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Movies on TV this week: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Director’s Cut’ on Showtime

Melinda Dillon and Cary Guffey in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977).
Melinda Dillon and Cary Guffey in director Steven Spielberg’s 1977 science fiction thriller “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” on Showtime.
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Movies on TV for the entire week, Nov. 14 - 20 in interactive PDF format for easy downloading and printing

Nov. 12, 2021

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 Nov 14 - 20, 2021

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The Baker’s Wife (1938) TCM Sun. 11:15 p.m.

Beauty and the Beast (1946) TCM Fri. 6:15 a.m.

Chinatown (1974) TMC Fri. 10:05 a.m.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Director’s Cut (1977) Showtime Thur. 10:15 a.m. Showtime Fri. 4:15 a.m.

The Conversation (1974) EPIX Wed. 3:15 p.m.

Dances With Wolves (1990) Ovation Fri. 7 p.m. Showtime Sat. 3 a.m. Ovation Sat. Noon

Finding Nemo (2003) Freeform Thur. 8:30 p.m.

The Gay Divorcee (1934) TCM Mon. 7 p.m.

The Godfather (1972) Showtime Fri. 9:30 p.m.

Goldfinger (1964) BBC America Thur. Noon BBC America Thur. 5:30 p.m.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Restored Version (1967) TCM Sat. 11 p.m.

His Girl Friday (1940) KVCR Sat. 8 p.m.

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) USA Sun. 1:35 a.m.

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) TCM Mon. 3:15 p.m.

The Philadelphia Story (1940) TCM Wed. 1:15 p.m.

Psycho (1960) TMC Thur. 1:10 p.m. TMC Sat. Noon

Rear Window (1954) TMC Sat. 4 p.m.

Stagecoach (1939) TCM Mon. 11:15 a.m.

Stand by Me (1986) AMC Sun. 3:30 a.m.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Sundance Sat. 9 p.m.

Titanic (1997) Paramount Mon. 7 p.m.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) TCM Mon. 1 p.m.

The Untouchables (1987) EPIX Thur. 8 p.m. EPIX Fri. 9:50 a.m.

Way Out West (1937) TCM Thur. 11 p.m.

When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Showtime Fri. 2:15 p.m.

The Wizard of Oz (1939) TBS Sat. 9 p.m.

Young Frankenstein (1974) TCM Thur. 5 p.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 Nov 14 - 20, 2021

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Arachnophobia (1990) ★★★ IFC Tues. 12:30 p.m. IFC Wed. 7:30 a.m.

Back to the Future (1985) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 12:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 8 p.m.

Back to the Future Part II (1989) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 3 p.m. Bravo Sat. 10:30 p.m.

Back to the Future Part III (1990) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 5:30 p.m. Bravo Sun. 1 a.m.

Burlesque (2010) ★★ IFC Fri. 2 p.m. IFC Sat. 2:15 a.m.

The Da Vinci Code (2006) ★★ Sundance Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) ★★★ IFC Tues. 8 p.m. IFC Wed. 12:15 p.m.

Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors (2015) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 1 a.m.

Final Destination (2000) ★★ IFC Sat. 11 a.m.

Final Destination 3 (2006) ★★ IFC Sat. 9 a.m.

The Final Destination (2009) ★ IFC Sat. 7 a.m.

The Green Mile (1999) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 2 p.m. Sundance Mon. 1:10 a.m.

Grindhouse Presents: Planet Terror (2007) ★★★ IFC Tues. 7:45 a.m.

Looper (2012) ★★★ BBC America Wed. 2 a.m. BBC America Wed. 11:45 a.m. Sundance Sat. 1 p.m. Sundance Sun. 2:30 a.m.

Money Train (1995) ★ IFC Tues. 10 a.m.

Pacific Rim (2013) ★★★ BBC America Tues. 8 p.m. BBC America Tues. 11 p.m. Sundance Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Proud Mary (2018) ★ IFC Fri. Noon IFC Sat. 5 a.m.

RoboCop (1987) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 11 a.m.

Shanghai Knights (2003) ★★★ IFC Tues. 3 p.m. IFC Wed. 5 a.m.

Shanghai Noon (2000) ★★★ IFC Tues. 5:30 p.m. IFC Wed. 2:30 a.m.

Sister Act (1992) ★★ IFC Fri. 4:45 p.m. IFC Fri. 9:30 p.m.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) ★★ IFC Fri. 7 p.m. IFC Fri. 11:45 p.m.

