Best Classic Movies on TV This Week: January 26-February 1
Every week, countless fantastic classic movies air on cable and over-the-air TV networks — but it’s so easy to lose track of what’s on when (or never find out in the first place). That’s why we’ve put together this day-by-day guide to classic movies on TV, with detailed listings of everything playing on primetime and beyond. Use it to find when your favorites are airing … and maybe discover some new favorites, too.
This week, look forward to TCM’s tribute to Rob Reiner, which will include screenings of The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Stand by Me and This Is Spinal Tap; a double shot of films by Cooley High auteur Michael Schultz; and a screening of Cool Hand Luke just in time for what would have been Paul Newman’s 101st birthday. Plus, tune in for airings of Rebel Without a Cause, Witness, How Green Was My Valley, The First Wives Club, It Happened at the World’s Fair, Dances with Wolves, Shane, Taxi Driver and many more.
Classic Movies & TV Highlights Airing on Monday, January 26
Pretty Woman
AMC, 10:30pm
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The 1990s launched with the first of the Julia Roberts-Richard Gere pairings, in a film that — despite a dicey premise that wouldn’t earn a pitch meeting today — has become the stuff of rom-com legend. Making the most of Roberts’ stellar comic chops and leggy, coltish beauty paired with Gere’s upper-crust looks and polished savoir-faire, Garry Marshall’s Pretty Woman told the tale of Vivian Ward, a hooker with a heart of gold and gobs of street smarts, and repressed businessman Edward Lewis, who sees a diamond in the rough in his paid companion. And, even more so, in the potential she has to bring true acceptance, adventure and romance to his life. There may never be a better final line, rom-com or otherwise, than Roberts’ “She rescues him right back!” And the film earned the fledgling star a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, cementing her status as a sought-after actor.
Prime Time Movies
5pm Jurassic Park III (2001, Adventure) Sam Neill, William H. Macy TNT
5:13pm Kansas Pacific (1953, Western) Sterling Hayden, Eve Miller RETRO
5:15pm The Replacements (2000, Comedy) Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman AMC
5:20pm The Hunt for Red October (1990, Suspense) Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin GSHW2
5:30pm Cool Hand Luke (1967, Drama) Paul Newman, George Kennedy TCM
5:30pm Death Race 2000 (1975, Action) David Carradine, Simone Griffeth HDNETMV
5:30pm Groundhog Day (1993, Romance-comedy) Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell BBCA
5:32pm Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997, Action) Robin Shou, Talisa Soto HBOZ
5:35pm Inside Man (2006, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Clive Owen STZIB
5:45pm What Women Want (2000, Romance-comedy) Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt FLIX
5:50pm Take Her, She’s Mine (1963, Comedy) James Stewart, Sandra Dee MOVIES!
6pm Clueless (1995, Comedy) Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash E!
6pm Event Horizon (1997, Science fiction) Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill SHOWXHD
6:05pm Star Trek: First Contact (1996, Science fiction) Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes SHOCSE
6:10pm Click (2006, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale STZC
6:10pm Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991, Science fiction) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy FAMZ
6:13pm Man of the House (2005, Comedy) Tommy Lee Jones STZK
6:27pm Bad Man’s River (1971, Western) Lee Van Cleef, James Mason RETRO
7pm Witness (1985, Crime drama) Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis TMCX
7:08pm White Chicks (2004, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans STZENC
7:20pm ATL (2006, Comedy-drama) Tip Harris, Lauren London STARZ
7:20pm Triple Cross (1967, Suspense) Christopher Plummer, Yul Brynner HDNETMV
7:40pm Mission: Impossible (1996, Action) Tom Cruise, Jon Voight GSHW2
8pm Failure to Launch (2006, Romance-comedy) Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker FLIX
8pm Five Fingers (2006, Suspense) Laurence Fishburne, Ryan Phillippe INDIE
8pm Jerry Maguire (1996, Romance-comedy) Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. BBCA
8pm Just Friends (2005, Romance-comedy) Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart E!
