Movies on TV this week: ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” on TCM; ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens’ on AMC

Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z

FOUR STAR FILMS

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

Alien (1979) AMC Wed. 9:30 a.m.

Aliens (1986) AMC Wed. Noon AMC Thur. 9 a.m.

An American in Paris (1951) TCM Mon. 3 a.m.

Beauty and the Beast (1991) Freeform Sun. 5:15 p.m.

Citizen Kane (1941) TCM Sun. 11:15 a.m.

The Crying Game (1992) TMC Wed. 1 a.m.

The Dark Knight (2008) MTV Mon. 11 a.m. MTV Mon. 5:30 p.m.

Dead Man Walking (1995) Cinemax Sat. 1:40 a.m.

Dinner at Eight (1933) TCM Sun. 3 a.m.

East of Eden (1955) TCM Fri. 9:15 p.m.

Forbidden Planet (1956) TCM Tues. 3:15 p.m.

Forrest Gump (1994) AMC Thur. 11 p.m. AMC Fri. 1 p.m.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Restored Version (1967) TCM Sat. 1:30 p.m.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Showtime Tues. 8 p.m. TMC Sat. 9 a.m.

The Little Mermaid (1989) Freeform Sat. 5:20 p.m.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) TCM Tues. 10:45 a.m.

On the Town (1949) TCM Mon. 5 a.m.

On the Waterfront (1954) TCM Fri. 7:15 p.m.

Patton (1970) TCM Tues. 5 p.m.

Platoon (1986) Showtime Tues. 3 p.m. Showtime Fri. 1:45 p.m.

Psycho (1960) Showtime Tues. 4 a.m.

Pulp Fiction (1994) AMC Mon. 2:30 p.m. AMC Tues. 12:30 p.m.

Saving Private Ryan (1998) TMC Sun. 7 p.m. TMC Wed. 5 p.m.

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) TCM Tues. 1:15 p.m.

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) TNT Fri. 4:30 p.m. TNT Sat. 3:28 p.m.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) TNT Fri. 7:15 p.m. TNT Sat. 6:13 p.m.

The Untouchables (1987) Ovation Sun. 7 p.m. Ovation Mon. 4 p.m.

Vertigo (1958) Showtime Wed. 8:30 a.m. Showtime Sun. 4:30 a.m.

Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z

BRAVO, IFC & SUNDANCE IN PRIMETIME

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

Arachnophobia (1990) ★★★ IFC Tues. 1:30 p.m. IFC Wed. 3 a.m.

Armageddon (1998) ★★ Syfy Sun. 7:30 p.m. Syfy Mon. 4:30 p.m. Bravo Tues. 10 p.m. Bravo Wed. 1 a.m.

Back to School (1986) ★★★ TMC Sun. 6:30 a.m. IFC Tues. 11:30 a.m. IFC Wed. 7:30 a.m. TMC Fri. 4:45 p.m. BBC America Fri. 7 p.m. BBC America Sat. 2 a.m. AMC Sun. 5:02 a.m.

Crocodile Dundee (1986) ★★★ IFC Tues. 4 p.m. IFC Wed. 12:45 p.m.

The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) ★★ BBC America Mon. 8 p.m. BBC America Tues. 12:30 p.m. IFC Fri. 8 p.m. IFC Fri. 10:15 p.m.

A Few Good Men (1992) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 3 p.m. Sundance Sat. 10 p.m.

50 First Dates (2004) ★★ Bravo Fri. 12:15 p.m. Bravo Fri. 3:57 p.m.

The Fighter (2010) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 1 p.m. Sundance Mon. 2:30 a.m.

The Green Mile (1999) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 11 a.m. Sundance Sat. 6 p.m.

Gremlins (1984) ★★★ IFC Tues. 8:15 p.m. IFC Wed. 9:30 a.m. BBC America Fri. Noon BBC America Fri. 4:30 p.m.

He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) ★★ E! Sun. 9 p.m. E! Mon. 2 a.m. Bravo Thur. 6 a.m. Bravo Thur. 12:30 p.m.

Hell or High Water (2016) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 9 p.m.

High Plains Drifter (1973) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 6:30 p.m.

The Hot Chick (2002) ★ IFC Tues. 7:20 a.m.

Hot Shots! (1991) ★★★ IFC Tues. 9:30 a.m. IFC Wed. 5:30 a.m.

The Hunt for Red October (1990) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 3:30 p.m. Sundance Sun. 11:30 p.m. BBC America Tues. 8 p.m. BBC America Wed. 2 a.m.

Killer Elite (2011) ★★ IFC Fri. 10 a.m. IFC Sat. 3:03 a.m.

Long Shot (2019) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 1:30 a.m.

The Notebook (2004) ★★ Bravo Sat. 8 p.m. Bravo Sat. 11 p.m.

