AFN Movie TV Channel Program Schedule
AFN Movie Channel features a wide range of movies as well as “behind- the-scenes” film programs and news.
Wednesday, March 11
23:00 The Wedding Ringer
Prod Year 2015 – Socially awkward Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is two weeks from marrying the gal (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) of his dreams, but he has a problem: He doesn’t have any groomsmen for the occasion. Desperate and running out of time, Doug calls upon Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and operator of Best Man Inc., a company that provides attendants for friendless grooms. As Doug tries to pull off the con, a bromance unexpectedly blossoms between Jimmy and himself.
01:00 Hilma
Prod Year 2022 – The revolutionary Swedish artist and feminist pioneer Hilma af Klint.
03:00 Love Is Strange
Prod Year 2014 – A recently married gay couple (John Lithgow, Alfred Molina) are forced to move into separate households after they lose their home.
05:00 ES.TV
05:30 The First Wives Club
Prod Year 1996 – Despondent over the marriage of her ex-husband to a younger woman, a middle-aged divorcee plunges to her death from her penthouse. At the woman’s funeral, her former college friends (Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton) reunite for the first time in nearly 30 years. When the three discover the reason for their friend’s suicide, they realize that all of their ex-husbands have taken them for granted — and deciding it’s time for revenge, they make a pact to get back at their exes.
07:30 Access
08:00 The Finest Hours
Prod Year 2016 – On Feb. 18, 1952, a massive storm splits the SS Pendleton in two, trapping more than 30 sailors inside the tanker’s sinking stern. Engineer Ray Sybert bravely takes charge to organize a strategy for his fellow survivors. As word of the disaster reaches the Coast Guard in Chatham, Mass., Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff orders a daring rescue mission. Despite the ferocious weather, coxswain Bernie Webber takes three men on a lifeboat to try and save the crew against seemingly impossible odds.
10:00 X-Men: First Class
Prod Year 2011 – In the early 1960s, during the height of the Cold War, a mutant named Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) meets a fellow mutant named Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender). Despite their vastly different backgrounds — Charles grew up with a wealthy family, while Erik lost his parents at Auschwitz — the two become close friends. As the world teeters on the brink of a nuclear war, Charles and Erik with other mutants join forces to save humanity. However, a situation soon tears the friends apart.
12:30 Arachnoquake
Prod Year 2012 – A series of earthquakes in New Orleans opens fissures around the city, and a species of giant, fire-breathing spiders has come out of hibernation to hunt on the surface.
14:00 Book Club
Prod Year 2018 – Four friends’ lives are turned upside down when their book club tackles the infamous “”50 Shades of Grey.”” From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.
16:00 The Best of Enemies
Prod Year 2019 – The true story of the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. During the racially charged summer of 1971, Atwater and Ellis come together to co-chair a community summit on the desegregation of schools in Durham, N.C. The ensuing debate and battle soon lead to surprising revelations that change both of their lives forever.
18:30 Access
19:00 Kidnapped in a Small Town
Prod Year 2025 – When her car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Sarah’s daughter, Ruby, gets a ride into town from a passing driver named Allie. However, when Sarah arrives at a nearby diner to meet them, Ruby is missing, and Allie claims they’ve never met.
20:30 Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie
Prod Year 2025 – A trucker gets thrown into a harrowing manhunt after an online predator abducts her neurodivergent niece. When law enforcement hits a dead end, she leverages her loyal trucking network and social media influence to launch a grassroots rescue mission.
22:00 Vengeance
Prid Year 2022 – A journalist and podcaster travels from New York City to Texas to investigate the death of a woman whom he hooked up with.
Thursday, March 12
00:00 Training Day
Prod Year 2001 – Police drama about a veteran officer who escorts a rookie on his first day with the LAPD’s tough inner-city narcotics unit. “”Training Day”” is a blistering action drama that asks the audience to decide what is necessary, what is heroic and what crosses the line in the harrowing gray zone of fighting urban crime. Does law-abiding law enforcement come at the expense of justice and public safety? If so, do we demand safe streets at any cost?
02:30 My Fiona
Prod Year 2021 – While struggling to cope with the sudden suicide of her best friend, Jane finds herself growing close to her friend’s widow and family.
04:00 Alabama Dirt
Prod Year 2016 – A poor country boy dreams of being a dirt track racer, but tragedy forces him off course.
05:30 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Prod Year 2018 – In 1979 young Donna, Tanya and Rosie graduate from Oxford University — leaving Donna free to embark on a series of adventures throughout Europe. On her journeys, she makes the acquaintances of Harry, Bill and Sam — the latter whom she falls in love with, but also the man who breaks her heart. In the present day, Donna’s young daughter Sophie now dreams of renovating a taverna while also trying to figure out who is the biological father of her unborn baby.