8pm My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei AMC
8pm Rebel Without a Cause (1955, Drama) James Dean, Natalie Wood TCM
8pm Scream (1996, Horror) Neve Campbell, David Arquette SHOCSE
8pm The Little Princess (1939, Drama) Shirley Temple, Richard Greene MOVIES!
8pm Wagons West (1952, Western) Rod Cameron, Noah Beery Jr. GRIT
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9pm Dead Man Walking (1995, Crime drama) Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn TMCX
9pm The English Patient (1996, Drama) Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche WOMEN
9pm Volunteers (1985, Comedy) Tom Hanks, John Candy 5MAX
9:02pm Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton STZE
9:18pm Mom and Dad Save the World (1992, Children) Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones HBOC
9:28pm The Groomsmen (2006, Comedy) Edward Burns, Brittany Murphy INDIE
9:30pm The Silver Whip (1953, Western) Dale Robertson, Rory Calhoun GRIT
9:32pm The Dogfighters (1996, Action) Robert Davi, Alexander Godunov RETRO
9:35pm Mission: Impossible II (2000, Action) Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott GSHW2
9:45pm The First Wives Club (1996, Comedy) Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler FLIX
9:55pm The Shawshank Redemption (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman SYFY
10pm Blue Hawaii (1961, Musical) Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman TCM
10pm Clueless (1995, Comedy) Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash E!
10pm Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949, Comedy) Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple MOVIES!
10:30pm Death Race 2000 (1975, Action) David Carradine, Simone Griffeth HDNETMV
10:30pm Pretty Woman (1990, Romance-comedy) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts AMC
10:30pm Rudy (1993, Drama) Sean Astin, Ned Beatty TRUTV
11pm Frontier Marshal (1939, Western) Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly GRIT
11:06pm Bones (2001, Horror) Snoop ‘Doggy’ Dogg, Pam Grier STZENC
11:09pm Without Mercy (1995, Action) Frank Zagarino, Ayu Azhari RETRO
11:30pm John Grisham’s The Rainmaker (1997, Drama) Matt Damon, Claire Danes FLIX
11:40pm Mission: Impossible III (2006, Action) Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman GSHW2
11:50pm Meet John Doe (1941, Drama) Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck MOVIES!
Classic Movies & TV Highlights Airing on Tuesday, January 27
Holocaust Remembrance Day
TCM, beginning at 6am
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TCM is participating in the International Holocaust Remembrance Day which was first put into place in 2005 to remember the over 6 million lives lost in the genocide of European Jews during World War II. They will be showing four films that respectfully and movingly explore the aftermath of this globe-altering part of history, it starts off with Shoah: Four Sisters, next is The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) then Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) and concluding with Filmmakers for the Prosecution (2022).
American Masters: “Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire”
PBS, 9pm
PBS presents this new American Masters in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The life and career of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who authored more than 60 books, taught as a university professor and championed human rights over his decades-long career, are explored in “Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire.”
Prime Time Movies
5pm Jerry Maguire (1996, Romance-comedy) Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. BBCA
5:05pm Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996, Horror) Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak STZC
5:15pm The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004, Children) Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke NICK
5:30pm Cop Land (1997, Crime drama) Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel SHO
5:40pm The American President (1995, Romance) Michael Douglas, Annette Bening HBOZ
5:55pm Brotherhood of Justice (1986, Drama) Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin HDNETMV
6pm Macon County Line (1974, Crime drama) Alan Vint, Cheryl Waters MOVIES!
6pm The Departed (2006, Crime drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon PARMT
6pm The Green Mile (1999, Drama) Tom Hanks, David Morse SYFY
6:22pm Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1991, Science fiction) Tara Leigh, Tony Gigante RETRO
6:25pm 10 Things I Hate About You (1999, Comedy) Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles FREEFORM
6:25pm Annie Hall (1977, Romance-comedy) Woody Allen, Diane Keaton MGM
6:33pm The Brothers (2001, Comedy-drama) Morris Chestnut, D.L. Hughley STZIB
7:15pm Shaft (2000, Action) Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams SHO
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8pm Gone in 60 Seconds (2000, Action) Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie FX
8pm Hombre (1967, Western) Paul Newman, Fredric March GRIT
8pm How Green Was My Valley (1941, Drama) Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara TCM
8pm Ice Castles (1979, Drama) Lynn-Holly Johnson, Robby Benson MOVIES!