Revenge of the Nerds (1984) ★★ IFC Tues. 6:15 p.m. IFC Tues. 10:45 p.m.

RoboCop (2014) ★★ IFC Fri. 12:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 5:30 a.m.

The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) ★★ Bravo Fri. 8:30 p.m. Bravo Fri. 11 p.m. E! Sun. 1 a.m.

2 Guns (2013) ★★ IFC Fri. 5:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 10:30 a.m.

Wedding Crashers (2005) ★★★ Bravo Thur. 9:45 p.m. Bravo Fri. 6 p.m. E! Sat. 10:30 p.m.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) ★★ BBC America Sun. 1:15 p.m. BBC America Mon. Noon IFC Fri. 3 p.m. IFC Sat. 8 a.m.

Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z

BOX OFFICE HITS

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

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) ★★ Paramount Mon. 7 p.m. Paramount Mon. 11 p.m. VH1 Sat. 1:30 a.m.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) ★★ Paramount Mon. 9 p.m. Paramount Tues. 1 a.m.

Aliens (1986) ★★★★ AMC Wed. Noon AMC Thur. 9 a.m.

Anger Management (2003) ★★ HBO Thur. 1:30 p.m.

Annie (1982) ★★ KCOP Sun. 3 p.m.

Armageddon (1998) ★★ Syfy Sun. 7:30 p.m. Syfy Mon. 4:30 p.m. Bravo Tues. 10 p.m. Bravo Wed. 1 a.m.

Back to School (1986) ★★★ TMC Sun. 6:30 a.m. IFC Tues. 11:30 a.m. IFC Wed. 7:30 a.m. TMC Fri. 4:45 p.m. BBC America Fri. 7 p.m. BBC America Sat. 2 a.m. AMC Sun. 5:02 a.m.

La Bamba (1987) ★★★ Ovation Tues. 9:30 p.m. Ovation Wed. 6:30 p.m. Ovation Fri. 9:30 p.m. Ovation Sat. 11 a.m.

Batman Begins (2005) ★★★ MTV Mon. 2:30 p.m.

A Beautiful Mind (2001) ★★★ Starz Sun. 10:32 a.m.

Beauty and the Beast (1991) ★★★★ Freeform Sun. 5:15 p.m.

Beetlejuice (1988) ★★★ Syfy Tues. 8 p.m. Syfy Wed. 4:30 p.m.

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) ★★★ Cinemax Tues. 1:34 a.m.

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) ★★ Cinemax Tues. 6:15 p.m.

Big (1988) ★★★ Starz Thur. 9 p.m. Starz Fri. 5:37 a.m. Starz Fri. 2:07 p.m.

Big Momma’s House (2000) ★★ VH1 Sun. 6:30 p.m. VH1 Mon. 2 a.m. BET Sat. 5:30 p.m.

Blazing Saddles (1974) ★★★ TMC Tues. 1:30 p.m.

The Bodyguard (1992) ★★ Showtime Mon. 6:50 p.m.

Brave (2012) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 3:15 p.m.

Braveheart (1995) ★★★ Starz Tues. 8:04 a.m. Starz Fri. 12:56 p.m. Starz Fri. 3:55 p.m.

The Breakfast Club (1985) ★★★ CMT Sat. Noon CMT Sat. 4:30 p.m.

Bridesmaids (2011) ★★★ E! Sun. 8 a.m.

Bull Durham (1988) ★★★ MLB Sun. 5 p.m. AXS Mon. 6 p.m. AXS Mon. 8:30 p.m. EPIX Mon. 11:50 p.m. AXS Tues. 9:30 a.m. EPIX Tues. 1:05 p.m.

Cast Away (2000) ★★★ AMC Thur. 8 p.m. AMC Fri. 4 p.m.

City Slickers (1991) ★★★ Cinemax Mon. 8 p.m. Cinemax Sat. 7:24 a.m.

Cliffhanger (1993) ★★★ Ovation Sat. 10:30 p.m.

Con Air (1997) ★★ Showtime Fri. 3:45 p.m.

Conan the Barbarian (1982) ★★★ TMC Sat. 3:40 a.m.

Crocodile Dundee (1986) ★★★ IFC Tues. 4 p.m. IFC Wed. 12:45 p.m.

The Crying Game (1992) ★★★★ TMC Wed. 1 a.m.

The Da Vinci Code (2006) ★★ Syfy Mon. 7:30 p.m. Syfy Tues. 11:30 a.m.

The Dark Knight (2008) ★★★★ MTV Mon. 11 a.m. MTV Mon. 5:30 p.m.

Despicable Me (2010) ★★★ Freeform Tues. 7 p.m. Freeform Wed. 2:35 p.m. Nickelodeon Sat. 6 p.m.