07:30 Access
08:00 The Fog of War
Prod Year 2003 – Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height of the Vietnam War. This Academy Award-winning documentary, augmented by archival footage, gives the conflicted McNamara a platform on which he attempts to confront his and the U.S. government’s actions in Southeast Asia in light of the horrors of modern warfare, the end of ideology and the punitive judgment of history.
10:00 X-Men: Days of Future Past
Prod Year 2014 – Convinced that mutants pose a threat to humanity, Dr. Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) develops the Sentinels, enormous robotic weapons that can detect a mutant gene and zero in on that person. In the 21st century, the Sentinels have evolved into highly efficient killing machines. With mutants now facing extinction, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) volunteers to go back in time and rally the X-Men of the past to help change a pivotal moment in history and thereby save their future.
12:30 Big Ass Spider!
Prod Year 2014 – A hotshot exterminator (Greg Grunberg) joins forces with the military to squash a giant arachnid that’s spinning a web of destruction around Los Angeles.
14:00 Disturbia
Prod Year 2007 – Ever since his father died, young Kale (Shia LaBeouf) has become increasingly sullen and withdrawn, until he finds himself under house arrest. With cabin fever setting in, he turns his attention to spying on his neighbors, becoming increasingly suspicious that one of them is a serial killer. However, he wonders if he is right, or if his overactive imagination is getting the better of him.
16:00 Arrival
Prod Year 2016 – Linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.
18:00 ES.TV
18:30 Access
19:00 The Hill
Prod Year 2023 – The true story of Rickey Hill, the son of a traveling pastor who overcomes physical obstacles to pursue his dream of playing baseball in the major leagues.
21:30 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
Michael Mann – The best directors in Hollywood discuss their films.
22:00 Wrath of Man
Prod Year 2021 – Mysterious and wild-eyed, a new security guard for a cash truck surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman’s ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
Friday, March 13
00:00 Red, White & Royal Blue
Prod Year 2023 – The son of the U.S. president sparks a feud with Britain’s prince.
02:00 Monica
Prod Year 2022 – A woman returns home to care for her ailing mother, whom she hasn’t seen in years.
04:00 A Crush on You
Prod Year 2011 – A man’s email to the wrong woman leads to an unexpected romance.
05:30 Cinderella
Prod Year 1950 – With a wicked stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and two jealous stepsisters (Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss) who keep her enslaved and in rags, Cinderella (Ilene Woods) stands no chance of attending the royal ball. When her fairy godmother (Verna Felton) appears and magically transforms her reality into a dream come true, Cinderella enchants the handsome Prince Charming at the ball, but must face the wrath of her enraged stepmother and sisters when the spell wears off at midnight.
07:00 Take a Look
Oscars 2026 – Take a Look will feature candid celebrity interviews, exclusive information, insightful movie critiques, and unique perspectives on upcoming major motion pictures, television shows, streaming series, and more.
07:30 Access
08:00 Bigger
Prod Year 2018 – Siblings Joe and Ben Weider overcome anti-Semitism, conventional wisdom and poverty to become fitness entrepreneurs. Against all odds, the brothers launch the gym movement, create an empire and discover a bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger.
10:00 The Darkest Minds
Prod Year 2018 – When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. One of the most powerful young people, Ruby, escapes from her camp and joins a group of runaways who are seeking a safe haven. Betrayed by the adults in power, this newfound family soon realizes that running is not enough — they must use their collective powers to wage a resistance and take back their future.
12:00 Arrival
Prod Year 2016 – Linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.
14:00 Better Start Running
Prod Year 2018 – Harley is a store clerk whose life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself on the run with the girl of his dreams, his grandfather and a hitchhiker. Against all common sense, the four misfits follow a mysterious map that takes them on a wild and zany adventure, while a determined FBI agent and her rookie partner start to close in.
16:00 Bokeh
Prod Year 2017 – After a flash of light shoots across the sky, a couple (Maika Monroe, Matt O’Leary) on vacation in Iceland wake up to discover that everyone in the world is missing. Now, they must fight for survival while trying to make sense out of what happened.
18:00 Hollywood on Set
Mortal Engines/ The Happy Prince/ Can You Ever Forgive Me – Features behind-the-scenes footage from movie sets and discussions with the cast and crew about the details of each film.
18:30 Access
19:00 A Man Called Otto
Prod Year 2022 – When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
21:30 Wildcat
Prod Year 2021 – A captive reporter must figure out a way to escape from the militants who ambushed her convoy in the Middle East.
23:30 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Prod Year 2016 – In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker (Tina Fey) decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel (Margot Robbie), a fellow journalist who takes the shellshocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.
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