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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, December 23
13:00 Space Oddity
Prod Year 2022 – When Alex gives up on Earth and decides to leave it all behind for a one-way mission to Mars, an unexpected romance forces him to choose between an uncertain journey to the stars and an even more uncertain journey of the heart.
15:00 Ultimate Countdown
Most Memorable Movies of the 2000s – Memorable moments in movie history and celebrities’ lives are ranked with anecdotes from experts.
16:00 BeBe Winan’s We Three Kings
Prod Year 2024 – A retired musician hatches a plan to bring his three daughters home for Christmas for the first time since their mother’s death. Holiday songs and old memories soon make the estranged siblings realize that life is better when they’re all together.
17:30 Sugarplummed
Prod Year 2024 – Emily’s wish for a picture-perfect Christmas comes true when a magical, optimistic movie character steps off the screen to help, but as things spiral out of control, she learns that true holiday perfection might look very different from what she imagined.
19:00 White Christmas
Prod Year 1954 – Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what’s the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that’s sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!
21:00 Edward Scissorhands
Prod Year 1990 – A scientist creates a robot that has scissors for hands before he dies. A suburban society discovers him and turns him into the monster that he isn’t.
23:00 Rescuing Christmas
Prod Year 2024 – Erin unwittingly wishes away Christmas, and Sam steps in to help bring it back.
Tuesday, December 24
01:00 A Very Vermont Christmas
Prod Year 2024 – A local champion skier and Vermont brew master teams up with an unlikely match to create a seasonal microbrew to save her family’s business before Christmas.
02:30 Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend
Prod Year 2023 – A precocious 10-year-old girl makes a Christmas wish for her adoptive mother to find true love.
04:00 Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas
Prod Year 2023 – Carly heads to a quaint town to lead the church choir during Christmastime. As she gets to know an Army veteran and the townspeople, she stumbles across clues that suggest she may have been brought there for a life-changing reason.
05:30 The Secret Gift of Christmas
Prod Year 2023 – Bonnie is a personal shopper who helps her widowed client reconnect with his young daughter. Though their ideas of shopping couldn’t be more different, she’s determined to get them everything on their wish list.
07:00 Magic in Mistletoe
Prod Year 2023 – Harrington is a reclusive author whose recent comments on social media have ruffled some feathers. As his publicist works hard to spin damage control, she tries to unlock his guarded heart and help him rediscover the spirit of the holidays.
08:30 Holiday Road
Prod Year 2023 – Stranded at an airport, a group of holiday travelers agrees to rent a van for a road trip to Denver. When their unexpected journey leads them into uncharted territory, they must navigate a series of misadventures that brings them closer together.
10:00 Christmas on Cherry Lane
Prod Year 2023 – Three couples celebrate the holiday season while navigating crucial turning points in their lives.
11:30 Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Prod Year 2023 – Emily and Jared are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again, this time as a couple. They’re also ready to work with members of the community to make this year’s Christmas festivities the best yet.
13:00 Homemade Christmas
Prod Year 2020 – A woman must choose between two men during the holidays. One is the man of her dreams, while the other one is Mr. Right.
14:30 Dear Christmas
Prod Year 2020 – A podcast host develops an unexpected romance with a local firefighter during the holidays.
16:00 Make or Bake Christmas
Prod Year 2024 – A woman finds herself falling in love while working under cover as a seasonal employee at a quaint bakery.
17:30 Happy Howlidays
Prod Year 2024 – Mia (Lowndes), a meticulous webpage editor for the Seattle Tourism Board, finds herself unexpectedly navigating the holidays alone. As the only one working, she’s drawn into an unusual encounter when she encounters a stray dog
19:00 Miracle On 34th Street
Prod Year 1994 – A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year old Susan has doubts about childhood’s most enduring miracle – Santa Claus. Her mother told her the “”secret”” about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn’t expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who’s convinced he’s the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all – something to believe in.
21:00 Elf
Prod Year 2003 – Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.
23:00 It’s a Wonderful Life
Prod Year 1946 – After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George’s wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.
Wednesday, December 25
01:30 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Prod Year 2000 – In this live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s tale by Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined by his hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).
03:30 A Christmas Carol
Prod Year 1984 – Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.
05:30 A Christmas Story
Prod Year 1983 – Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), who spends most of his time dodging a bully (Zack Ward) and dreaming of his ideal Christmas gift, a “”Red Ryder air rifle.”” Frequently at odds with his cranky dad (Darren McGavin) but comforted by his doting mother (Melinda Dillon), Ralphie struggles to make it to Christmas Day with his glasses and his hopes intact.