Sweet Home Alabama (2002) ★★ E! Sun. 7 p.m. E! Sun. 9:30 p.m. Bravo Fri. 8 p.m. Bravo Fri. 10:30 p.m.

The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) ★★ BBC America Mon. 8 p.m. BBC America Tues. 1 a.m. IFC Sat. 1:15 p.m.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) ★★★★ Sundance Sat. 9 p.m.

Total Recall (1990) ★★★ AMC Sun. 7:29 a.m. Sundance Sat. 6:30 p.m. Sundance Sun. Noon

Transporter 3 (2008) ★★ IFC Sat. 3:45 p.m.

Twister (1996) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 6 p.m. Sundance Sun. 8:30 p.m. AMC Sat. 10:30 p.m.

Walk the Line (2005) ★★★ Bravo Fri. Noon Bravo Fri. 5 p.m. E! Sat. Noon E! Sat. 3 p.m.

Woman on Fire (2016) Sundance Sun. 11 p.m.

Zoolander (2001) ★★★ IFC Tues. 10:15 p.m. IFC Wed. 10 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 Nov 14 - 20, 2021

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Another 48 HRS. (1990) ★★ Ovation Mon. 9 p.m. Ovation Tues. 8 p.m.

Apollo 13 (1995) ★★★ Showtime Tues. 12:45 p.m. BBC America Thur. 8 p.m. BBC America Fri. 2 a.m.

Armageddon (1998) ★★ AMC Sat. 7 p.m. KVEA Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Back to School (1986) ★★★ AMC Wed. 10 a.m.

Back to the Future (1985) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 12:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 8 p.m.

Back to the Future Part II (1989) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 3 p.m. Bravo Sat. 10:30 p.m.

Back to the Future Part III (1990) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 5:30 p.m. Bravo Sun. 1 a.m.

A Beautiful Mind (2001) ★★★ Starz Fri. 12:47 p.m.

Big (1988) ★★★ Starz Sun. 6:18 a.m.

Big Hero 6 (2014) ★★★ Disney Sun. 7 p.m.

Blazing Saddles (1974) ★★★ TCM Thur. 9 p.m.

The Breakfast Club (1985) ★★★ Paramount Fri. 2 a.m.

Brewster’s Millions (1985) ★★ Encore Wed. 10:04 p.m.

Bridesmaids (2011) ★★★ MTV Mon. 4:30 p.m. MTV Tues. 10:30 a.m. VH1 Thur. 8 p.m. VH1 Fri. 1 p.m.

Casper (1995) ★★★ Freeform Mon. 11 a.m.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) ★★★ TBS Sat. 1:30 p.m.

The Client (1994) ★★★ POP Mon. 11 p.m.

Cliffhanger (1993) ★★★ Ovation Mon. 11 p.m. Ovation Tues. 4 p.m.

Colors (1988) ★★★ Cinemax Tues. 5:58 p.m.

Con Air (1997) ★★ AMC Sun. 5:29 p.m. AMC Mon. Noon AMC Fri. 7 p.m. AMC Sat. 1:30 p.m.

Crimson Tide (1995) ★★★ EPIX Wed. 10:10 p.m. EPIX Thur. 2 p.m.

The Da Vinci Code (2006) ★★ Sundance Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Dances With Wolves (1990) ★★★★ Ovation Fri. 7 p.m. Showtime Sat. 3 a.m. Ovation Sat. Noon

Demolition Man (1993) ★★ TMC Mon. 11 a.m.

Dirty Dancing (1987) ★★★ CMT Sun. 5:30 p.m.

8 Mile (2002) ★★★ HBO Fri. 2:25 a.m.

Enemy of the State (1998) ★★★ AMC Wed. 8 p.m. AMC Thur. 4 p.m.

Face/Off (1997) ★★★ Paramount Wed. Noon

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

Father of the Bride (1991) ★★★ TNT Sun. Noon

Father of the Bride Part II (1995) ★★ TNT Sun. 2:14 p.m.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) ★★★ Paramount Fri. Noon

Finding Nemo (2003) ★★★★ Freeform Thur. 8:30 p.m.

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) ★★★ KCET Fri. 8 p.m. KCET Sat. 4 p.m.

Fletch (1985) ★★ Encore Wed. 7:57 a.m.

The Flintstones (1994) ★★ TMC Mon. 6 a.m.