Despicable Me 2 (2013) ★★★ Freeform Tues. 9 p.m. Freeform Wed. 4:40 p.m. Nickelodeon Sat. 4 p.m.

Die Hard (1988) ★★★ AMC Fri. 7 p.m. AMC Sat. 10:30 a.m.

Django Unchained (2012) ★★★ Paramount Fri. 7 p.m. Paramount Sat. 3 p.m. Showtime Sat. 9 p.m.

Doctor Zhivago (1965) ★★★ TCM Sun. 1:30 p.m.

8 Mile (2002) ★★★ HBO Fri. 1:10 a.m.

Enemy of the State (1998) ★★★ Syfy Fri. 7 p.m. Syfy Sat. 4 p.m.

Erin Brockovich (2000) ★★★ Showtime Tues. 9:30 a.m. AMC Sun. 2:01 a.m.

Fast & Furious 6 (2013) ★★ AMC Sun. 3:55 p.m. KVEA Sun. 3:30 p.m.

The Fast and the Furious (2001) ★★ HBO Mon. 9:50 a.m.

Fast Five (2011) ★★ A&E Sat. 5 p.m. A&E Sat. 10:32 p.m.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) ★★★ CMT Sat. 2 p.m. CMT Sat. 6:30 p.m.

A Few Good Men (1992) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 3 p.m. Sundance Sat. 10 p.m.

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) ★★★ EPIX Mon. 12:45 p.m. EPIX Fri. 11:25 p.m.

Footloose (1984) ★★ Starz Thur. 3:18 a.m. Starz Thur. 1:41 p.m.

Forrest Gump (1994) ★★★★ AMC Thur. 11 p.m. AMC Fri. 1 p.m.

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) ★★★ CMT Sun. 9:30 p.m.

Frozen (2013) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 7:20 p.m.

Full Metal Jacket (1987) ★★★ Showtime Wed. 2:45 a.m.

Furious 7 (2015) ★★★ FX Sun. 2 p.m. FX Sun. 11 p.m.

Ghost (1990) ★★★ Paramount Sun. Noon Paramount Mon. Noon POP Mon. 11 p.m.

Good Will Hunting (1997) ★★★ Encore Wed. 1:59 a.m. Encore Wed. 9 p.m. Encore Fri. 4:42 a.m.

The Goonies (1985) ★★★ AMC Sat. 7 p.m.

Grease (1978) ★★★ AMC Sat. 9:30 p.m.

The Green Mile (1999) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 11 a.m. Sundance Sat. 6 p.m.

Gremlins (1984) ★★★ IFC Tues. 8:15 p.m. IFC Wed. 9:30 a.m. BBC America Fri. Noon BBC America Fri. 4:30 p.m.

Grumpier Old Men (1995) ★★ CMT Sat. 11:30 p.m.

Grumpy Old Men (1993) ★★ CMT Sat. 9 p.m.

Hot Shots! (1991) ★★★ IFC Tues. 9:30 a.m. IFC Wed. 5:30 a.m.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) ★★★ Freeform Tues. 10:30 a.m. Freeform Sat. 11:10 a.m.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) ★★★ POP Fri. 8:30 p.m. POP Sat. 1:30 p.m.

The Hunger Games (2012) ★★★ POP Fri. 5 p.m. POP Sat. 10 a.m.

The Hunt for Red October (1990) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 3:30 p.m. Sundance Sun. 11:30 p.m. BBC America Tues. 8 p.m. BBC America Wed. 2 a.m.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) ★★ Showtime Thur. 10:07 p.m. TMC Sat. 3:10 p.m.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) ★★★ Showtime Thur. 8 p.m. TMC Sat. 1 p.m.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) ★★★ Showtime Wed. 8 p.m. TMC Sat. 11 a.m.

Jumanji (1995) ★★ Freeform Tues. 12:30 p.m. Freeform Wed. 10:30 a.m.

Jurassic Park (1993) ★★★ HBO Thur. 8 p.m.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) ★★ Encore Mon. 5:41 a.m.

A League of Their Own (1992) ★★★ Encore Sun. 6:16 a.m.

Legally Blonde (2001) ★★ MTV Sat. 6 p.m.

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) ★★★ AMC Wed. 8 p.m. AMC Thur. 2:30 p.m.

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) ★★★ AMC Tues. 10:35 p.m. AMC Wed. 5:30 p.m.

The Lion King (1994) ★★★ Freeform Sun. 7:20 p.m.

The Little Mermaid (1989) ★★★★ Freeform Sat. 5:20 p.m.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) ★★ HBO Mon. 11:35 p.m. HBO Fri. 1:55 p.m.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) ★★ Freeform Sun. 9 a.m.

Man of Steel (2013) ★★ TNT Sun. 1:15 p.m. TNT Mon. 4:15 p.m.

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) ★★★ TCM Mon. 10:45 a.m.