07:30 Home Alone
Prod Year 1990 – When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O’Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
09:30 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Prod Year 1992 – After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City — while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man’s toy store just before Christmas.
12:00 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Prod Year 1989 – As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo), and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property. Even worse, Clark’s employers renege on the holiday bonus he needs.
14:00 Elf
Prod Year 2003 – Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.
16:00 A Very Merry Beauty Salon
Prod Year 2024 – A woman’s budding romance with a charismatic CEO challenges her thoughts on love and family.
17:30 Following Yonder Star
Prod Year 2024 – Abby Marshall (Brooke D’Orsay), once celebrated for her role as an inspirational mother on TV, is finding her real life in shambles after dealing with a scandal. She retreats to a luxury Vermont resort for Christmas only to find herself without a room due to a booking mishap. All the local hotels are booked up due to a rare astronomical event – a beautiful star said to mirror the Star of Bethlehem will appear on Christmas Eve. Thankfully, Abby finds a room at a quaint B&B, owned by Tom Maguire (John Brotherton), who is also a high school astronomy teacher.
19:00 Leah’s Perfect Gift
Prod Year 2024 – A Jewish Leah accompanies her boyfriend to Connecticut to experience a traditional Christmas with his family.
20:30 Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights
Prod Year 2008 – Davey Stone (Adam Sandler), a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at redemption — spend the holiday performing community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail. Davey thinks he’s gotten off easy until he meets Whitey Duvall, the eccentric, elf-like head referee.
22:00 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.
Thursday, December 26
00:00 Everybody Wants Some!!
Prod Year 2016 – In 1980 Texas, a college freshman (Blake Jenner) meets his new baseball teammates (Will Brittain, Ryan Guzman), an unruly group of disco-dancing, skirt-chasing partyers.
02:00 Glory
Prod Year 1990 – Following the Battle of Antietam, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is offered command of the United States’ first all-African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. With junior officer Cabot Forbes (Cary Elwes), Shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including the escaped slave Trip (Denzel Washington) and the wise gravedigger John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman). At first limited to menial manual tasks, the regiment fights to be placed in the heat of battle.
04:30 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
John Singleton – The best directors in Hollywood discuss their films.
05:00 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.
07:00 Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights
Prod Year 2008 – Davey Stone (Adam Sandler), a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at redemption — spend the holiday performing community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail. Davey thinks he’s gotten off easy until he meets Whitey Duvall, the eccentric, elf-like head referee.
08:30 Descendants 3
Prod Year 2019 – Mal and her friends face their biggest challenge yet when an unfathomable dark force threatens the people of Auradon.
10:30 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.
12:30 The Great Gatsby
Prod Year 2013 – Midwest native Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) arrives in 1922 New York in search of the American dream. Nick, a would-be writer, moves in next-door to millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Thus, Nick becomes drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and — as he bears witness to their illusions and deceits — pens a tale of impossible love, dreams, and tragedy.
15:00 Descendants 3
Prod Year 2019 – Mal and her friends face their biggest challenge yet when an unfathomable dark force threatens the people of Auradon.
17:00 Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Prod Year 2019 – Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle, nothing could prepare Dora for her most dangerous adventure yet — high school. Accompanied by a ragtag group of teens and Boots the monkey, Dora embarks on a quest to save her parents while trying to solve the seemingly impossible mystery behind a lost Incan civilization.
19:00 Double Holiday
Prod Year 2019 – Rebecca endures working with her colleague and rival Chris to plan the office Christmas party in hopes of getting a promotion. Hanukkah and Christmas traditions abound. While spending so much time together, will they take their eyes off the prize and see each other anew?
20:30 Murder on the Orient Express
Prod Year 2017 – A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train. When an avalanche stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks, the world’s greatest detective — Hercule Poirot — arrives to interrogate all passengers and search for clues before the killer can strike again.
22:30 Copshop
Prod Year 2021 – Screaming through the Nevada desert in a bullet-ridden car, wily con artist Teddy Murretto hatches a plan to hide out from lethal assassin Bob Viddick. He punches rookie officer Valerie Young to get himself arrested and locked up in a small-town police station. However, jail can’t protect Murretto for long as Viddick schemes his own way into detention, biding his time in a nearby cell until he can complete his mission.