8pm Scream 2 (1997, Horror) David Arquette, Neve Campbell SHOCSE
8pm She’s All That (1999, Romance-comedy) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook MGM
8pm The Crow (1994, Action) Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson FLIX
8pm The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, Children) Lacey Chabert, Tom Kane FAMZ
8:10pm Red Surf (1990, Crime drama) George Clooney, Doug Savant HDNETMV
9pm Failure to Launch (2006, Romance-comedy) Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker WOMEN
9pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, Romance-comedy) Nia Vardalos, John Corbett 5MAX
9:30pm Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, Children) Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo FAMZ
9:40pm The First Wives Club (1996, Comedy) Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler MGM
9:41pm Major Payne (1995, Comedy) Damon Wayans, Karyn Parsons STZC
9:42pm Speed (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper MOMAX
9:45pm The Crow: City of Angels (1996, Fantasy) Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner FLIX
9:46pm Night of the Living Dead (1968, Horror) Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea RETRO
9:53pm Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005, Crime drama) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje STZENC
10:15pm My Beautiful Laundrette (1985, Comedy-drama) Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke TCM
10:30pm The Proud Ones (1956, Western) Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo GRIT
10:40pm Brotherhood of Justice (1986, Drama) Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin HDNETMV
10:45pm Four Rooms (1995, Drama) Tim Roth, Valeria Golino WOMEN
11pm Star Trek: Nemesis (2002, Science fiction) Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes FAMZ
11:15pm The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005, Fantasy) Edward Furlong, David Boreanaz FLIX
11:21pm Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996, Horror) Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak STZC
11:23pm Vicious Circles (1997, Suspense) Ben Gazzara, Carolyn Lowery RETRO
11:25pm Emma (1996, Romance) Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam MGM
11:45pm Twisted (2004, Suspense) Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson SHO
11:52pm The Brothers McMullen (1995, Comedy-drama) Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone HBOC
Wednesday, January 28
Rob Reiner Tribute
TCM, 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.
Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV
ABC, 9pm, Series Finale!
The third and final part of the docuseries, “Adapt or Die,” explores how daytime talk shows were reaching new levels of sensationalism by the late 1990s. Driven by viewers’ insatiable appetite for sex, violence and conflict, many shows lowered the bar, with The Jerry Springer Show leading the race to the bottom.
Prime Time Movies
5:02pm Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, Crime drama) Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee MOMAX
5:05pm The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952, Adventure) Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward HDNETMV
5:10pm Duel in the Sun (1946, Western) Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck MOVIES!
5:30pm It Happened at the World’s Fair (1963, Musical comedy) Elvis Presley, Joan O’Brien TCM
5:32pm Hustle & Flow (2005, Drama) Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson STZE
6pm Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen SHO
6:14pm White Chicks (2004, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans STZIB
6:15pm She’s the Man (2006, Romance-comedy) Amanda Bynes, James Kirk FAMZ
6:15pm The Running Man (1987, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso SHOCSE
6:20pm Angel and the Badman (1947, Western) John Wayne, Gail Russell RETRO
6:20pm The Firm (1993, Drama) Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn GSHW2
6:25pm Beetlejuice (1988, Comedy) Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin FREEFORM
7pm Aliens (1986, Science fiction) Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn SYFY
7pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close WOMEN
7pm Man on Fire (2004, Crime drama) Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning AMC
7:30pm It May Happen to You (1937, Crime drama) J. Carrol Naish TCM
7:45pm The Guardian (2006, Drama) Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher BBCA
7:50pm Billy Two Hats (1974, Western) Gregory Peck, Desi Arnaz Jr. HDNETMV
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8pm Bring It On (2000, Comedy) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku STZC
8pm Flight of Black Angel (1991, Suspense) Peter Strauss, William O’Leary RETRO
8pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw SHO
8pm North to Alaska (1960, Western) John Wayne, Stewart Granger MOVIES!
