AFN Movie TV Channel Program Schedule
AFN Movie Channel features a wide range of movies as well as “behind- the-scenes” film programs
Sunday, May 17
16:30 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Prod Year 2017 – After the murder of his father, young Arthur’s power-hungry uncle Vortigern seizes control of the crown. Robbed of his birthright, he grows up the hard way in the back alleys of the city, not knowing who he truly is. When fate leads him to pull the Excalibur sword from stone, Arthur embraces his true destiny to become a legendary fighter and leader.
19:00 Gladiator
Prod Year 2000 – Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.
22:00 Gladiator II
Prod Year 2024 – Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Monday, May 18
00:30 Annabelle
Prod Year 2014 – John Form (Ward Horton) thinks he’s found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia (Annabelle Wallis) : a vintage doll in a beautiful white dress. However, the couple’s delight doesn’t last long: One terrible night, devil worshippers invade their home and launch a violent attack against the couple. When the cultists try to summon a demon, they smear a bloody rune on the nursery wall and drip blood on Mia’s doll, thereby turning the former object of beauty into a conduit for ultimate evil.
02:30 Annabelle Comes Home
Prod Year 2019 – Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren lock the possessed doll in the artifacts room in their house. But when the doll awakens the room’s evil spirits, it soon becomes an unholy night of terror for the couple’s 10-year-old daughter, her friends and their young baby sitter.
04:30 Aberrance
Prod Year 2022 – When Erkhmee and Selenge arrive at an old cabin deep in the Mongolian woods, a foreboding settles over the couple. Erkhmee’s seemingly keen desire to provide a safe and nurturing space for his wife is at odds with his violent actions and mannerisms.
06:00 Gladiator
Prod Year 2000 – Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.
09:00 The Scorpion King
Prod Year 2002 – A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland.
11:00 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Prod Year 2017 – After the murder of his father, young Arthur’s power-hungry uncle Vortigern seizes control of the crown. Robbed of his birthright, he grows up the hard way in the back alleys of the city, not knowing who he truly is. When fate leads him to pull the Excalibur sword from stone, Arthur embraces his true destiny to become a legendary fighter and leader.
13:30 The Prestige
Prod Year 2006 – Robert and Alfred are rival magicians. When Alfred performs the ultimate magic trick, Robert tries to find out the secret to the trick.
16:00 Spider-Man
Prod Year 2002 – “”Spider-Man”” centers on student Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) who, after being bitten by a genetically-altered spider, gains superhuman strength and the spider-like ability to cling to any surface. He vows to use his abilities to fight crime, coming to understand the words of his beloved Uncle Ben: “”With great power comes great responsibility.””
18:30 Access
19:00 A Little Park Music
Prod Year 2026 – When a piano appears in the park gazebo, interfering with important work, city manager Allie joins forces with rookie cop Ryan to remove it, only to find both music and love are hard to resist.
20:30 Fame: A Temptations Story
Prod Year 2025 – Despite sibling rivalry, the Jordan sisters, Cherish and Roxy, remain the hottest singing duo on the charts. When their penthouse becomes the target of a frightening jewel heist, rumors start to spread that Roxy secretly planned and staged the crime.
22:00 Let Them All Talk
Prod Year 2020 – A young man finds romance with a literary agent while taking a trip with the woman’s famous aunt and her friends.
Tuesday, May 19
00:00 Limelight
Prod Year 2018 – A small-town narcissist pulls out all the stops in his pursuit of absolute stardom.
02:00 Fifty Shades of Grey
Prod Year 2015 – When college senior Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair — and learns that Christian’s true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
04:30 Live or Die in La Honda
Prod Year 2017 – Blake Baker comes to the aid of an old flame, and he’s forced to decide how much he’s willing to risk for the love of his life.
06:00 ES.TV
06:30 Married Life
Prod Year 2007 – After many years of marriage, Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) falls in love with lovely Kay Nesbitt (Rachel McAdams). Harry plots to kill his wife, Pat (Patricia Clarkson), because he feels divorce would be too hard on her. Meanwhile, his roguish best friend, Richard (Pierce Brosnan), is also in love with Kay and would like nothing better than to steal her out from under Harry’s nose.
08:30 Access
09:00 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Prod Year 2001 – This live action feature is inspired by the most successful interactive video-game character in history — Lara Croft. Beautiful and brainy, Lara (Angelina Jolie) is the heroine of Eidos Interactive’s phenomenally successful “”Tomb Raider”” game series. It is one woman’s fearless quest criss-crossing the globe, in an amazing attempt to save the world.
11:00 Men in Black II
Prod Year 2002 – Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay (Will Smith) reunite to provide our best line of defense against a seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIBs mission statement: protecting the earth from the scum of the universe. While investigating a routine crime, Jay uncovers a plot masterminded by Serleena (Boyle), a Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a lingerie model. When Serleena takes the MIB building hostage, there is only one person Jay can turn to — his former MIB partner.
12:30 Men in Black 3
Prod Year 2012 – Even though agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) have been protecting the Earth from alien scum for many years, J still does not know much about his gruff partner. However, J soon gets an unexpected chance to find out what makes K tick when an alien criminal called Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement) escapes, goes back to 1969, and kills K. With the fate of the planet at stake, J goes back in time and teams up with K’s younger self (Josh Brolin) to put things right.
14:30 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Prod Year 2013 – Fifteen years after Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) defeated the wicked witch who planned to have them for her dinner, the siblings have come of age as skilled bounty hunters. Hell-bent on retribution, they have dedicated their lives to hunting down and destroying every witch still lurking in the dark forests of their homeland. As the notorious blood moon approaches, the siblings face a great evil — one that could hold the secret to their terrifying past.
16:00 Spider-Man 2
Prod Year 2004 – When a failed nuclear fusion experiment results in an explosion that kills his wife, Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) is transformed into Dr. Octopus, a cyborg with deadly metal tentacles. Doc Ock blames Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) for the accident and seeks revenge. Meanwhile, Spidey’s alter ego, Peter Parker, faces fading powers and self-doubt. Complicating matters are his best friend’s (James Franco) hatred for Spider-Man and his true love’s (Kirsten Dunst) sudden engagement to another man.
18:30 Thor
Prod Year 2011 – As the son of Odin (Anthony Hopkins), king of the Norse gods, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) will soon inherit the throne of Asgard from his aging father. However, on the day that he is to be crowned, Thor reacts with brutality when the gods’ enemies, the Frost Giants, enter the palace in violation of their treaty. As punishment, Odin banishes Thor to Earth. While Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor’s brother, plots mischief in Asgard, Thor, now stripped of his powers, faces his greatest threat.
20:30 Star Trek: Section 31
Prod Year 2025 – Emperor Philippa Georgiou faces the sins of her past after joining a secret division of Starfleet that’s tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets.
22:30 Doctor Sleep
Prod Year 2019 – Struggling with alcoholism, Dan Torrance remains traumatized by the sinister events that occurred at the Overlook Hotel when he was a child. His hope for a peaceful existence soon becomes shattered when he meets Abra, a teen who shares his extrasensory gift of the “”shine.”” Together, they form an unlikely alliance to battle the True Knot, a cult whose members try to feed off the shine of innocents to become immortal.
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