TCM Weekly Highlights: April 27-May 3 & Full May 2026 Calendar

This week, TCM celebrates Ann-Margaret’s 85th birthday with a lineup of some of her most iconic films, beginning with Bye Bye Birdie (1961). Spring is also in the air, denoted by a Wednesday marathon featuring films centered around the rain theme

On Friday night, as we turn the calendar to May, Gregory Peck takes the spotlight as TCM’s star of the month, starting off with his Oscar-winning performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, followed by four more of his classic films. To close out the week, John Wayne‘s classic Western The Searchers airs on Sunday in honor of its 70th anniversary on May 26.

So settle in for some of your favorite movies airing this week and throughout May. Be sure to download the full May TCM schedule located below.

Monday, April 27

More Than a Miracle

10:30 pm

Everett Collection

Sophia Loren‘s charm and comedic timing are on full display in this 1967 romantic fantasy that airs tonight as part of TCM’s monthlong spotlight on Loren. Here she plays a spirited peasant woman whose stubborn independence catches the attention of a Spanish nobleman, played by Omar Sharif. Directed by Francesco Rosi, the film blends fairy tale romance with humor, and while it is one of her lesser-known films, it is a great choice for fans of Loren.

Daily Schedule

6am Tickle Me (1965)
8am Girl Crazy (1943)
10am The Kissing Bandit (1948)
11:45am The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
2pm The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
4:15pm The Harvey Girls (1946)
6pm Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
8pm Man of La Mancha (1972)
10:30pm More Than a Miracle (1967)
12:30am Human Voice (2014)
1am The Priest’s Wife (1971)
3am An Angel at My Table (1990)

Tuesday, April 28

Ann-Margret’s 85th Birthday

TCM, beginning at 8pm

You can’t think about Ann-Margret without thinking of those wild hip twists and energetic hair flips. As today marks her 85th birthday, TCM celebrates the Swedish-born icon by showcasing a marathon of her films. The night begins with Bye Bye Birdie (1963), where her musical talents (she started singing when she was 6) and uninhibited charisma not only made her a breakout star but also turned her into one of the most vibrant stars of the 1960s. In the next film, The Cincinnati Kid (1965), the actress set the tone with her cool sensuality opposite Steve McQueen within the poker world. Ann-Margret then stars in the crime drama Once a Thief (1965) as the wife of an ex-con trying to lead a normal life who is caught at the moral crossroads of loyalty and survival. Finishing off the birthday marathon is a late-night airing of the romantic comedy Made in Paris (1966).

Daily Schedule

7:45am Tiger Shark (1932)
9:15am The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
11am Out of the Fog (1941)
12:45pm The Breaking Point (1950)
2:45pm You’re Only Young Once (1938)
4:15pm Flipper (1963)
6:15pm The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
8pm Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
10pm The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
12am Once a Thief (1965)
2am Made in Paris (1966)
4am Lovely to Look At (1952)

Wednesday, April 29

TCM Spotlight: April Showers

Beginning at 8pm

Everett Collection

“It is rain that grows flowers,” and it is rain that is celebrated tonight in TCM’s themed movie marathon. The night kicks off with 1956’s The Rainmaker, which starred Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn in a Depression-era romance. Hepburn earned a Best Actress nomination (she lost to Ingrid Bergman) for her role as a desperate spinster in a drought-ridden Kansas town. Following is 1956’s wartime romance Miracle in the Rain starring Jane Wyman and Van Johnson, and 1969’s drama The Rain People starring James Caan, Shirley Knight and Robert Duvall. In late night is the 1952 musical classic Singin’ in the Rain and 1932’s Rain.

Daily Schedule

7:30am The Witness Chair (1936)
8:45am Midnight Alibi (1934)
10am Confession (1937)
11:45am A Criminal Is Born (1938)
12:15pm Criminal Court (1946)
1:30pm Criminal Lawyer (1951)
2:45pm Bordertown (1935)
4:30pm Count the Hours (1953)
6pm Trial (1955)
8pm The Rainmaker (1956)
10:15pm Miracle in the Rain (1956)
12:15am The Rain People (1969)
2:15am Singin’ in the Rain

Thursday, April 30

Terms of Endearment

8pm

Courtesy of Everett Collection

Get out your hankies for this tear-jerking, Best Picture Oscar-winning 1983 comedy/drama from writer/director James L. Brooks, based on Larry McMurtry’s novel. The film follows 30 years of the relationship between Aurora Greenway (Best Actress Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Best Actress nominee Debra Winger). Best Supporting Actor winner Jack Nicholson and Best Supporting Actor nominee John Lithgow are also part of the exceptional cast, and the film’s emotional heft is enhanced by Michael Gore’s Oscar-nominated score.