8pm Pretty in Pink (1986, Romance-comedy) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer FLIX
8pm Scream 3 (2000, Horror) David Arquette, Neve Campbell SHOCSE
8pm The Blues Brothers (1980, Musical comedy) John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd VH1
8pm The Hard Man (1957, Western) Guy Madison, Valerie French GRIT
8pm The Princess Bride (1987, Children) Cary Elwes, Robin Wright TCM
8:15pm Cop Land (1997, Crime drama) Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel SHOWXHD
8:16pm A Kid in Aladdin’s Palace (1997, Children) Thomas Ian Nicholas, Rhona Mitra STZK
8:25pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, Children) Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore FREEFORM
8:58pm Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans STZIB
9pm Red Eye (2005, Suspense) Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy WOMEN
9pm The Terminal (2004, Comedy-drama) Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones TMCX
9:05pm The Day After Tomorrow (2004, Action) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal PARMT
9:41pm Bring It On Again (2004, Comedy) Anne Judson-Yager, Bree Turner STZC
9:43pm Oklahoma Annie (1952, Western) Judy Canova, John Russell RETRO
9:45pm Flashdance (1983, Drama) Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri FLIX
9:46pm Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie (1999, Action) Kane Kosugi, Kazuya Ichijo STZK
10pm Enemy of the State (1998, Suspense) Will Smith, Gene Hackman AMC
10pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery SHO
10pm Reprisal! (1956, Western) Guy Madison, Felicia Farr GRIT
10pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan TCM
10:15pm The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952, Adventure) Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward HDNETMV
10:20pm Con Air (1997, Action) Nicolas Cage, John Cusack FXM
10:30pm Indecent Proposal (1993, Drama) Robert Redford, Demi Moore WOMEN
10:35pm Cold Mountain (2003, Drama) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman GSHW2
10:40pm Stagecoach (1966, Western) Alex Cord MOVIES!
10:41pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Children) Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson 5MAX
11:12pm River Queen (2005, Historical drama) Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland INDIE
11:13pm Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006, Comedy) Hayden Panettiere, Solange Knowles STZC
11:14pm In Old Mexico (1938, Western) William Boyd, George Hayes RETRO
11:30pm Rules of Engagement (2000, Drama) Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson FLIX
Classic Movies & TV Highlights Airing on Thursday, January 29
Dances With Wolves
BBC America, 1:45pm
Kevin Costner’s Western epic about a white man who goes to live with Native Americans and learns to appreciate their way of life won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. Costner stars as John Dunbar, a decorated Union soldier who mans a remote outpost in the Dakotas, where he is the only white man around. He makes contact with the Indigenous people, and they slowly get to know each other. The more time he spends with them, the more he comes to admire their lifestyle. Ultimately, he finds his loyalties caught between two peoples with very different agendas. Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene costar.
5:05pm Bringing Out the Dead (1999, Drama) Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette TMCX
5:05pm John Grisham’s The Rainmaker (1997, Drama) Matt Damon, Claire Danes NEXT
5:25pm 50 First Dates (2004, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore GSHW2
5:30pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, Children) Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore FREEFORM
5:30pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003, Romance-comedy) Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey E!
5:40pm Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton STZENC
5:45pm Open Range (2003, Western) Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner BBCA
5:50pm Alien 3 (1992, Science fiction) Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton FXM
6pm Independence Day (1996, Science fiction) Will Smith, Bill Pullman AMC
6pm T-Men (1947, Crime drama) Dennis O’Keefe, Alfred Ryder MOVIES!
