Movies on TV this week: ‘A Christmas Story’; ‘White Christmas’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

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FOUR STAR FILMS

Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Dec 19 - 25, 2021

Aliens (1986) Showtime Fri. 5:45 a.m.

American Beauty (1999) TMC Mon. 2 p.m.

The Apartment (1960) TCM Wed. 10:45 p.m.

Ben-Hur (1959) TCM Sun. 1 p.m.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) TCM Sat. 5 p.m.

A Christmas Story (1983) TBS Fri. 8 p.m. TNT Fri. 9 p.m. TBS Fri. 10 p.m. TNT Fri. 11 p.m. TNT Sat. 1 a.m. TBS Sat. 2 a.m. TNT Sat. 3 a.m. TBS Sat. 4 a.m. TNT Sat. 5 a.m. TBS Sat. 6 a.m. TNT Sat. 7 a.m. TBS Sat. 8 a.m. TNT Sat. 9 a.m. TBS Sat. 10 a.m. TNT Sat. 11 a.m. TBS Sat. Noon TBS Sat. Noon TNT Sat. 1 p.m. TBS Sat. 2 p.m. TNT Sat. 3 p.m. TBS Sat. 4 p.m. TNT Sat. 5 p.m. TBS Sat. 6 p.m. TNT Sat. 7 p.m.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Director’s Cut (1977) TMC Tues. 2 p.m. TMC Wed. 4:40 a.m.

The Conversation (1974) EPIX Tues. 5:45 a.m.

Dead Man Walking (1995) EPIX Tues. 11:50 p.m.

The Exorcist (1973) BBC America Wed. 10:45 a.m. BBC America Thur. 3 a.m.

Fanny and Alexander (1982) TCM Mon. 1:15 a.m.

Forrest Gump (1994) Paramount Sat. 9 a.m. Paramount Sat. 12:15 p.m.

The Godfather, Part II (1974) POP Fri. 4:15 p.m. POP Sat. 1:15 a.m.

The Godfather (1972) POP Fri. Noon POP Fri. 9 p.m.

Going My Way (1944) TCM Sun. 5 p.m.

Goodfellas (1990) Bravo Mon. 11 p.m. Bravo Tues. 6 a.m. Bravo Sat. 2:30 p.m. Bravo Sun. 2 a.m.

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) NBC Fri. 8 p.m. E! Sat. 3 a.m. E! Sat. 6 a.m. E! Sat. 9 a.m. E! Sat. Noon E! Sat. 3 p.m. E! Sat. 6 p.m. E! Sat. 9 p.m. E! Sun. 1 a.m.

L.A. Confidential (1997) Showtime Wed. 7:30 p.m.

The Lion in Winter (1968) TCM Tues. 2:30 p.m.

Milk (2008) TMC Mon. 10:10 p.m. TMC Fri. 8 a.m.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) KLCS Fri. 6:05 p.m.

Platoon (1986) Ovation Tues. 6:30 p.m.

Raging Bull (1980) TMC Tues. 12:20 p.m.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Paramount Fri. 10:40 a.m. Paramount Fri. 6:30 p.m.

The Road Warrior (1981) BBC America Sun. 4 p.m. BBC America Sun. 11:30 p.m.

Schindler’s List (1993) Showtime Tues. 12:30 p.m.

The Shining (1980) BBC America Wed. 1:30 p.m.

The Sound of Music (1965) ABC Sun. 7 p.m. KEYT Sun. 7 p.m.

Stand by Me (1986) BBC America Mon. 6 p.m.

The Terminator (1984) Ovation Fri. 4 p.m.

Titanic (1997) Paramount Thur. 11 a.m. Paramount Thur. 6 p.m.

Toy Story (1995) FX Sun. 4 p.m.

Toy Story 2 (1999) FX Sun. 6 p.m.

When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Showtime Sun. 7:30 a.m. Showtime Sat. 8:30 a.m.

