiction) Tara Leigh, Tony Gigante RETRO
9:45pm She’s All That (1999, Romance-comedy) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook FAMZ
10pm 48 HRS. (1982, Action) Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy FLIX
10pm Starship Troopers (1997, Science fiction) Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer SHOWXHD
10pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton SHO
10:01pm The Bone Collector (1999, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie STZE
10:05pm Little Women (1994, Drama) Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne MGM
10:15pm All the President’s Men (1976, Docudrama) Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman TCM
10:30pm Colorado Territory (1949, Western) Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo GRIT
10:30pm Mystic Pizza (1988, Romance-comedy) Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish HDNETMV
10:35pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery PARMT
11pm Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, Science fiction) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy COMET
11pm Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983, Science fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford AMC
11pm The Usual Suspects (1995, Suspense) Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne SHOCSE
11:01pm Bulletproof (1996, Action) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler STZIB
11:14pm River Queen (2005, Historical drama) Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland INDIE
11:22pm Shootout (1971, Western) Gregory Peck, Pat Quinn RETRO
11:30pm Wayne’s World (1992, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey FAMZ
11:40pm Another 48 Hrs. (1990, Action) Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte FLIX
Classic Movies on Thursday, November 27
Thanksgiving MOVIES!
MOVIES!, beginning at 6am
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Wake up early and revisit the Thanksgiving days of one’s youth, thanks to feel-good films that always seemed to accompany Turkey Day festivities. The fun begins with 1934’s Laurel and Hardy classic March of the Wooden Soldiers, as the boys play bumbling toymakers who, with the push of some buttons, manage to save Toyland from the evil Silas Barnaby and the bogeymen. This is followed by a slate of winning holiday comic fare: 1940’s The Shop Around the Corner with James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, and later, Barbara Stanwyck in 1945’s Christmas in Connecticut and the 1957 Tracy/Hepburn favorite Desk Set.
Mary Poppins
ABC, 8pm
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Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) flies out of the windy London skies and into the home of two mischievous children. With the help of a carefree chimney sweep named Bert (Dick Van Dyke), the spirited nanny turns every chore into a game and every day into a “Jolly Holiday.”
It’s a Wonderful Life
E!, all day
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E! will be airing the Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed Christmas classic all day today, with the film re-starting every three hours.
Primetime Movies Tonight
5pm The Sound of Music (1965, Family) Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer SUNDANCE
5pm Vegas Vacation (1997, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo AMC
5:03pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, Fantasy) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen HBOZ
5:05pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHOCSE
5:15pm Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968, Children) Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes TCM
5:30pm Goldfinger (1964, Action) Sean Connery, Gert Frobe BBCA
5:42pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet ENCORE
5:42pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet STZENC
5:50pm Home Alone (1990, Family) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci FREEFORM
6pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TNT
6pm Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint USA
6pm It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, Comedy-drama) James Stewart, Donna Reed E!
6:05pm Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen FAMZ
6:15pm Dazed and Confused (1993, Comedy) Jason London, Wiley Wiggins RETRO
6:15pm Home for the Holidays (1995, Comedy) Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr. MGM
6:15pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan WOMEN
6:18pm Big Momma’s House (2000, Comedy) Martin Lawrence, Nia Long STZC
6:30pm Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, Children) Robin Williams, Sally Field MTV
7pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
7pm Patriot Games (1992, Suspense) Harrison Ford, Anne Archer TMCX
7:15pm Pretty in Pink (1986, Romance-comedy) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer NEXT
7:30pm Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999, Children) Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor DISNEY
7:50pm Scooby-Doo (2002, Children) Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar SYFY
7:58pm CB4 (1993, Comedy) Chris Rock, Allen Payne RETRO
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8pm Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Comedy) Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan MOVIES!
