TCM Highlights: January 26- February 1 & Full February 2026 Calendar
What To Know
- TCM is celebrating Paul Newman’s 101st birthday on January 26 with a nearly 12-hour marathon of his classic films, including Cool Hand Luke and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
- This week features special programming such as a Rob Reiner tribute, a Jon Voight double feature, and the conclusion of Jean Arthur’s Star of the Month spotlight with the Western classic Shane.
- The channel continues its month-long tribute to the working class in cinema with films like How Green Was My Valley, My Beautiful Laundrette, and Bicycle Thieves.
If you’re in the mood for movie marathons celebrating some of modern cinema’s brightest lights, TCM has you covered this week, with a full-evening tribute to the legacy of Rob Reiner, a Jon Voight classic double feature, and almost 12 hours of Paul Newman classics to celebrate the Hollywood legend’s 101st birthday. The channel’s month-long tribute to the working class on film also continues with How Green Was My Valley, and January’s star of the month, Jean Arthur, wraps up her reign with a screening of the Western classic Shane. Plus, look forward to Rebel Without a Cause, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and more.
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Monday, January 26
Paul Newman Birthday Tribute
Beginning at 8:45am
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Throughout their daytime schedule, TCM pay tribute to legend Paul Newman, who would have turned 101 on January 26. Start things up in the morning with The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, Newman’s underrated Western about an outlaw who rules over a chaotic, crime-infested small town. Then, in The Prize, Newman plays a depressed writer about the receive the Nobel Prize in literature … but not before he gets caught up in a plot involving Soviet spies. At 1:30pm, check in with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the Tennessee Williams adaptation in which he plays Elizabeth Taylor‘s depressed, distracted, and frequently drunk husband; the role resulted in his first Oscar nomination. Then, tune in to Somebody Up There Likes Me, the 1956 boxing drama that gave Newman his first career breakthrough. Speaking of career breakthroughs: the marathon concludes at 5:30pm with the iconic Cool Hand Luke, which earned Newman another Oscar nomination and is revered as one of the most iconic films of the ’60s. Nobody can eat 50 eggs!
Daily Lineup
8:45a The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
11a The Prize (1963)
1:30p Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
3:30p Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
5:30p Cool Hand Luke (1967)
8p Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
10p Blue Hawaii (1961)
12a The Maltese Falcon (1941)
12:45a Tumbleweeds (1925)
Tuesday, January 27
Special Theme: The Working Class
Beginning at 8pm
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Tonight’s theme centers around the working class, beginning with the beloved How Green Was My Valley (1941), John Ford‘s emotional portrait of a Welsh mining family seen through the eyes of a young boy. The film won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Following, My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) takes the spotlight with its bold look at class and identity in Thatcher-era London, directed by Stephen Frears and written by Hanif Kureishi. Ken Loach’s Kes (1969) is next, offering a raw and moving story about a working-class boy who finds a sense of purpose through caring for a kestrel, a small bird. Late into the evening, Bicycle Thieves (1948) continues the theme with its neorealist story of a father and son searching the streets of postwar Rome for a stolen bicycle essential to their livelihood. Next, This Sporting Life (1963) follows the rise of a rugby league player navigating the harsh realities of fame and emotional isolation. The lineup concludes tomorrow morning with The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), directed by Tony Richardson, which explores rebellion and self-discovery within the confines of a reform school.
Daily Lineup
6a Shoah: Four Sisters
11a The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
3:30p Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
6:45p Filmmakers for the Prosecution (2022)
8p How Green Was My Valley (1941)
10:15p My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
12:15a Kes (1969)
2:15a Bicycle Thieves (1948)
4a This Sporting Life (1963)
Wednesday, January 28
Rob Reiner Tribute
Beginning at 8pm
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Turner Classic Movies will honor the life and work of acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner with a special programming tribute celebrating his influential career. The movie marathon will begin with a premiere presentation of The Princess Bride, one of Reiner’s most beloved and enduring films, before continuing with a curated selection of his most beloved works, including When Harry Met Sally, Stand by Me and This Is Spinal Tap. “With This is Spinal Tap [1984], Rob began an extraordinary 11-year run that rivals the finest directors in Hollywood history: He made The Sure Thing, Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men and The American President,” said TCM host Ben Mankiewicz. “The profound sense of loss we’re all feeling is heightened by Rob’s lofty standing in Hollywood. He was universally loved inside the entertainment industry. I did not know him as well as I would have liked, but he always made me feel like we had been pals for decades. Rob’s character was defined by the qualities we see in those films: kindness, decency, humor, compassion and, most of all, a belief in humanity,” stated Mankiewicz.