48 HRS. (1982) ★★★ Ovation Mon. 7 p.m. Ovation Tues. 6 p.m.

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) ★★★ TMC Fri. 2:30 p.m.

Frozen (2013) ★★★ Freeform Mon. 8:30 p.m.

Get Shorty (1995) ★★★ Paramount Tues. 2 a.m. Paramount Tues. 10 p.m.

Ghostbusters (1984) ★★★ Freeform Thur. 1 p.m. FX Sat. 8 p.m.

Ghostbusters II (1989) ★★ Freeform Thur. 3:30 p.m. FX Sat. 10:30 p.m.

The Godfather (1972) ★★★★ Showtime Fri. 9:30 p.m.

Goldfinger (1964) ★★★★ BBC America Thur. Noon BBC America Thur. 5:30 p.m.

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) ★ AMC Fri. 4:15 p.m. AMC Sat. 10:45 a.m.

The Green Mile (1999) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 2 p.m. Sundance Mon. 1:10 a.m.

Hannibal (2001) ★★ Encore Sun. 3:21 p.m. Encore Thur. 1:24 a.m.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ★★★ Syfy Sun. 11:01 a.m.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) ★★★ Syfy Sun. 5:31 p.m. Syfy Mon. 1:30 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ★★★ Syfy Sun. 2:30 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ★★★ Syfy Sun. 8 a.m.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) ★★★ Syfy Tues. 7:57 a.m. Syfy Tues. 11:28 a.m. Syfy Tues. 2:59 p.m. Syfy Tues. 6:29 p.m.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) ★★ Syfy Mon. 10:30 a.m. Syfy Mon. 11:15 p.m.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 12:30 p.m.

Home Alone (1990) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 6:45 p.m.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) ★★ Freeform Sat. 9:15 p.m.

The Hunger Games (2012) ★★★ EPIX Sat. 10:45 p.m.

The Hunt for Red October (1990) ★★★ AMC Mon. 9 a.m. BBC America Thur. 11 p.m. BBC America Fri. 3 p.m.

I Am Legend (2007) ★★★ TNT Mon. 1 a.m.

The Incredibles (2004) ★★★ Freeform Thur. 6 p.m.

Iron Man 3 (2013) ★★★ Starz Sat. 8:36 a.m. Starz Sat. 7:41 p.m.

Jerry Maguire (1996) ★★★ Encore Sat. 10:53 p.m.

The Karate Kid Part II (1986) ★★ AMC Mon. 5:30 p.m. AMC Tues. 2:30 p.m.

The Karate Kid (1984) ★★★ AMC Mon. 2:30 p.m. AMC Tues. 11:30 a.m.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) ★★ Encore Thur. 2:45 p.m.

A League of Their Own (1992) ★★★ AMC Mon. 11 p.m. AMC Tues. 9 a.m.

The LEGO Movie (2014) ★★★ Nickelodeon Sun. 9 p.m.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) ★★ Nickelodeon Sun. 7 p.m. Nickelodeon Sun. 8 p.m. Nickelodeon Tues. 9 p.m.

Maleficent (2014) ★★ Freeform Sun. 9:55 p.m.

Man of Steel (2013) ★★ Paramount Sun. 1:30 p.m.

Maverick (1994) ★★★ Ovation Sun. 7 p.m. Ovation Mon. 4 p.m.

Men in Black (1997) ★★★ Freeform Wed. Noon

Men in Black II (2002) ★★ Freeform Wed. 2 p.m.

Minions (2015) ★★ FXX Sun. 7 a.m.

Miss Congeniality (2000) ★★ CMT Sun. 11:30 p.m. POP Fri. 11 p.m. POP Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Mission: Impossible (1996) ★★ FX Thur. 9:30 a.m.

Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) ★★★ FX Thur. Noon

Monsters University (2013) ★★★ Freeform Wed. 6:30 p.m.

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 7 a.m.

Mulan (1998) ★★★ Freeform Sun. 4:40 p.m.

The Mummy Returns (2001) ★★ HBO Thur. 12:40 p.m.

My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) ★★★ CMT Sun. 3 p.m. CMT Fri. 10 p.m. CMT Sat. Noon

National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) ★★★ TMC Tues. 6:10 p.m. TMC Fri. 11 p.m.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) ★★ Syfy Mon. 3:05 a.m.

Notting Hill (1999) ★★ Ovation Sun. 4 p.m.

The Nutty Professor (1996) ★★★ BET Sat. 3 p.m.