6pm The Day After Tomorrow (2004, Action) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal PARMT
6pm The Stratton Story (1949, Biography) James Stewart, June Allyson TCM
6:05pm Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993, Biography) Joe Mantegna, Max Pomeranc FAMZ
6:05pm Total Recall (1990, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin MGM
6:18pm Jericho (2000, Western) Mark Valley, Leon Coffee RETRO
7pm The Karate Kid Part II (1986, Drama) Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita TRUTV
7:05pm Trinity Is Still My Name (1971, Western) Terence Hill, Bud Spencer HDNETMV
7:10pm Double Jeopardy (1999, Suspense) Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd TMCX
7:23pm Baby Boy (2001, Drama) Tyrese Gibson, Omar Gooding STZIB
7:25pm Clerks (1994, Comedy) Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson NEXT
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8pm Powder River (1953, Western) Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet GRIT
8pm Shane (1953, Western) Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur TCM
8pm The House on 92nd Street (1945, Suspense) William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan MOVIES!
8pm The Tall Texan (1953, Western) Lloyd Bridges, Lee J. Cobb RETRO
8pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton MGM
8pm Top Gun (1986, Action) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis SHO
8:10pm Alien Resurrection (1997, Science fiction) Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder FXM
9pm Babel (2006, Drama) Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett WOMEN
9pm Independence Day (1996, Science fiction) Will Smith, Bill Pullman FX
9pm Rules of Engagement (2000, Drama) Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson TMCX
9pm Taxi Driver (1976, Drama) Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster 5MAX
9:23pm Pancho Villa (1972, Historical drama) Telly Savalas, Clint Walker RETRO
9:30pm The Karate Kid Part III (1989, Drama) Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita TRUTV
9:30pm The Truman Show (1998, Comedy-drama) Jim Carrey, Laura Linney SYFY
9:50pm The Running Man (1987, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso MGM
9:55pm The Snake Pit (1948, Drama) Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens MOVIES!
9:55pm They Call Me Trinity (1970, Western) Terence Hill, Bud Spencer HDNETMV
10pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams TNT
10pm The Gun Hawk (1963, Western) Rory Calhoun, Rod Cameron GRIT
10:05pm Alien vs. Predator (2004, Science fiction) Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova FXM
10:15pm The Plainsman (1936, Western) Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur TCM
10:30pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003, Romance-comedy) Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey E!
11pm Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold AMC
11:30pm Alfie (2004, Comedy-drama) Jude Law, Marisa Tomei WOMEN
11:35pm The Matrix (1999, Science fiction) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne MGM
11:53pm White Chicks (2004, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans STZC
Classic Movies & TV Highlights Airing on Friday, January 30
Ride the High Country
INSP, 9pm
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INSP continues to celebrate its Top 50 Western films of all time with a special weekly countdown every Friday night. Tonight highlights Ride the High Country, Sam Peckinpah’s elegiac Western starring Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea as aging lawmen facing a changing West. Set amid rugged mountain landscapes, the film blends action with deep moral reflection, exploring honor, loyalty, and the price of doing the right thing when the world has moved on. It’s a powerful, character-driven classic that stands as both a rousing adventure and a poignant farewell to the traditional Western hero.
Prime Time Movies
5pm Beauty and the Beast (1997, Action) Susan Blu, Cam Clarke FREEFORM
5pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams TNT
5pm Watusi (1959, Adventure) George Montgomery, Taina Elg TCM
5:02pm Speed (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper 5MAX
5:15pm Mission: Impossible III (2006, Action) Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman GSHW2
5:35pm Thief (1981, Crime drama) James Caan, Tuesday Weld HDNETMV
5:40pm A Midnight Clear (1992, War) Ethan Hawke, Peter Berg MOVIES!
6pm Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold AMC
6:05pm A Bullet for the General (1966, Western) Gian Maria Volonte, Klaus Kinski RETRO
6:15pm The Faculty (1998, Horror) Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall WOMEN
6:30pm King Solomon’s Mines (1937, Adventure) Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke TCM
6:30pm The Truman Show (1998, Comedy-drama) Jim Carrey, Laura Linney SYFY
6:33pm My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997, Romance-comedy) Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney WE
6:45pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery FAMZ
7pm Sister Act (1992, Musical comedy) Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith BET
7:15pm Independence Day (1996, Science fiction) Will Smith, Bill Pullman FXM
7:20pm Star Kid (1997, Children) Joseph Mazzello, Joey Simmrin STZK
7:30pm Blow (2001, Crime drama) Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz IFC
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8pm Devil’s Canyon (1953, Western) Virginia Mayo, Dale Robertson GRIT
8pm Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955, Drama) Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack TCM
8pm Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987, Mystery) Raymond Burr, Robert Stack MOVIES!
