AFN Movie TV Channel Program Schedule
AFN Movie Channel features a wide range of movies as well as “behind- the-scenes” film programs
Monday, May 25
11:30 Forrest Gump
Prod Year 1994 – Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save — his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (Robin Wright).
14:00 Behind Enemy Lines
Prod Year 2001 – A Navy pilot (Owen Wilson) is shot down over enemy territory, and struggles to survive the relentless pursuit of a ruthless secret police enforcer, a deadly tracker, and countless hostile troops. With time running out, the injured pilot’s commanding officer (Gene Hackman) goes against orders to carry out a desperate rescue mission.
16:00 Unbroken
Prod Year 2014 – As a boy, Louis “”Louie”” Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics. When World War II breaks out, Louie enlists in the military. After his plane crashes in the Pacific, he survives an incredible 47 days adrift in a raft, until his capture by the Japanese navy. Sent to a POW camp, Louie becomes the favorite target of a particularly cruel prison commander.
18:30 Dunkirk
Prod Year 2017 – In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated.
20:30 Dog
Prod Year 2022 – With a dog named Lulu by his side, Army Ranger Briggs races down the Pacific Coast to make it to a soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, Briggs and Lulu drive each other completely crazy, break a handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.
22:30 Lone Survivor
Prod Year 2013 – In 2005 Afghanistan, Navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg), Michael Murphy (Taylor Kitsch), Danny Dietz (Emile Hirsch) and Matthew “”Axe”” Axelson (Ben Foster) deploy on a mission of surveillance and to take out Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. Though spotted by goatherds, Luttrell and his team decide not to kill them. But one of the Afghans alerts a group of Taliban fighters to the invaders, and a terrible battle ensues, in which the SEALs find themselves hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned.
Tuesday, May 26
01:00 Made in China
Prod Year 2019 – A failed businessman goes to China with a special business plan.
02:30 Half & Half
Prod Year 2022 – An unlikely friendship forms between an optimistic homeless man and a jaded young bride when they discover they’re both competing to win one $1 million.
03:30 ES.TV
04:00 Access
04:30 Gone With the Wind
Prod Year 1939 – Presented as originally released in 1939. Includes themes and character depictions which may be offensive and problematic to contemporary audiences. Epic Civil War drama focuses on the life of petulant Southern belle Scarlett O’Hara. Starting with her idyllic life on a sprawling plantation, the film traces her survival through the tragic history of the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and her tangled love affairs with Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler.
08:30 Access
09:00 The Nutty Professor
Prod Year 1996 – Brilliant and obese scientist Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) invents a miraculous weight-loss solution. After a date with chemistry student Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett) goes badly, a depressed Klump tries the solution on himself. Though he instantly loses 250 pounds, the side effects include a second personality: an obnoxiously self-assertive braggart who calls himself Buddy Love. Buddy proves to be more popular than Sherman, but his arrogance and bad behavior quickly spiral out of control.
11:00 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Prod Year 2003 – Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) arrives at Port Royal in the Caribbean without a ship or crew. His timing is inopportune, however, because later that evening the town is besieged by a pirate ship. The pirates kidnap the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth (Keira Knightley), who’s in possession of a valuable coin that is linked to a curse that has transformed the pirates into the undead. A gallant blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) in love with Elizabeth allies with Sparrow in pursuit of the pirates.
13:30 Hollywood on Set
The Day Of The Jackal/ That Christmas/ Nosferatu – Features behind-the-scenes footage from movie sets and discussions with the cast and crew about the details of each film.
14:00 One Fall
Prod Year 2016 – After surviving a fall from a 200-foot precipice, a man (Marcus Dean Fuller) acquires the power to heal others, then decides to charge for his services.
15:30 Hollywood on Set
Jurassic World 2/ I Feel Pretty/ Traffik – Features behind-the-scenes footage from movie sets and discussions with the cast and crew about the details of each film.
16:00 Thor: The Dark World
Prod Year 2013 – When Jane Foster is possessed by a great power, Thor must protect her from a new threat of old times: the Dark Elves.
18:00 ES.TV
18:30 Access
19:00 The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Prod Year 2015 – At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.
21:00 Skyscraper
Prod Year 2018 – Will Sawyer is a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. While he’s on assignment in China, the world’s tallest and safest building catches on fire — and Will gets framed for it. Now a wanted man and on the run, he must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family members when they become trapped inside the inferno.
23:00 Motherless Brooklyn
Prod Year 2019 – Lionel Essrog is a lonely private detective who doesn’t let Tourette’s syndrome stand in the way of his job. Gifted with a few clues and an obsessive mind, Lionel sets out to solve the murder of Frank Minna — his mentor and only friend. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn and Harlem, Essrog soon uncovers a web of secrets while contending with thugs, corruption and the most dangerous man in the city.
Wednesday, May 27
01:30 Olympus Has Fallen
Prod Year 2013 – The unthinkable happens when heavily armed and highly trained terrorists launch a bold daytime attack on the White House. The building is overrun, and President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) and his staff are taken hostage. Luckily for Asher, former presidential security officer Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is on the scene. With time running out, it’s up to Banning to locate Asher’s son before the extremists do and rescue the president before his captors unleash their ultimate plan.
03:30 Micerz
Prod Year 2021 – A rag-tag group of stand-up comics attempt to save their decrepit hole-in-the wall open mic.
05:30 Hollywood on Set
Blitz/ Exhibiting Forgiveness/ Smile 2 – Features behind-the-scenes footage from movie sets and discussions with the cast and crew about the details of each film.
06:00 Ultimate Countdown
Most Influential Movies of the 60s – A countdown of movies from the 1960s that influenced the masses.
07:00 The Groomsmen First Look
Prod Year 2025 – A pediatrician and an overseas doctor, meet at a wedding in Philadelphia, but the long distance, family, and their friends may hinder their budding romance.
08:30 Access
09:00 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Prod Year 2000 – Professor Sherman Klump is getting married. And the Klump family could not be more delighted for him.
11:00 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Prod Year 2006 – When ghostly pirate Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) comes to collect a blood debt, Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) must find a way to avoid his fate lest his soul be damned for all time. Nevertheless, the wily ghost manages to interrupt the wedding plans of Jack’s friends Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley).
14:00 Pirate Radio
Prod Year 2009 – A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960s.
16:00 Get On Up
Prod Year 2014 – James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) was born in extreme poverty in 1933 South Carolina and survived abandonment, abuse and jail to become one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He joined a gospel group as a teenager, but the jazz and blues along the “”chitlin’ circuit”” became his springboard to fame. Although his backup musicians came and went, Brown retained the ability to mesmerize audiences with his music, signature moves and sexual energy.
18:30 Access
19:00 The Nurse Who Knew Too Much
Prod Year 2026 – After a patient mutters a possible murder confession under anesthesia, Nurse Sarah Harwood is thrust into a tense game of cat and mouse-racing to uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim.
20:30 Faith in the Flames: The Nichole Jolly Story
Prod Year 2025 – Nichole Jolly is a nurse who clocks in for her shift at the local hospital in Paradise, Calif. When a raging wildfire engulfs the town and forces an evacuation, she risks her own life to bring her husband, children and other residents to safety.
22:00 Poor Things
Prod Year 2023 – Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
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