Daily Lineup
8:30a Accidents Will Happen (1938)
9:45a Something Always Happens (1934)
11:15a It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
1p It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
3p What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
5:30p It Happened at the World’s Fair (1963)
8p The Princess Bride(1987)
10p When Harry Met Sally … (1989)
12p Stand By Me (1986)
1:45a This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
3:15a The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Thursday, January 29
Star of the Month: Jean Arthur
Beginning at 8pm
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Arthur began her career in silent films, but the films that made her a star involved speaking — a lot of speaking. Arthur was a comedy icon, known for her star turns in Frank Capra classics including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and You Can’t Take It With You. She even received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for the 1944 comedy The More the Merrier.
But Arthur wasn’t only a comedic actress, as tonight’s lineup shows — she also knew her way around a Western. The evening starts with 1953’s Shane, Arthur’s final film — she had quit acting five years earlier, but was lured out of retirement by George Stevens to star alongside Alan Ladd in this tale of a mysterious drifter who protects the settlers of a Western town. Follow it up with Arthur’s other Westerns, including 1940’s Arizona, where she portrays a tough female homesteader who falls for William Holden.
Daily Lineup
7:30a The Doorway to Hell (1930)
9a Elmer the Great (1933)
10:15a In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
12p Al Capone (1959)
2p Party Girl (1958)
3:45p Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
6p The Stratton Story (1949)
8p Shane (1953)
10:15p The Plainsman (1936)
12:15a Arizona (1940)
2:30a The Silver Horde (1930)
Friday, January 30
Good Morning, Miss Dove
8pm
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Directed by Henry Koster and based on the bestselling novel by Frances Gray Patton, this reflective 1955 film stars Jennifer Jones as the title character, a small-town geography teacher whose sudden hospitalization prompts recollections of the many ways she shaped her students’ lives. The story unfolds through a series of flashbacks and also stars Robert Stack and Chuck Connors.
Daily Lineup
7:15a Mara Maru (1952)
9a Bengazi (1955)
10:30a Valley of the Kings (1954)
12p The Secret of Monte Cristo (1961)
1:45p Adventure Girl (1934)
3p Sphinx (1981)
5p Watusi (1959)
6:30p King Solomon’s Mines (1937)
8p Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
10p The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
12:15a The Great McGinty (1940)
1:45a Mrs. Parkington (1944)
Saturday, January 31
Jon Voight Double Feature
Beginning at 8pm
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Cue the banjos as the night begins with 1972’s Deliverance, John Boorman‘s gripping survival drama starring Jon Voight alongside Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox. Following, TCM presents Midnight Cowboy (1969), the groundbreaking drama directed by John Schlesinger. Voight stars as Joe Buck opposite Dustin Hoffman, and his portrayal earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The film made history as the only X-rated film to win Best Picture.
Daily Lineup
6a Double Dynamite (1951)
7:30a Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)
10a Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
12p My Dream Is Yours (1949)
2p The Three Musketeers (1935)
3:45p Ransom (1956)
5:45p The Searchers (1956)
8p Deliverance (1972)
10p Midnight Cowboy (1969)
12a Talk About a Stranger (1952)
2a The Nanny (1965)
4a Dead Ringer (1964)
Sunday, February 1
Black History Month: Directed by Michael Schultz, Part 1
Beginning at 8pm
Cooley High. Car Wash. Krush Groove. These are some of the films of influential director and producer Michael Schultz, a member of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, whose work is explored by TCM on this month’s first two Sundays. Known for comedies that also convey social commentary, Schultz had his first real commercial success in that format with Cooley High (1975), which begins tonight’s programming. The story chronicles the friendships and dreams of high school seniors living in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project. The film’s influence has extended to other Black directors like Spike Lee, who placed it on his essential film list. The Library of Congress also weighed in on the movie’s importance, adding it to the National Film Registry. Tonight’s second film, Greased Lightning (1977), stars frequent Schultz collaborator Richard Pryor playing Wendell Scott, the first Black winner of a NASCAR race. The movie also stars Cleavon Little and Pam Grier.
Full Daily Lineup
6a Without Love (1945)
8a Adam’s Rib (1949)
10a Talk About a Stranger (1952)
11:30a The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
2:30p A Taste of Honey (1961)
4:15p Dear Heart (1965)
6:15p The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
8p Cooley High (1975)
10p Greased Lightning (1977)
12a The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920)
1:45a The Magic Flute (1975)
4:15a The Red Shoes (1948)
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