8pm The House of Yes (1997, Comedy-drama) Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton FLIX
8:01pm The Blood of Heroes (1989, Action) Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen RETRO
8:25pm Blazing Saddles (1974, Comedy) Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder HBO
8:35pm Hell’s Angels on Wheels (1967, Horror) Adam Roarke, Jack Nicholson HDNETMV
9pm Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, Crime drama) Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee 5MAX
9:30pm Indecent Proposal (1993, Drama) Robert Redford, Demi Moore FLIX
9:30pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993, Musical comedy) Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy BET
9:35pm Marvin’s Room (1996, Drama) Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio GSHW2
9:47pm One-Eyed Jacks (1961, Western) Marlon Brando, Karl Malden RETRO
10pm Bus Stop (1956, Comedy-drama) Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray MOVIES!
10pm The Gambler From Natchez (1954, Western) Dale Robertson, Debra Paget GRIT
10pm The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962, Western) James Stewart, John Wayne TCM
10:15pm The Sum of All Fears (2002, Suspense) Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman SHOWXHD
10:21pm Jurassic Park (1993, Adventure) Sam Neill, Laura Dern TBS
10:30pm S.W.A.T. (2003, Action) Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell IFC
10:30pm Thief (1981, Crime drama) James Caan, Tuesday Weld HDNETMV
10:32pm Away From Her (2006, Drama) Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent STZK
10:36pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix STZENC
10:45pm Armageddon (1998, Science fiction) Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton AMC
11pm The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, Crime drama) Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow TMCX
11:02pm My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997, Romance-comedy) Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney WE
11:05pm Clockstoppers (2002, Children) Jesse Bradford, French Stewart FAMZ
11:15pm Gangs of New York (2002, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis GSHW2
11:30pm Jackass: The Movie (2002, Comedy) Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera SHO
11:53pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis HBOZ
Classic Movies & TV Highlights Airing on Saturday, January 31
Gentleman’s Agreement
MOVIES!, 8pm
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This 1947 Best Picture winner from director Elia Kazan, which was controversial in its day, tackled antisemitism, including its effects in employment and housing discrimination. Gregory Peck plays a journalist who reluctantly goes undercover as Jewish to write a magazine story on antisemitism. He digs in deeper when he experiences the prejudice himself and realizes what Jewish friends and acquaintances had to go through. Kazan also snagged an Oscar for Best Director, his first of two (the second was for On the Waterfront, seven years later).
Prime Time Movies
5pm Open Range (2003, Western) Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner GRIT
5pm Steel Magnolias (1989, Comedy-drama) Sally Field, Dolly Parton POP
5pm The Wedding Singer (1998, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore CMT
5:10pm Star Trek: First Contact (1996, Science fiction) Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes FAMZ
5:15pm Jurassic Park (1993, Adventure) Sam Neill, Laura Dern TBS
5:45pm Pretty in Pink (1986, Romance-comedy) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer NEXT
5:45pm The Searchers (1956, Western) John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter TCM
5:50pm Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987, Action) Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons HDNETMV
5:52pm Trading Places (1983, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy STZIB
5:56pm Fay Grim (2006, Drama) Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum HBOZ
5:56pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Children) Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson 5MAX
6pm Little Nicky (2000, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette VH1
6pm The Hours (2002, Drama) Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore FLIX
6:17pm Man of the House (2005, Comedy) Tommy Lee Jones STZC
6:21pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix STZE
7pm 50 First Dates (2004, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore MTV
7pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993, Musical comedy) Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy BET
7pm The Karate Kid (1984, Drama) Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita TRUTV
7pm Twister (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton IFC
7:15pm Dirty Dancing (1987, Romance) Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze CMT
7:15pm Election (1999, Comedy) Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon WOMEN
7:15pm Monsters, Inc. (2001, Children) John Goodman, Billy Crystal FREEFORM
7:50pm Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen GSHW2
7:51pm Life (1999, Comedy-drama) Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence STZIB
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8pm Click (2006, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale STZENC
8pm Deliverance (1972, Adventure) Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds TCM
8pm Gentleman’s Agreement (1947, Drama) Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire MOVIES!