Daily Schedule

6:15am Obliging Young Lady (1941)
8am One for the Book (1947)
9:45am Pan-Americana (1945)
11:15am She Couldn’t Say No (1940)
12:30pm Stage Door (1937)
2:15pm That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
3:45pm The Unfaithful (1947)
5:45pm Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
8pm Terms of Endearment (1983)
10:30pm Urban Cowboy (1980)
1am Varsity Blues (1999)
3am Red River (1948)

Friday, May 1

Star of the Month: Gregory Peck

Beginning at 8pm

Mary Badham, Gregory Peck and Phillip Alford. Credit: Everett Collection

If it weren’t for a college theater director who urged Eldred Gregory Peck to pursue acting, we might never have known the legendary artist. But thankfully, Peck dropped his pre-med studies (and his first name), eventually becoming one of Hollywood’s most prolific leading men. Considered one of the last gentlemen of Hollywood’s golden age, Peck wasn’t a pushover. “I can be tough and combative when the occasion demands,” he once said. “I couldn’t have survived for 30 years in the highly competitive business of movies without being stubborn.” Garnering his first of five Best Actor Oscar nominations in 1946, Peck finally took home the statue in 1963 for his portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, which is where TCM’s tribute begins. The evening follows with Spellbound (1945) and Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), and then late-night/early-morning airings of The Yearling (1946) and The Valley of Decision (1945).

Daily Schedule

7:30am Hollywood Without Makeup (1965)
8:30am Interrupted Melody (1955)
10:30am Trial (1955)
12:30pm The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
2:15pm Blackboard Jungle (1955)
4pm Gilda (1946)
6pm The Big Heat (1953)
8pm To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
10:15pm Spellbound (1945)
12:15am Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
2:30am The Yearling (1946)
4:45am The Valley of Decision (1945)

Saturday, May 2

Two for One: Noah Wyle

Beginning at 8pm

Everett Collection

Tonight, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by Noah Wyle (ER, The Pitt), who introduces two films of his choosing. Wyle 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. Wyle has chosen the John Huston-directed gritty neo-noir Fat City (1972), which focuses on the bleak lives of small-time boxers, including a washed-up fighter (Stacy Keach) and a potential up-and-coming talent (Jeff Bridges). Wyle’s second selection is the heavy sports drama Inside Moves (1980), starring John Savage and David Morse, which shares the story of a troubled, partially crippled man who works to fulfill his dream as a basketball star.

Daily Schedule

6:45am Miracles for Sale (1939)
8:15am Mark of the Vampire (1935)
9:30am Holt of the Secret Service
10am Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
12pm The Opposite Sex (1956)
2:15pm Oliver Twist (1948)
4:30pm Oh, God! (1977)
6:15pm Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023)
8pm Fat City (1972)
10pm Inside Moves (1980)
12am Drunken Angel (1948)
2am Crossing Delancey (1988)

Sunday, May 3

The Searchers 70th Anniversary

8pm

Everett Collection

Tonight, TCM delves into the Wild West, revisiting this revered 1956 Western that starred one of film’s favorite cowboys — John Wayne. Here he plays Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran whose family is attacked by Comanches. He makes it his life’s mission to avenge their crimes, no matter how fear-inducing the journey becomes. When he discovers his niece is alive, Ethan spends years traversing Comanche territory to find her, fueled by hatred and vengeance for his family. While critically misunderstood when it was first released, the film moved outside of the typical Westerns of the time that simply shared a story of good versus evil, and instead gave an honest, yet slightly uncomfortable, look at racism and obsession. In its original 1956 review, The Hollywood Reporter proclaimed it “undoubtedly one of the greatest Westerns ever made.”

Daily Schedule

7:45am Helen of Troy (1955)
10am Drunken Angel (1948)
12pm Strange Lady in Town (1955)
2pm Great Expectations (1946)
4:15pm Nothing Sacred (1937)
5:45pm I’ll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
8pm The Searchers (1956)
10:15pm The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
12:15am Charley Chase Silent Shorts
12:45am Forgotten Sweeties (1927)
1:15am Charley Chase Silent Shorts
2am Anna and the Wolves (1972)
4am Cria Cuervos (1976)

Click here to download the full printable May 2026 TCM schedule.

Barb Oates, Brian Bishop, T’Neil Gooden, and Miriam Norwitz were all contributing writers.