Men in Black (1997) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 7 p.m.

Men in Black II (2002) ★★ Syfy Sat. 9 p.m.

Minority Report (2002) ★★★ BBC America Sun. 3:45 p.m.

Mission: Impossible (1996) ★★ FX Wed. 7 a.m.

Monsters University (2013) ★★★ Freeform Thur. 8:30 p.m.

Mulan (1998) ★★★ Freeform Sun. 3:10 p.m.

The Mummy Returns (2001) ★★ HBO Thur. 9:20 a.m.

The Mummy (1999) ★★ HBO Tues. Noon

The Natural (1984) ★★★ FS1 Thur. 6 p.m.

Never Say Never Again (1983) ★★★ Ovation Mon. 6:30 p.m.

Octopussy (1983) ★★★ Ovation Sat. 5 p.m.

Patriot Games (1992) ★★★ Ovation Sat. 8 p.m.

Patton (1970) ★★★★ TCM Tues. 5 p.m.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) ★★★ EPIX Mon. 4:45 p.m.

Platoon (1986) ★★★★ Showtime Tues. 3 p.m. Showtime Fri. 1:45 p.m.

Pocahontas (1995) ★★ Freeform Sun. 11:05 a.m. Freeform Sun. Noon

Police Academy (1984) ★★ AMC Mon. 7:45 p.m. AMC Tues. 5:45 p.m.

Psycho (1960) ★★★★ Showtime Tues. 4 a.m.

Pulp Fiction (1994) ★★★★ AMC Mon. 2:30 p.m. AMC Tues. 12:30 p.m.

Ratatouille (2007) ★★★ Freeform Sun. 9:25 p.m.

Revenge of the Nerds (1984) ★★ IFC Tues. 6:15 p.m. IFC Tues. 10:45 p.m.

The Ring (2002) ★★ EPIX Thur. 8 p.m. EPIX Fri. 10:55 a.m.

The Rock (1996) ★★★ Showtime Sat. 1:30 p.m.

Runaway Bride (1999) ★★ CMT Mon. 12:30 p.m.

S.W.A.T. (2003) ★★ Paramount Wed. 7 p.m. Paramount Thur. Noon

Saving Private Ryan (1998) ★★★★ TMC Sun. 7 p.m. TMC Wed. 5 p.m.

Scarface (1983) ★★★ Starz Sat. 4:50 a.m. Starz Sat. 3 p.m.

Scary Movie (2000) ★★★ VH1 Sat. 5:45 p.m. VH1 Sun. 2:30 a.m.

Seven (1995) ★★★ TMC Thur. 12:45 p.m.

Shrek (2001) ★★★ FX Sun. 10 a.m. Freeform Wed. 6:50 p.m. Freeform Thur. 4:30 p.m.

Shrek 2 (2004) ★★★ Freeform Wed. 8:55 p.m. Freeform Thur. 6:30 p.m.

Spider-Man 2 (2004) ★★★ Encore Wed. 4:56 p.m.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) ★★★ BBC America Thur. Noon

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) ★★★ BBC America Thur. 2:45 a.m. BBC America Thur. 2:30 p.m.

Sweet Home Alabama (2002) ★★ Paramount Sun. 5 p.m. Paramount Sun. 10 p.m. MTV Thur. 5:30 p.m. MTV Fri. 1 p.m.

Tangled (2010) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 9:50 p.m.

Tombstone (1993) ★★★ Syfy Wed. 9 p.m. Syfy Thur. 6:05 p.m. Paramount Sat. Noon Paramount Sat. 10 p.m.

Top Gun (1986) ★★★ Encore Fri. 9 p.m. Encore Sat. 5:36 a.m. Encore Sat. 3:43 p.m.

Trading Places (1983) ★★★ Starz Sun. 12:39 p.m.

Transformers (2007) ★★★ HBO Fri. 4:05 p.m.

The Untouchables (1987) ★★★★ Ovation Sun. 7 p.m. Ovation Mon. 4 p.m.

Up (2009) ★★★ Freeform Tues. 5 p.m.

A View to a Kill (1985) ★★ Ovation Sun. 9:30 p.m.

The Waterboy (1998) ★ Freeform Thur. 2:30 p.m. Freeform Fri. 11 a.m.

Waterworld (1995) ★★ Ovation Sun. 4 p.m. Ovation Mon. 10:30 p.m. Ovation Tues. 4 p.m.

The World Is Not Enough (1999) ★★ Ovation Sun. 10:30 a.m. Ovation Wed. 11 p.m. Ovation Fri. 4 p.m.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) ★★ BBC America Sun. 1:15 p.m. BBC America Mon. Noon IFC Fri. 3 p.m. IFC Sat. 8 a.m.

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) ★★★ FX Mon. 10:30 p.m. FX Tues. 1 p.m.