White Christmas (1954) AMC Thur. 2:15 a.m. AMC Thur. 9 a.m. AMC Fri. 11:15 a.m. Sundance Fri. 3 p.m. Sundance Fri. 5:45 p.m. Sundance Fri. 8:30 p.m. Sundance Fri. 11:15 p.m. Sundance Sat. 2 a.m. Sundance Sat. 4:45 a.m. Sundance Sat. 7:30 a.m. Sundance Sat. 10:15 a.m. AMC Sun. 3:15 a.m.

The Wizard of Oz (1939) TNT Mon. 7 p.m. TNT Mon. 9:15 p.m. TOON Sat. 8 a.m. TOON Sat. 10:15 a.m. TOON Sat. 12:30 p.m. TBS Sat. 8 p.m.

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BRAVO, IFC & SUNDANCE IN PRIMETIME

Bravo, IFC & Sundance in primetime, airing the week of the week of Dec 19 - 25, 2021

Bad Boys (1995) ★★ IFC Sun. 11:45 a.m. WE Thur. 2 p.m. WE Thur. 7:30 p.m. IFC Fri. 9:45 a.m. IFC Sat. 2:30 a.m.

Bad Boys II (2003) ★★ IFC Sun. 2:30 p.m. WE Thur. 4:30 p.m. WE Thur. 10 p.m. IFC Fri. 12:30 p.m.

Black Knight (2001) ★★ IFC Sun. 9:30 a.m. IFC Tues. 1:45 p.m.

Caddyshack (1980) ★★ Sundance Sun. Noon

Coneheads (1993) ★★ IFC Tues. 9:45 a.m.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) ★★★ IFC Tues. 10:15 p.m. IFC Wed. 4:45 p.m.

El Dorado (1967) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 1 p.m.

Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000) ★ IFC Tues. 11:45 a.m.

The Family Stone (2005) ★★ Bravo Fri. 3 p.m. Bravo Sat. 1 a.m.

Ghostbusters (1984) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 2 p.m. Sundance Mon. 1 a.m. BBC America Fri. 1:30 p.m. BBC America Sat. Noon

Ghostbusters II (1989) ★★ Sundance Sun. 4:30 p.m. Sundance Mon. 3:30 a.m. BBC America Fri. 4 p.m. BBC America Sat. 2:30 a.m.

Goodfellas (1990) ★★★★ Bravo Mon. 11 p.m. Bravo Tues. 6 a.m. Bravo Sat. 2:30 p.m. Bravo Sun. 2 a.m.

Grindhouse Presents: Planet Terror (2007) ★★★ IFC Sat. 5:15 a.m.

Grown Ups (2010) ★ Bravo Tues. 9 p.m. Bravo Tues. 11:30 p.m.

He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) ★★ Bravo Thur. 1:30 a.m.

It’s Complicated (2009) ★★ E! Mon. Noon E! Mon. 2:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 7 a.m.

Knives Out (2019) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 8 p.m. Bravo Sat. 11 p.m.

Lethal Weapon (1987) ★★★ IFC Fri. 4 p.m. IFC Sat. 7:30 a.m.

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) ★★ IFC Fri. 11:45 p.m. IFC Sat. 12:45 p.m. KVEA Sun. 1 p.m.

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) ★★★ IFC Fri. 9 p.m. IFC Sat. 10 a.m.

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) ★★★ IFC Fri. 6:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Mr. Deeds (2002) ★ IFC Tues. 6 p.m. IFC Wed. 12:30 p.m. IFC Wed. 2:45 p.m.

My Cousin Vinny (1992) ★★★ POP Mon. 6 p.m. POP Tues. 12:45 p.m. Bravo Sat. Noon Bravo Sat. 5:30 p.m. Paramount Sat. 10 p.m.

The Night Before (2015) ★★ IFC Tues. 8 p.m. IFC Wed. 12:30 p.m.

Overboard (1987) ★★ Ovation Mon. 4 p.m. IFC Tues. 7 a.m. Ovation Wed. 9:30 p.m. WE Fri. 2:20 p.m. Ovation Sat. 9 a.m.