8pm Jeepers Creepers (2001, Horror) Gina Philips, Justin Long COMET
8pm Men in Black (1997, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith AMC
8pm Silverado (1985, Western) Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn GRIT
8:09pm Blue Steel (1990, Suspense) Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver RETRO
8:20pm The Shooting (1967, Western) Millie Perkins, Jack Nicholson HDNETMV
8:24pm The Big Empty (2003, Comedy) Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams STZCI
9pm The House of Yes (1997, Comedy-drama) Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton WOMEN
9:14pm Ocean’s Eleven (2001, Comedy-drama) George Clooney, Matt Damon SUNDANCE
9:30pm Twister (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton IFC
9:45pm Grease (1978, Musical) John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John CMT
9:45pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw GSHW2
9:45pm The Karate Kid (1984, Drama) Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita TRUTV
9:45pm The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, Crime drama) Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow FLIX
9:52pm Terminator Woman (1993, Action) Jerry Trimble, Karen Sheperd RETRO
10pm A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994, Action) Keenen Ivory Wayans, Charles S. Dutton BET
10pm Casino (1995, Crime drama) Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone STZCI
10pm Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003, Horror) Ray Wise, Jonathan Breck COMET
10pm Little Nicky (2000, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette VH1
10pm Men in Black II (2002, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith AMC
10pm Midnight Cowboy (1969, Drama) Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight TCM
10:20pm The Little Shop of Horrors (1960, Comedy) Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph HDNETMV
10:30pm Cold Mountain (2003, Drama) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman WOMEN
10:30pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, Adventure) Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore TBS
10:30pm The Road Warrior (1981, Action) Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence SYFY
10:35pm Twelve O’Clock High (1949, War) Gregory Peck, Dean Jagger MOVIES!
10:45pm Rules of Engagement (2000, Drama) Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson TMCX
11pm Jackass: The Movie (2002, Comedy) Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera NEXT
11pm Tombstone (1993, Western) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer GRIT
11:07pm Ping! (2000, Comedy) Judge Reinhold, Clint Howard STZK
11:28pm Trippin’ (1999, Comedy) Deon Richmond, Donald Adeosun Faison RETRO
11:30pm 50 First Dates (2004, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore MTV
11:34pm Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint E!
11:45pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery GSHW2
11:50pm Gangs of New York (2002, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis SHO
11:50pm Old School (2003, Comedy) Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell STZENC
Classic Movies & TV Highlights Airing on Sunday, February 1
Limited Series: Rise of the 49ers
AMC, 9pm
Tom Brady won Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he’s currently a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. But San Francisco is where the legendary quarterback’s roots in the game grew deep. “My family had season tickets to the San Francisco 49ers. That alone made me fall in love with football,” says Brady, who wanted to be quarterback Joe Montana throwing to wide receiver Jerry Rice. In the two-night, four-part docuseries that Brady both narrates and executive produces, he dives into the history of the team. Episodes include interviews from Niners greats Montana, Rice, Steve Young, Ronnie Lott, Randy Cross, former owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. and many others. And yes, Brady fulfills his boyhood dream of tossing a ball to Rice.
Black History Month: Directed by Michael Schultz, Part 1
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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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.
Prime Time Movies
5pm Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990, Fantasy) Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates SYFY
5pm Red Sun (1972, Western) Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress HDNETMV
5pm The Godfather (1972, Crime drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino SHOCSE
5:10pm National Treasure (2004, Adventure) Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger FREEFORM
5:15pm O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, Comedy-drama) George Clooney, John Turturro SUNDANCE
5:30pm The Comancheros (1961, Western) John Wayne, Stuart Whitman GRIT
5:30pm The Silence of the Lambs (1991, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins BBCA
5:35pm Forrest Gump (1994, Comedy-drama) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright FLIX
5:40pm The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947, Fantasy) Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison MOVIES!