8pm Death Rides a Horse (1969, Western) John Phillip Law, Lee Van Cleef GRIT
8pm Fallen Angel (2003, Drama) Gary Sinise, Joely Richardson HMM
8pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw FAMZ
8pm Little Miss Broadway (1938, Musical comedy) Shirley Temple, George Murphy TCM
8pm Mary Poppins (1964, Children) Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke ABC
8pm The Addams Family (1991, Comedy) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia COMET
8pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TBS
8pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet STZCI
8pm What Women Want (2000, Romance-comedy) Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt FLIX
8:15pm Casablanca (1942, Drama) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman 5MAX
8:20pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Children) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci FREEFORM
9pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
9pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale ENCORE
9pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZENC
9pm The Sum of All Fears (2002, Suspense) Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman TMCX
9:02pm It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, Comedy-drama) James Stewart, Donna Reed E!
9:27pm Destry (1955, Western) Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard RETRO
9:30pm Top Hat (1935, Musical) Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers TCM
10pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, Children) Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore TNT
10pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery FAMZ
10:10pm It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947, Comedy) Don DeFore, Ann Harding MOVIES!
10:30pm Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, Children) Robin Williams, Sally Field FX
10:34pm The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005, Romance-comedy) Steve Carell, Catherine Keener STZENC
11pm A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994, Action) Keenen Ivory Wayans, Charles S. Dutton STZIB
11pm The Great Outdoors (1988, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, John Candy AMC
11pm The Mercenary (1968, Western) Franco Nero, Tony Musante GRIT
11:03pm Incident at Phantom Hill (1966, Western) Robert Fuller, Jocelyn Lane RETRO
11:05pm The Hunted (2003, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro TMCX
11:18pm The Polar Express (2004, Children) Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter TBS
11:30pm Just Friends (2005, Romance-comedy) Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart BRAVO
11:30pm Show Boat (1951, Musical) Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel TCM
11:40pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix SHOCSE
Classic Movies on Friday, November 28
Thanksgiving With Carol Burnett
TCM, beginning at 6:30am
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In the signature moment from The Carol Burnett Show’s parody of Gone With the Wind, Burnett — as “Starlett O’Hara”— descends a staircase wearing a dress made from curtains, complete with the rod. When Harvey Korman’s “Ratt Butler” approves, she famously replies, “Thank you. I saw it in a window, and I just couldn’t resist it.” Several Burnett Show-parodied films make up this marathon, including the 1953 Joan Crawford musical drama Torch Song, the 1946 Bette Davis melodrama A Stolen Life, 1945’s Mildred Pierce — the send-up for which was called “Mildred Fierce” — and, of course, the 1939 blockbuster Gone With the Wind.
Primetime Movies Tonight
5pm The Addams Family (1991, Comedy) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia COMET
5pm The Firm (1993, Drama) Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn GSHW2
5:09pm Body Count (1997, Suspense) Alyssa Milano RETRO
5:30pm A Fistful of Dollars (1964, Western) Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch GRIT
5:30pm Scooby-Doo (2002, Children) Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar SYFY
5:30pm Top Gun (1986, Action) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis CMT
5:45pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TBS
6pm Assault on Precinct 13 (1976, Action) Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston MOVIES!
6pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close FLIX
6:02pm Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, Crime drama) Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee MOMAX
6:30pm American Pie (1999, Comedy) Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth IFC
6:39pm Law and Order (1953, Western) Ronald Reagan, Dorothy Malone RETRO
7pm Big Momma’s House (2000, Comedy) Martin Lawrence, Nia Long STZIB
7pm Forrest Gump (1994, Comedy-drama) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright AMC
7pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZENC
7pm Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, Science fiction) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy COMET
7:15pm Starship Troopers (1997, Science fiction) Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer NEXT
7:25pm Sweet Home Alabama (2002, Romance-comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas FXM
7:30pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix SHO
7:30pm Lethal Weapon (1987, Action) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover WE
7:35pm Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen GSHW2
8pm American Beauty (1999, Comedy-drama) Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening FLIX
8pm Blue Thunder (1983, Action) Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell MOVIES!
8pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TBS
8pm Fear (1996, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon RETRO
8pm For a Few Dollars More (1965, Western) Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef GRIT
8pm Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint SYFY
8pm Jersey Girl (2004, Romance-comedy) Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler FAMZ
8pm Scream (1996, Horror) Neve Campbell, David Arquette MGM
8pm Sweet Rosie O’Grady (1943, Musical comedy) Betty Grable, Robert Young TCM
8pm The Scorpion King (2002, Adventure) Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand STZK
8:20pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, Children) Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor FREEFORM
8:26pm Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964, Science fiction) Yosuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi 5MAX
8:45pm American Pie 2 (2001, Comedy) Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth IFC
9pm Total Recall (1990, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin TMCX
9:30pm Rush Hour (1998, Action) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker BET
9:30pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TNT
9:30pm Three Little Words (1950, Musical) Fred Astaire, TCM
9:32pm A Kid in Aladdin’s Palace (1997, Children) Thomas Ian Nicholas, Rhona Mitra STZK
9:35pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw GSHW2
9:40pm The Family Stone (2005, Romance-comedy) Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker FXM
9:45pm Surviving Christmas (2004, Comedy) Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini FAMZ
9:55pm Scream 2 (1997, Horror) David Arquette, Neve Campbell MGM
9:58pm To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995, Comedy) Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze STZC
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10pm Cast Away (2000, Drama) Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt AMC
10pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TBS
10pm Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, Action) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover WE
10pm The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, Horror) Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester 5MAX
10:05pm Almost Famous (2000, Comedy-drama) Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand FLIX
10:05pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHO
10:20pm The Seven-Ups (1974, Crime drama) Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco MOVIES!
10:30pm Enemy at the Gates (2001, War) Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law SHOWXHD
11pm Footprints in the Snow (2005, Docudrama) Caroline Quentin, Kevin Whately ID
11pm The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Western) Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach GRIT
11:02pm Star Kid (1997, Children) Joseph Mazzello, Joey Simmrin STZK
11:15pm American Pie (1999, Comedy) Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth IFC
11:30pm 42nd Street (1933, Musical comedy) Ruby Keeler, Warner Baxter TCM
11:30pm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint SYFY
11:45pm The Faculty (1998, Horror) Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall NEXT
11:45pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TNT
11:50pm The Preacher’s Wife (1996, Fantasy) Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston FXM
Classic Movies on Saturday, November 29
Two for One: Joe Dante
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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In tonight’s Two for One re-airing, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by director Joe Dante, who introduces two films of his choosing, offering commentary on each title’s cultural significance and influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and his own personal reflections on them. Dante, the man behind Gremlins, The Howling and other fright favorites, recalls seeing tonight’s first film, 1955’s The Night of the Hunter, for the first time during a Saturday matinee when he was 9 years old. “People just remember it their whole lives,” he says of Charles Laughton’s only directing effort, a mighty creepy masterpiece with Robert Mitchum as a serial killer posing as a preacher whose quest to find a hidden $10,000 is subverted by some wily kids. The second half of the director’s double is The Fool Killer, a somewhat forgotten 1965 drama with Anthony Perkins as a traumatized Civil War veteran; the look of the film owes a lot to The Night of the Hunter.
Primetime Movies Tonight
5pm Blazing Saddles (1974, Comedy) Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder SUNDANCE
5pm John Carpenter’s Escape From L.A. (1996, Action) Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach TMCX
5pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, Children) Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor FREEFORM
5:30pm Dumb and Dumber (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels E!
5:30pm The Goonies (1985, Family) Sean Astin, Josh Brolin TNT
5:30pm The Steel Trap (1952, Mystery) Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright TCM
5:30pm While You Were Sleeping (1995, Romance-comedy) Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman POP
5:45pm Caddyshack (1980, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield IFC
5:45pm Starship Troopers (1997, Science fiction) Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer FLIX
5:50pm Monte Walsh (1970, Western) Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau MOVIES!