The Patriot (2000) ★★★ BBC America Mon. 10:30 p.m. BBC America Tues. Noon Sundance Sun. 12:30 p.m.

The Polar Express (2004) ★★★ AMC Sun. 6 p.m. Sundance Sun. 9 p.m. AMC Tues. 8 p.m. AMC Wed. 6 p.m. AMC Thur. 10 p.m. AMC Fri. 4 p.m. AMC Sat. 12:30 p.m. AMC Sat. 12:30 p.m.

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) ★★ IFC Sun. 7 a.m.

Pretty Woman (1990) ★★★ Bravo Thur. 9 p.m. Bravo Fri. 5:30 p.m.

The Quick and the Dead (1995) ★★ Sundance Sat. 4 p.m.

Road Trip (2000) ★★ IFC Tues. 4 p.m. IFC Wed. 2:30 a.m.

Scrooged (1988) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 7 p.m. Sundance Sun. 11 p.m. AMC Mon. 8 p.m. AMC Tues. 1:15 p.m. AMC Thur. 12:15 p.m. AMC Thur. 3:30 p.m. AMC Fri. 2 p.m. BBC America Fri. 9 p.m. AMC Sat. 10:30 a.m.

Sweet Home Alabama (2002) ★★ Bravo Fri. 8 p.m. Bravo Fri. 10:30 p.m.

Tombstone (1993) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 6:30 p.m. Sundance Sat. 9:30 p.m.

Trainwreck (2015) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 3:30 a.m.

White Christmas (1954) ★★★★ AMC Thur. 2:15 a.m. AMC Thur. 9 a.m. AMC Fri. 11:15 a.m. Sundance Fri. 3 p.m. Sundance Fri. 5:45 p.m. Sundance Fri. 8:30 p.m. Sundance Fri. 11:15 p.m. Sundance Sat. 2 a.m. Sundance Sat. 4:45 a.m. Sundance Sat. 7:30 a.m. Sundance Sat. 10:15 a.m. AMC Sun. 3:15 a.m.

You’ve Got Mail (1998) ★★ Bravo Fri. 12:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 9:30 a.m.

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BOX OFFICE HITS

Movies that scored big at the box office, airing the week of the week of Dec 19 - 25, 2021

Aliens (1986) ★★★★ Showtime Fri. 5:45 a.m.

American Beauty (1999) ★★★★ TMC Mon. 2 p.m.

American Pie (1999) ★★★ TMC Wed. 8 p.m.

American Pie 2 (2001) ★★ TMC Wed. 9:35 p.m.

Annie (1982) ★★ AMC Fri. 2:30 a.m.

Auntie Mame (1958) ★★★ TCM Fri. 12:45 p.m.

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) ★★ BET Sun. 5:30 p.m.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) ★★★ TBS Sun. 10 a.m.

Backdraft (1991) ★★★ Encore Tues. 4:21 a.m. Encore Tues. 6:39 p.m. Encore Sat. 11:14 p.m.

Bad Boys II (2003) ★★ IFC Sun. 2:30 p.m. WE Thur. 4:30 p.m. WE Thur. 10 p.m. IFC Fri. 12:30 p.m.

A Beautiful Mind (2001) ★★★ Encore Tues. 4:20 p.m.

Ben-Hur (1959) ★★★★ TCM Sun. 1 p.m.

Big (1988) ★★★ Encore Sun. 8:11 a.m. Encore Sun. 5:25 p.m. Encore Sat. 4:57 p.m.

The Bourne Identity (2002) ★★★ HBO Mon. 1:20 a.m.

The Bourne Supremacy (2004) ★★★ HBO Wed. 2:20 a.m.

Braveheart (1995) ★★★ Encore Mon. 4:58 a.m.

The Breakfast Club (1985) ★★★ Paramount Sun. 1 a.m.

Broken Arrow (1996) ★★ TMC Wed. 2:05 p.m. TMC Sat. 3 p.m.