6:05pm River Queen (2005, Historical drama) Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland RETRO
6:15pm The Enchanted Cottage (1945, Romance) Robert Young, Dorothy McGuire TCM
6:15pm The School of Rock (2003, Comedy) Jack Black, Joan Cusack FAMZ
6:17pm Fantastic Planet (1973, Science fiction) Barry Bostwick, Mark Gruner 5MAX
6:30pm Remember the Titans (2000, Drama) Denzel Washington, Will Patton AMC
6:34pm The Sweetest Thing (2002, Romance-comedy) Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate INDIE
6:50pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery TMCX
7pm Ocean’s Eleven (2001, Comedy-drama) George Clooney, Matt Damon STZENC
7pm Species (1995, Science fiction) Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen COMET
7:15pm 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002, Romance-comedy) Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon NEXT
7:30pm Destroy All Monsters! (1968, Science fiction) Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki 5MAX
7:30pm Overboard (1987, Comedy) Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell CMT
7:45pm Raising Arizona (1987, Comedy) Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter SUNDANCE
7:45pm The Long Riders (1980, Western) David Carradine, Keith Carradine HDNETMV
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8pm A Few Good Men (1992, Drama) Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson BBCA
8pm Cooley High (1975, Comedy-drama) Glynn Turman, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs TCM
8pm Hitch (2005, Romance-comedy) Will Smith, Eva Mendes STZC
8pm Rio Bravo (1959, Western) John Wayne, Dean Martin GRIT
8pm Tension (1949, Crime drama) Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter MOVIES!
8pm The Godfather, Part II (1974, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall SHOCSE
8pm The Yards (2000, Crime drama) Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix SHOWXHD
8pm Trading Places (1983, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy FLIX
8:05pm The Rugrats Movie (1998, Children) E.G. Daily, Christine Cavanaugh FAMZ
8:07pm Bring It On (2000, Comedy) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku STZK
9pm Ocean’s Twelve (2004, Comedy-drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt STZENC
9pm Species II (1998, Science fiction) Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge COMET
9pm Steel Magnolias (1989, Comedy-drama) Sally Field, Dolly Parton LAFF
9:05pm Coach Carter (2005, Drama) Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Ri’chard GSHW2
9:05pm There’s Something About Mary (1998, Romance-comedy) Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon FXM
9:25pm Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000, Children) E.G. Daily, Christine Cavanaugh FAMZ
9:26pm Tales From the Hood (1995, Horror) Clarence Williams III, Joe Torry STZIB
9:30pm The Longest Yard (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock MTV
9:32pm Away From Her (2006, Drama) Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent INDIE
9:47pm Bring It On Again (2004, Comedy) Anne Judson-Yager, Bree Turner STZK
10pm 50 First Dates (2004, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore CMT
10pm Angels in the Outfield (1994, Children) Danny Glover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt TRUTV
10pm Changing Lanes (2002, Suspense) Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson SHOWXHD
10pm Greased Lightning (1977, Comedy-drama) Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges TCM
10pm Harlem Nights (1989, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor FLIX
10pm Leave Her to Heaven (1945, Crime drama) Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde MOVIES!
10pm The Big Lebowski (1998, Comedy) Jeff Bridges, John Goodman SUNDANCE
10:10pm Duel at Diablo (1966, Western) James Garner, Sidney Poitier HDNETMV
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11pm Just Friends (2005, Romance-comedy) Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart VH1
11pm The Silence of the Lambs (1991, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins BBCA
11:05pm The Machinist (2004, Suspense) Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh TMCX
11:18pm Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006, Comedy) Hayden Panettiere, Solange Knowles STZK
11:30pm Tall in the Saddle (1944, Western) John Wayne, Ella Raines GRIT
11:30pm The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone (1990, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Diane Keaton SHOCSE
11:30pm The Longest Yard (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock GSHW2
11:43pm The Stranger (1946, Suspense) Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles RETRO
11:56pm Eulogy (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford STZC
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January 2026
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