5:55pm Chocolat (2000, Drama) Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp FAMZ
6pm A Season for Miracles (1999, Drama) Carla Gugino, David Conrad HMM
6pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan TBS
6pm Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen SHO
6pm Last Train From Gun Hill (1959, Western) Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn GRIT
6pm The Usual Suspects (1995, Suspense) Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne SHOWXHD
6:24pm Novocaine (2001, Suspense) Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter RETRO
6:26pm The Scorpion King (2002, Adventure) Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand STZIB
6:30pm Father of the Bride (1991, Comedy) Steve Martin, Diane Keaton TRUTV
6:35pm Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961, Romance-comedy) Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard HDNETMV
6:45pm Chinatown (1974, Crime drama) Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway TMCX
6:45pm The Longest Yard (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock CMT
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7pm Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold SUNDANCE
7pm Ghostbusters II (1989, Comedy) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd AMC
7pm Mission: Impossible (1996, Action) Tom Cruise, Jon Voight ENCORE
7pm Mission: Impossible (1996, Action) Tom Cruise, Jon Voight STZENC
7pm National Treasure (2004, Adventure) Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger BBCA
7pm Rush Hour 2 (2001, Action) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker BET
7:55pm Finding Nemo (2003, Children) Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres FREEFORM
8pm All About Eve (1950, Drama) Bette Davis, Anne Baxter MOVIES!
8pm Back to the Future (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd IFC
8pm Heat (1995, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert De Niro SHOWXHD
8pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw SHO
8pm Matilda (1996, Children) Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito LAFF
8pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo TNT
8pm Star Kid (1997, Children) Joseph Mazzello, Joey Simmrin RETRO
8pm Surviving Christmas (2004, Comedy) Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini VH1
8pm The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005, Romance-comedy) Steve Carell, Catherine Keener STZC
8pm The Night of the Hunter (1955, Suspense) Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters TCM
8pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton FLIX
8pm What Women Want (2000, Romance-comedy) Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt WOMEN
8pm Windtalkers (2002, War) Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach GRIT
8:45pm The Goonies (1985, Family) Sean Astin, Josh Brolin TRUTV
8:54pm Mission: Impossible 2 (2000, Action) Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott STZENC
9pm The Perfect Storm (2000, Suspense) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg VICE
9:15pm Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold SUNDANCE
9:20pm Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968, Children) Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes HDNETMV
9:30pm Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox CMT
9:30pm Scrooged (1988, Comedy) Bill Murray, Karen Allen AMC
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9:30pm The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (1990, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Diane Keaton GSHW2
9:50pm The Running Man (1987, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso FLIX
9:59pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZC
10pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery SHO
10pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo TNT
10pm The Fool Killer (1965, Adventure) Anthony Perkins, Edward Albert TCM
10:05pm The Terminal (2004, Comedy-drama) Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones FAMZ
10:30pm Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski LAFF
10:30pm Tension at Table Rock (1956, Western) Richard Egan, Dorothy Malone GRIT
10:30pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Children) Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson TBS
10:31pm The Bone Collector (1999, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie STZIB
10:45pm Back to the Future Part II (1989, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd IFC
10:45pm The Faculty (1998, Horror) Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall SHOCSE
11pm Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, Science fiction) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy COMET
11pm The Hustler (1961, Drama) Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason MOVIES!
11pm The Score (2001, Suspense) Robert De Niro, Edward Norton SHOWXHD
11:15pm Cheaper by the Dozen (2003, Comedy) Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt TRUTV
11:15pm Trading Places (1983, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy SUNDANCE
11:30pm Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice CMT
11:30pm National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo AMC
11:34pm Comanche Territory (1950, Western) Maureen O’Hara, Macdonald Carey RETRO
11:35pm Kiss the Girls (1997, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd FLIX
Classic Movies on Sunday, November 30
Diane Ladd 90th Birthday Tribute
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Actress Diane Ladd would have celebratd her 90th birthday this month, but passed away Nov. 3.Tonight TCM remembers her with some of her best work! First up is Martin Scorsese’s 1974 romantic comedy Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, in which Ladd plays Flo, a foulmouthed waitress at the diner where widowed Alice (Ellen Burstyn) works. The role garnered Ladd an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Next up is the 1991 mother-daughter feature Rambling Rose, starring Ladd’s daughter Laura Dern as an orphan who comes to work for a family where Ladd plays the matriarch. The film earned Dern and Ladd Academy Award nominations — it marked the first time a mother-daughter duo was nominated for the same film.