Bull Durham (1988) ★★★ MLB Mon. 6 p.m. MLB Thur. 6 p.m. EPIX Thur. 6:10 p.m. MLB Fri. Noon

Caddyshack (1980) ★★ Sundance Sun. Noon

Casino Royale (2006) ★★★ POP Sat. 9 a.m. POP Sat. 2:30 p.m.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) ★★★ AMC Mon. 9 a.m. BBC America Sat. 3:30 p.m. BBC America Sat. 11 p.m.

City Slickers (1991) ★★★ Showtime Wed. 6:30 a.m.

Clear and Present Danger (1994) ★★★ Ovation Sun. 4 p.m.

Coming to America (1988) ★★★ VH1 Sat. 2:30 a.m. VH1 Sat. 5 a.m. VH1 Sat. 6 a.m. VH1 Sat. 7:30 a.m. VH1 Sat. 10 a.m. VH1 Sat. Noon VH1 Sat. 12:30 p.m. VH1 Sat. 3 p.m. VH1 Sat. 5:30 p.m. VH1 Sat. 8 p.m. VH1 Sat. 10:30 p.m.

The Da Vinci Code (2006) ★★ Syfy Tues. 1:30 p.m. Syfy Wed. 1:30 a.m.

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ★★★ HBO Sat. 11:55 p.m.

Despicable Me (2010) ★★★ Nickelodeon Thur. 5:30 p.m. Nickelodeon Thur. 9 p.m.

Despicable Me 2 (2013) ★★★ Nickelodeon Sun. Noon

Die Hard (1988) ★★★ Syfy Fri. 7:30 a.m. Syfy Fri. 6:45 p.m.

Dirty Dancing (1987) ★★★ Paramount Thur. 3:30 p.m. Paramount Thur. 10:30 p.m. CMT Sat. 9 p.m.

Django Unchained (2012) ★★★ Showtime Wed. 10 p.m.

Elf (2003) ★★★ Starz Fri. 8 p.m. Starz Fri. 9:40 p.m. Starz Fri. 11:20 p.m.

The Exorcist (1973) ★★★★ BBC America Wed. 10:45 a.m. BBC America Thur. 3 a.m.

Fast Five (2011) ★★ KVEA Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Fatal Attraction (1987) ★★★ Cinemax Mon. 12:10 p.m. Cinemax Sat. 8:47 a.m.

Field of Dreams (1989) ★★★ Paramount Sun. 8:57 a.m. MLB Tues. 6 p.m. MLB Fri. 6 p.m.

First Blood (1982) ★★★ BBC America Tues. 3:30 p.m. BBC America Tues. 11 p.m.

Footloose (1984) ★★ Encore Sat. 12:46 p.m.

Forrest Gump (1994) ★★★★ Paramount Sat. 9 a.m. Paramount Sat. 12:15 p.m.

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) ★★★ EPIX Thur. 11:30 p.m. EPIX Fri. 4:15 p.m.

The Fugitive (1993) ★★★ Ovation Sun. 7 p.m. Ovation Fri. 6:30 p.m. Ovation Sat. 4 p.m.

Ghost (1990) ★★★ BBC America Thur. 5 p.m. BBC America Thur. 10:31 p.m.

Ghostbusters (1984) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 2 p.m. Sundance Mon. 1 a.m. BBC America Fri. 1:30 p.m. BBC America Sat. Noon

Ghostbusters II (1989) ★★ Sundance Sun. 4:30 p.m. Sundance Mon. 3:30 a.m. BBC America Fri. 4 p.m. BBC America Sat. 2:30 a.m.

The Godfather (1972) ★★★★ POP Fri. Noon POP Fri. 9 p.m.

Godzilla (1998) ★★ Encore Mon. 7:59 a.m. Encore Mon. 9 p.m.

Going My Way (1944) ★★★★ TCM Sun. 5 p.m.

The Golden Child (1986) ★★ TMC Tues. 7 a.m.

The Goonies (1985) ★★★ E! Thur. 2 p.m. E! Fri. 7:15 a.m.

