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

Jeff Gillen, left, dressed as Santa, and Peter Billingsley in “A Christmas Story” (1983).
Jeff Gillen, left, and Peter Billingsley in the 1983 holiday classic “A Christmas Story” on TNT and TBS.
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Dec. 17, 2021


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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

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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

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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

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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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