Primetime Movies Tonight
5pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
5:10pm Rocky II (1979, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire MGM
5:12pm Dazed and Confused (1993, Comedy) Jason London, Wiley Wiggins STZE
5:20pm Alien (1979, Science fiction) Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver FXM
5:30pm The Brady Bunch Movie (1995, Comedy) Shelley Long, Gary Cole FAMZ
5:30pm Trading Places (1983, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy SUNDANCE
5:45pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery SHOCSE
5:45pm The Gypsy Moths (1969, Drama) Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr TCM
5:49pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZK
6pm Jack McCall, Desperado (1953, Western) George Montgomery, Angela Stevens GRIT
6pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo TNT
6pm Quigley Down Under (1990, Western) Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo HDNETMV
6pm Surviving Christmas (2004, Comedy) Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini VH1
6pm The Addams Family (1991, Comedy) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia COMET
6pm The Perfect Storm (2000, Suspense) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg VICE
6:05pm Crooklyn (1994, Drama) Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo RETRO
6:17pm A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994, Action) Keenen Ivory Wayans, Charles S. Dutton STZC
6:22pm Gone With the Wind (1939, Romance) Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh 5MAX
6:35pm Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit to Algiers (1945, Mystery) Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce MOVIES!
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7pm A Very Brady Sequel (1996, Comedy) Shelley Long, Gary Cole FAMZ
7pm Caddyshack (1980, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield BBCA
7pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
7pm Home Alone (1990, Family) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci FX
7pm My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei TRUTV
7pm The Godfather (1972, Crime drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino SHO
7pm Total Recall (1990, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin TMCX
7:15pm Overboard (1987, Comedy) Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell CMT
7:21pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet STZK
8pm Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974, Drama) Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson TCM
8pm Battle of Rogue River (1954, Western) George Montgomery, Richard Denning GRIT
8pm Die Hard (1988, Action) Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman TNT
8pm Ghostbusters (1984, Comedy) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd SUNDANCE
8pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix SHOWXHD
8pm Man of the House (2005, Comedy) Tommy Lee Jones STZC
8pm The Narrow Margin (1952, Crime drama) Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor MOVIES!
8pm The War Wagon (1967, Western) John Wayne, Kirk Douglas RETRO
8pm Wayne’s World (1992, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey NEXT
8pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan FLIX
8:50pm Stargate (1994, Science fiction) Kurt Russell, James Spader HDNETMV
9pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
9pm The Blues Brothers (1980, Musical comedy) John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd BBCA
9:11pm Bad Santa (2003, Comedy) Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox HBO2
9:20pm River Queen (2005, Historical drama) Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland RETRO
9:35pm Call Northside 777 (1948, Crime drama) James Stewart, Richard Conte MVIES
9:35pm Wayne’s World 2 (1993, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey NEXT9:45pm Leaving Las Vegas (1995, Drama) Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue WOMEN
9:45pm Pretty in Pink (1986, Romance-comedy) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer FLIX
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10pm Canyon River (1956, Western) George Montgomery, Marcia Henderson GRIT
10pm Rambling Rose (1991, Comedy-drama) Laura Dern, Robert Duvall TCM
10:30pm Die Hard (1988, Action) Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman TNT
10:30pm Ghostbusters II (1989, Comedy) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd SUNDANCE
11pm Scrooged (1988, Comedy) Bill Murray, Karen Allen AMC
11:15pm American Beauty (1999, Comedy-drama) Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening NEXT
11:30pm An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, Drama) Richard Gere, Debra Winger FLIX
11:37pm Saddle Tramp (1950, Western) Joel McCrea, Wanda Hendrix RETRO
11:40pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHOCSE
11:45pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams FAMZ
11:45pm The General’s Daughter (1999, Suspense) John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe WOMEN
11:45pm White Lightning (1973, Action) Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley HDNETMV
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