Grease (1978) ★★★ BBC America Thur. 8 p.m. BBC America Fri. 1:30 a.m. WE Fri. 8 p.m. WE Fri. 10:30 p.m.

The Green Mile (1999) ★★★ Syfy Thur. 9 p.m.

Gremlins (1984) ★★★ BBC America Fri. 6:30 p.m. BBC America Sat. 1:02 p.m.

Grown Ups (2010) ★ Bravo Tues. 9 p.m. Bravo Tues. 11:30 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ★★★ USA Fri. 4:15 p.m. USA Sat. 2:19 a.m.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ★★★ USA Fri. 10:55 p.m. USA Sat. 9 a.m.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) ★★★ Syfy Sun. 1:29 p.m. USA Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ★★★ Syfy Sun. 10:25 a.m. USA Sat. 12:30 p.m. USA Sun. 12:03 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ★★★ USA Fri. 7:55 p.m. USA Sat. 6 a.m.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) ★★★ USA Fri. 12:45 p.m.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) ★★ HBO Sat. 8 p.m.

Home Alone (1990) ★★★ Freeform Sun. 7:50 p.m. Freeform Mon. 10:30 a.m. Freeform Tues. 6 p.m. Freeform Wed. 2:05 p.m. Freeform Thur. 4:05 p.m. Freeform Fri. 1 p.m. Freeform Sat. 6:45 p.m.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) ★★ Freeform Sun. 10:20 p.m. Freeform Mon. 1 p.m. Freeform Tues. 8:30 p.m. Freeform Wed. 4:35 p.m. Freeform Thur. 6:35 p.m. Freeform Fri. 3:30 p.m. Freeform Sat. 9:15 p.m.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) ★★ FX Fri. 5 p.m. FX Fri. 11:30 p.m. NBC Sat. 8:30 p.m.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010) ★★★ UNIMAS Fri. 3 p.m. KFTR Fri. 6 p.m.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) ★★ Paramount Fri. 8 a.m.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) ★★★ Paramount Fri. 3:40 p.m. Paramount Sat. Noon

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) ★★★ Paramount Fri. 1:10 p.m. Paramount Fri. 9:05 p.m.

Iron Man 3 (2013) ★★★ Encore Sat. 4:31 a.m. Encore Sat. 12:55 p.m. Encore Sat. 9 p.m.

Jurassic Park (1993) ★★★ HBO Thur. 1:40 a.m.

The Last of the Mohicans (1992) ★★★ Showtime Tues. 3 p.m. TMC Thur. 8 p.m. Showtime Fri. 4 p.m. Showtime Sat. 2:15 a.m.

A League of Their Own (1992) ★★★ WE Fri. 11:20 a.m. WE Fri. 5 p.m. WE Sat. 1 a.m.

Legally Blonde (2001) ★★ Encore Sun. 3:01 a.m.

The LEGO Movie (2014) ★★★ Comedy Central Sat. 8 a.m.

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) ★★★ IFC Fri. 9 p.m. IFC Sat. 10 a.m.

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) ★★★ IFC Fri. 6:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Liar Liar (1997) ★★ Starz Fri. 2:44 p.m.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) ★★ KVEA Sun. 11:30 a.m.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) ★★★ UNIMAS Sat. 4 p.m. KFTR Sat. 7 p.m.

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) ★★★ TCM Tues. 5 p.m. TCM Fri. 3 p.m.

Meet the Fockers (2004) ★★ E! Thur. 7 p.m. E! Fri. 2:30 p.m.

Meet the Parents (2000) ★★★ E! Thur. 4:30 p.m. E! Fri. Noon

Minions (2015) ★★ TOON Sun. 6 p.m. TOON Mon. 5 p.m.

Misery (1990) ★★★ Cinemax Sat. 2:30 p.m.

Mr. Deeds (2002) ★ IFC Tues. 6 p.m. IFC Wed. 12:30 p.m. IFC Wed. 2:45 p.m.