The Polar Express (2004) ★★★ TNT Sun. 4:28 p.m. TBS Sat. 5:28 p.m.

The Princess Diaries (2001) ★★ Freeform Tues. 6 p.m.

Psycho (1960) ★★★★ TMC Thur. 1:10 p.m. TMC Sat. Noon

Rear Window (1954) ★★★★ TMC Sat. 4 p.m.

Risky Business (1983) ★★★ Cinemax Mon. 5:35 a.m. Cinemax Sat. 8 p.m.

Road to Perdition (2002) ★★★ EPIX Thur. 10 p.m.

RoboCop (1987) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 11 a.m.

The Rock (1996) ★★★ AMC Fri. 9:30 p.m. AMC Sat. 4 p.m.

S.W.A.T. (2003) ★★ AMC Sun. 9:59 a.m. AMC Thur. 11 a.m. AMC Fri. 9 a.m.

The Santa Clause 2 (2002) ★★ Freeform Fri. 6:30 p.m.

The Santa Clause (1994) ★★★ Freeform Fri. 4:30 p.m.

Scarface (1983) ★★★ TMC Mon. 12:30 p.m.

Shrek Forever After (2010) ★★ Freeform Sat. 11:55 p.m.

Sister Act (1992) ★★ IFC Fri. 4:45 p.m. IFC Fri. 9:30 p.m.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) ★★ IFC Fri. 7 p.m. IFC Fri. 11:45 p.m.

Something’s Gotta Give (2003) ★★★ Starz Thur. 6:52 a.m. Starz Thur. 6:48 p.m.

Spider-Man (2002) ★★★ TNT Fri. 1:30 a.m.

Spider-Man 2 (2004) ★★★ TOON Sun. 6 p.m. TBS Sun. 1:15 a.m.

Stand by Me (1986) ★★★★ AMC Sun. 3:30 a.m.

Star Trek (2009) ★★★ Paramount Sun. 10:30 a.m. Paramount Fri. 7 p.m. Paramount Sat. 12:30 p.m.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) ★★★ EPIX Mon. 4:20 p.m.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) ★★★ EPIX Mon. 6:15 p.m.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) ★★★ EPIX Mon. 10:30 p.m.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) ★★★ EPIX Tues. 2:25 a.m.

Sweet Home Alabama (2002) ★★ E! Sun. 7 p.m. E! Sun. 9:30 p.m. Bravo Fri. 8 p.m. Bravo Fri. 10:30 p.m.

Taps (1981) ★★ Encore Sat. 4:45 p.m.

Ted (2012) ★★★ Cinemax Fri. 12:30 p.m.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) ★★★★ Sundance Sat. 9 p.m.

A Time to Kill (1996) ★★★ POP Mon. 8 p.m. POP Tues. 2 a.m.

Titanic (1997) ★★★★ Paramount Mon. 7 p.m.

Top Gun (1986) ★★★ Encore Sat. 12:57 p.m. Encore Sat. 9 p.m.

Total Recall (1990) ★★★ AMC Sun. 7:29 a.m. Sundance Sat. 6:30 p.m. Sundance Sun. Noon

Transformers (2007) ★★★ HBO Sun. 11:25 a.m. HBO Fri. 3:10 p.m.

Twilight (2008) ★★ VH1 Wed. 1 p.m. VH1 Wed. 10 p.m.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) ★★ VH1 Thur. 3 p.m.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) ★★ VH1 Thur. 5:30 p.m.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) ★★ VH1 Wed. 7 p.m. VH1 Thur. Noon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) ★★ VH1 Wed. 4 p.m. VH1 Thur. 1 a.m.

Twister (1996) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 6 p.m. Sundance Sun. 8:30 p.m. AMC Sat. 10:30 p.m.

Under Siege (1992) ★★★ Ovation Sat. 5 p.m.

The Untouchables (1987) ★★★★ EPIX Thur. 8 p.m. EPIX Fri. 9:50 a.m.

Up (2009) ★★★ Freeform Wed. 9 p.m.

When Harry Met Sally... (1989) ★★★★ Showtime Fri. 2:15 p.m.

Wild Wild West (1999) ★ TNT Wed. 10 p.m.

The Wizard of Oz (1939) ★★★★ TBS Sat. 9 p.m.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) ★★ BBC America Fri. 9 a.m.

Young Frankenstein (1974) ★★★★ TCM Thur. 5 p.m.

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