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.
Monday, August 18
19:00 Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway
Prod Year 2024 – A jilted art gallery manager takes her honeymoon cruise solo and meets a charming prince posing as a European gentleman, who shares her passion for art.
20:30 Best Mom
Prod Year 2018 – Desperately wishing to connect with her precocious daughter, a woman joins an improvisational acting class to learn the art of listening and playing.
22:00 Babylon
Prod Year 2022 – Decadence, depravity and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood.
Tuesday, August 19
01:30 Erin Brockovich
Prod Year 2000 – Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) is a woman in a tight spot. Following a car accident in which Erin is not at fault, Erin pleads with her attorney Ed Masry (Albert Finney) to hire her at his law firm. Erin stumbles upon some medical records placed in real estate files. She convinces Ed to allow her to investigate, where she discovers a cover-up involving contaminated water in a local community which is causing devastating illnesses among its residents.
04:00 Hollywood on Set
The Boogeyman/Asteroid City/Elemental – Behind the scenes exclusive footage from the latest movies.
04:30 From Here to Eternity
Prod Year 1953 – At an Army barracks in Hawaii in the days preceding the attack on Pearl Harbor, lone-wolf soldier and boxing champion “”Prew”” Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) refuses to box, preferring to play the bugle instead. Hard-hearted Capt. Holmes (Philip Ober) subjects Prew to a grueling series of punishments while, unknown to Holmes, the gruff but fair Sgt. Warden (Burt Lancaster) engages in a clandestine affair with the captain’s mistreated wife (Deborah Kerr).
06:30 Field of Dreams
Prod Year 1989 – When Iowa farmer Ray (Kevin Costner) hears a mysterious voice one night in his cornfield saying “”If you build it, he will come,”” he feels the need to act. Despite taunts of lunacy, Ray builds a baseball diamond on his land, supported by his wife, Annie (Amy Madigan). Afterward, the ghosts of great players start emerging from the crops to play ball, led by “”Shoeless”” Joe Jackson. But, as Ray learns, this field of dreams is about much more than bringing former baseball greats out to play.
08:30 Access
09:00 The Blind Side
Prod Year 2009 – Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in. The Tuohys eventually become Michael’s legal guardians, transforming both his life and theirs. Michael’s tremendous size and protective instincts make him a formidable force on the gridiron, and with help from his new family and devoted tutor, he realizes his potential as a student and football player.
11:30 Eddie the Eagle
Prod Year 2016 – Cut from the Olympic ski team, British athlete Michael “”Eddie”” Edwards travels to Germany to test his skills at ski jumping. Fate leads him to Bronson Peary, a former ski jumper who now works as a snowplow driver. Impressed by Edwards’ spirit and determination, Peary agrees to train the young underdog. Despite an entire nation counting him out, Eddie’s never-say-die attitude takes him all the way to a historic and improbable showing at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.
13:30 Hollywood on Set
One Piece/The Monkey King/Vacation Friends 2 – Behind the scenes exclusive footage from the latest movies.
14:00 The Bachelors
Prod Year 2017 – After the death of his wife, Bill and his 17-year-old son, Wes, move from a small town to a big city for a fresh start. As they begin to adjust to life in the city and seek ways to heal their wounds, they both find comfort in newfound romances. Although circumstances contribute to Bill and Wes growing apart, they come back together and rediscover their true selves in the process.
16:00 Blinded by the Light
Prod Year 2019 – Javed is a Pakistani teenager who experiences racial and economic turmoil while living in Luton, England, in 1987. He writes poetry as a way to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the stubborn views of his traditional father. When a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteeen, Javed sees parallels between the singer’s powerful lyrics and his own working-class environment. Springsteen’s melodies soon inspire Javed to find his own voice and follow his dreams.
18:00 ES.TV
18:30 Access
19:00 Bill & Ted Face the Music
Prod Year 2020 – The ruler of the future tells best friends Bill and Ted they must compose a new song to save life as we know it. But instead of writing it, they decide to travel through time to steal it from their older selves. Meanwhile, their young daughters devise their own musical scheme to help their fathers bring harmony to the universe.
21:00 The Craft: Legacy
Prod Year 2020 – An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.
23:00 The Burial
Prod Year 2023 – A lawyer helps a funeral home owner save his family business from a corporate behemoth.
Wednesday, August 20
01:30 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.
04:00 Hollywood on Set
The Killer/Rustin/Maestro – Behind the scenes exclusive footage from the latest movies.
04:30 Bring It On: Cheer or Die
Prod Year 2022 – When members of a cheerleading squad disappear, the remaining few must unmask the assailant.
06:00 Hollywood on Set
Oppenheimer/The Blackening/Fool’s Paradise – Behind the scenes exclusive footage from the latest movies.
06:30 Brave
Prod Year 2012 – Merida (Kelly Macdonald), the impetuous but courageous daughter of Scottish King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), is a skilled archer who wants to carve out her own path in life. Her defiance of an age-old tradition angers the Highland lords and leads to chaos in the kingdom. Merida seeks help from an eccentric witch (Julie Walters), who grants her an ill-fated wish. Now, Merida must discover the true meaning of courage and undo a beastly curse before it’s too late.
08:30 Access
09:00 Blinded by the Light
Prod Year 2019 – Javed is a Pakistani teenager who experiences racial and economic turmoil while living in Luton, England, in 1987. He writes poetry as a way to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the stubborn views of his traditional father. When a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteeen, Javed sees parallels between the singer’s powerful lyrics and his own working-class environment. Springsteen’s melodies soon inspire Javed to find his own voice and follow his dreams.
11:00 Bill & Ted Face the Music
Prod Year 2020 – The ruler of the future tells best friends Bill and Ted they must compose a new song to save life as we know it. But instead of writing it, they decide to travel through time to steal it from their older selves. Meanwhile, their young daughters devise their own musical scheme to help their fathers bring harmony to the universe.
13:00 The Craft: Legacy
Prod Year 2020 – An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.
15:00 Ultimate Countdown
Celebrities Gone Bad
16:00 Battle of the Sexes
Prod Year 2017 – The 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs became the most watched televised sports event of all time. Trapped in the media glare, King and Riggs were on opposites sides of a binary argument, but off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. With her husband urging her to fight for equal pay, the private King was also struggling to come to terms with her own sexuality, while Riggs gambled his legacy and reputation in a bid to relive the glories of his past.
18:30 Access
19:00 Shattered Vows
Prod Year 2025 – A honeymoon goes tragically wrong when new groom, Brendan, falls off a hotel balcony, leaving his bride, Sarah, devastated. When the autopsy points to murder, Sarah must quickly prove her innocence or risk a lifetime separated from her stepdaughter.
20:30 A Million Miles Away
Prod Year 2023 – A biopic about Jose Hernandez and his path from a farm worker to becoming an engineer and an astronaut. A tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream.
23:00 Black Creek
Prod Year 2017 – When a troubled young man and his sister travel into the dark Wisconsin woods to scatter their father’s ashes, they disturb an ancient spirit and become marked for death.
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