My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) ★★★ EPIX Thur. 9:45 p.m. EPIX Fri. 6:15 p.m.

National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) ★★★ Showtime Thur. 3 a.m.

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) ★★ AMC Sun. 1:30 p.m. AMC Mon. 12:15 p.m.

The Natural (1984) ★★★ Showtime Wed. 4 a.m. TMC Sat. 10 a.m.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) ★★ Nickelodeon Sun. 8 p.m. Comedy Central Sat. 8 p.m.

The Nutty Professor (1996) ★★★ BET Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) ★★ Syfy Thur. 10:45 a.m.

The Patriot (2000) ★★★ BBC America Mon. 10:30 p.m. BBC America Tues. Noon Sundance Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Phenomenon (1996) ★★ TMC Sun. 8 p.m. TMC Wed. 3:55 p.m. TMC Thur. 4:10 a.m.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) ★★★ AMC Wed. 11:15 a.m. AMC Wed. 12:15 p.m.

Platoon (1986) ★★★★ Ovation Tues. 6:30 p.m.

The Polar Express (2004) ★★★ AMC Sun. 6 p.m. Sundance Sun. 9 p.m. AMC Tues. 8 p.m. AMC Wed. 6 p.m. AMC Thur. 10 p.m. AMC Fri. 4 p.m. AMC Sat. 12:30 p.m. AMC Sat. 12:30 p.m.

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) ★★ IFC Sun. 7 a.m.

Pretty Woman (1990) ★★★ Bravo Thur. 9 p.m. Bravo Fri. 5:30 p.m.

Quantum of Solace (2008) ★★ POP Sat. 12:05 p.m. POP Sat. 5:35 p.m.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ★★★★ Paramount Fri. 10:40 a.m. Paramount Fri. 6:30 p.m.

Rambo III (1988) ★★ BBC America Tues. 7:30 p.m. BBC America Wed. 3 a.m.

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) ★★ BBC America Tues. 5:30 p.m. BBC America Wed. 1 a.m.

Red Dawn (1984) ★★ Encore Sun. 6:13 a.m.

Romancing the Stone (1984) ★★★ HBO Sat. 7:20 a.m.

The Santa Clause 2 (2002) ★★ Freeform Mon. 8:30 p.m. FX Tues. 8 p.m. Freeform Wed. 9:25 p.m. Freeform Sat. 11:20 a.m.

The Santa Clause (1994) ★★★ Freeform Mon. 6:20 p.m. FX Tues. 6 p.m. Freeform Wed. 7:15 p.m. Freeform Sat. 9:10 a.m.

Scarface (1983) ★★★ Showtime Wed. Noon

Scary Movie (2000) ★★★ Showtime Sun. 1 p.m. Showtime Mon. 3:30 a.m.

Schindler’s List (1993) ★★★★ Showtime Tues. 12:30 p.m.

Scream (1996) ★★★ MTV Sun. 9 a.m. MTV Sun. 7:30 p.m. Paramount Mon. 5 p.m. POP Tues. 6 p.m. POP Wed. 4 a.m. VH1 Wed. Noon VH1 Wed. 10:30 p.m.

Scream 2 (1997) ★★★ MTV Sun. 11:35 a.m. Paramount Mon. 7:30 p.m. POP Tues. 8:30 p.m. VH1 Wed. 2:30 p.m.

Scrooged (1988) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 7 p.m. Sundance Sun. 11 p.m. AMC Mon. 8 p.m. AMC Tues. 1:15 p.m. AMC Thur. 12:15 p.m. AMC Thur. 3:30 p.m. AMC Fri. 2 p.m. BBC America Fri. 9 p.m. AMC Sat. 10:30 a.m.

The Shining (1980) ★★★★ BBC America Wed. 1:30 p.m.

Short Circuit (1986) ★★ KCOP Sun. 5 p.m.

Shrek (2001) ★★★ MTV Mon. 4 p.m. MTV Mon. 8 p.m. Nickelodeon Wed. 8 p.m. Nickelodeon Wed. 9 p.m. Nickelodeon Thur. 2 p.m. Comedy Central Sat. Noon

Shrek 2 (2004) ★★★ MTV Mon. 6 p.m. Comedy Central Sat. 10 a.m.

Sister Act (1992) ★★ BET Fri. 6:30 p.m. BET Sat. 2 p.m.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) ★★ BET Sat. 5 p.m.

Skyfall (2012) ★★★ EPIX Sun. 1:40 a.m.

The Sound of Music (1965) ★★★★ ABC Sun. 7 p.m. KEYT Sun. 7 p.m.

Space Jam (1996) ★★ Syfy Tues. 11:30 p.m. Syfy Wed. 4:30 p.m.

Spider-Man (2002) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 12:30 p.m. Syfy Sat. 11:30 p.m.

Spider-Man 3 (2007) ★★ Syfy Sat. 6 p.m.

Spider-Man 2 (2004) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 3:05 p.m.

Stand by Me (1986) ★★★★ BBC America Mon. 6 p.m.

Steel Magnolias (1989) ★★★ Encore Thur. 9:45 a.m. Encore Thur. 10:50 p.m.

Stir Crazy (1980) ★★★ Encore Sat. 2:37 a.m.

Sweet Home Alabama (2002) ★★ Bravo Fri. 8 p.m. Bravo Fri. 10:30 p.m.

The Terminator (1984) ★★★★ Ovation Fri. 4 p.m.

Titanic (1997) ★★★★ Paramount Thur. 11 a.m. Paramount Thur. 6 p.m.

Tombstone (1993) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 6:30 p.m. Sundance Sat. 9:30 p.m.

Top Gun (1986) ★★★ Starz Sat. 5:09 a.m. Starz Sat. 2:17 p.m. Starz Sun. 12:08 p.m.

Toy Story (1995) ★★★★ FX Sun. 4 p.m.

Toy Story 3 (2010) ★★★ FX Sun. 8 p.m.

Toy Story 2 (1999) ★★★★ FX Sun. 6 p.m.

Trading Places (1983) ★★★ Encore Mon. 12:14 p.m. Encore Fri. 10:45 p.m.

The Truman Show (1998) ★★★ HBO Thur. 4:20 p.m.

Twilight (2008) ★★ Paramount Mon. 8 a.m. MTV Thur. 11 a.m. MTV Fri. 1 a.m.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) ★★ MTV Thur. 6 a.m. MTV Thur. 7:50 p.m.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) ★★ MTV Thur. 8:30 a.m. MTV Thur. 10:25 p.m.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) ★★ Paramount Mon. 2 p.m. MTV Thur. 4:55 p.m.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) ★★ Paramount Mon. 11 a.m. MTV Thur. 1:55 p.m.

Twister (1996) ★★★ Syfy Mon. 7 p.m. Syfy Tues. 4:30 p.m.

Waterworld (1995) ★★ Encore Fri. 8:39 a.m. Encore Fri. 12:53 p.m. Encore Fri. 6:41 p.m.

What Lies Beneath (2000) ★★ Starz Tues. 11:30 a.m.

When Harry Met Sally... (1989) ★★★★ Showtime Sun. 7:30 a.m. Showtime Sat. 8:30 a.m.

Wild Wild West (1999) ★ Syfy Sun. 8 a.m. Syfy Sun. 11:09 p.m.

The Witches of Eastwick (1987) ★★★ Cinemax Thur. 9:48 p.m.

The Wizard of Oz (1939) ★★★★ TNT Mon. 7 p.m. TNT Mon. 9:15 p.m. TOON Sat. 8 a.m. TOON Sat. 10:15 a.m. TOON Sat. 12:30 p.m. TBS Sat. 8 p.m.

Working Girl (1988) ★★★ Encore Wed. 3:03 p.m. Encore Thur. 7:48 a.m.

You’ve Got Mail (1998) ★★ Bravo Fri. 12:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 9:30 a.m.

The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print. You can find more TV coverage at: latimes.com/whats-on-tv.

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