True Movies / True Movies2 9 August
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True Movies 1
05:00
Never Forget (Drama) PG certificate
1944. Inside a Nazi camp, Mel Mermelstein promises his father that if he survives he will tell the world what happened, that promise leads to the extraordinary, true chain of events.
(PG)
07:00
Ms. Scrooge (Film) Film icon PG certificate
A wealthy, miserly woman learns the meaning of Christmas in this urban update of 'A Christmas Carol'. A story everyone can believe in starring Cicely Tyson.
Director: John Korty
Starring: Michael Beach, Cicely Tyson, Katherine Helmond, John Bourgeois, Philip Akin, Arsinee Khanjian
(1997, PG)
09:00
Half a Dozen Babies (Film) Film icon PG certificate
After years of struggling to successfully become pregnant, a young couple is shocked to deliver sextuplets.
Director: Douglas Barr
Starring: Melissa Reeves, Scott Eastwood, Judith Ivey, Teri Garr, Kate McNeil, Bill MacDonald
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 2 Star)
11:00
Hit and Run (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
When a housewife commits a 'hit and run' and leaves a child gravely injured, there is no evidence and no witnesses. Can she escape the truth or her conscience.
Starring: Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Tom Arnold, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Rosenbaum, Jess Rowland
(2012, 12)
13:00
Marilyn and Me (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Susan Griffiths stars in this insightful and intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe during her rise to stardom and secret marriage to Bob Slatzer. A previously untold story offering a new perspective.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Susan Griffiths, Jesse Dabson, Terry Moore, Sandy McPeak, Kurt Fuller, Michael Kavanagh
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
The Stranger Beside Me (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Ann Rule Presents.
The terrifying true story of aspiring true-crime reporter Ann Rule, who was hired to cover a string of grisly unsolved murders.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Starring: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Kevin Dunn, Suki Kaiser, Brenda James, Jay Brazeau
(Made For TV, 2003, 15, 3 Star)
17:00
Under Suspicion (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
The only female detective in her squad, Rose deals with not only the pressure of detective work but the harsh reality of discrimination, her abilities and job performance are always Under Suspicion.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Monica Bellucci, Nydia Caro, Miguel Angel Suarez
(2000, 15, 3 Star)
19:00
Breach of Trust (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A woman's life is turned upside down when her husband is involved in a plane crash. She discovers he has been living another life...
Director: Larry Peerce
Starring: Roma Downey, William Russ, Neblis Francois, Penny Johnson, Kristina Malota, Christopher Robin Miller
(1999, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Marilyn and Me (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Susan Griffiths stars in this insightful and intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe during her rise to stardom and secret marriage to Bob Slatzer. A previously untold story offering a new perspective.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Susan Griffiths, Jesse Dabson, Terry Moore, Sandy McPeak, Kurt Fuller, Michael Kavanagh
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
23:00
Coast to Coast (Sport) 15 certificate
An embattled married couple embarks across the country to attend their son's wedding. Revisiting their past, to discover what went wrong, and hopefully find their way back to love.
Starring: Selma Blair
(15)
01:00
Desperate Lives (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A young and idealistic counsellor finds she must battle both apathetic students and frightened school teachers to wage her own personal war on drugs by enlisting a young drug abuser in her crusade.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis
Starring: Diana Scarwid, Doug McKeon, Helen Hunt, William Windom, Art Hindle, Tom Atkins
(Made For TV, 1982, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
Gang in Blue (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
A group of white police officers allow their racist feelings to turn murderous in this thrilling drama.
Director: Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Josh Brolin, Cynda Williams, J.T. Walsh, Stephen Lang, Sean McCann
(1996, 15, 2 Star)
05:00
Hard Evidence (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Based on a true story. A civil servant puts herself and her family in danger when she testifies against corruption. Kate Jackson, John Shea and Dean Stockwell star.
Director: Jan Egleson
Starring: Kate Jackson, John Shea, Terry O'Quinn, Beth Broderick, Jennifer Guthrie, Megan Gallacher
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 2 Star)
True Movies 2
05:00
Last Call (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
The final days of legendary novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald are recalled by his trusted young confidante instrumental in the publishing of Fitzgerald's final literary masterwork.
Director: Christine Lucas
Starring: Peter Coyote, Eric Michael Cole, Lorene Prieto, Elizabeth Rossa, Bastian Bodenhofer, Elizabeth Berkley
(1999, 15, 3 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Heartbreaker. Series 5, episode 21.
Jason Walton learns that love can be one of life's most painful experiences.
(1977, U)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Long Night. Series 5, episode 22.
With Grandma in the hospital, Grandpa feels alone and unneeded but builds a friendship with Aimee Goodsey which helps him.
(1977, U)
09:00
Within These Walls (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
A group of female prisoners are given one more chance to prove themselves when they're enrolled in a life-changing program to train dogs to assist disabled people.
Director: Mike Robe
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Laura Dern, LaTanya Richardson, Maria Herrera, Lucinda Davis, Karen Glave
(Made For TV, 2001, 12)
11:00
Danielle Steel's No Greater Love (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
In 1912, one fateful night during the maiden voyage of the Titanic, the sea shatters the lives of all aboard. Edwina instantly becomes a woman, mourning the death of her parents and the man she loved.
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Starring: Kelly Rutherford, Chris Sarandon, Nicholas Campbell, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Michael Landes, Gina Philips
(1996, 12, 1 Star)
13:00
Danielle Steel's Once in a Lifetime (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Lynsey Wagner plays an American novelist who struggles with life's challenges when a tragic fire takes the lives of her husband and daughter, leaving Daphne to raise her deaf child alone.
Director: Mike Miller
Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Barry Bostwick, Duncan Regehr, Amy Aquino, Rex Smith, Darrell Thomas Utley
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama) 3 star rating PG certificate
Blind Man's Buff.
Laura Ingalls is horrified to witness the fall from a tree that blinds her friend, Jordan Harrison, while he's performing a circus stunt.
(Part 1 of 2, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama) PG certificate
Ah... Sweet Mystery of Life.
Hetty and Tremayne surprise everyone with their marriage plans, but when Clive Pettibone brings the district superintendent to Avonlea, Hetty becomes distracted.
(Part 8, PG)
17:00
Danielle Steel's Heartbeat (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A weepie love story in which Polly Draper stars as a deserted pregnant screen writer who is faced with the prospect of becoming a single mother.
Director: Mike Miller
Starring: John Ritter, Polly Draper, Nancy Morgan, Kevin Kilner, Michael Lembeck, Steven Gilborn
(1993, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
Danielle Steel's Secrets (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
When a Hollywood producer casts his glossy new TV series, he unwittingly assembles a group whose private lives and individual secrets are often more intriguing than anyone on television.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Linda Purl, Gary Collins, Ben Browder, Josie Bissett, John Bennett Perry
(Made For TV, 1992, 15, 2 Star)
21:00
The Innocent (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
Gripping British drama about a happily married housewife who is devastated when her husband is accused of rape by her best friend - but who is telling the truth.
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Rossellini, Campbell Scott, Hart Bochner, Ronald Nitschke, James Grant
(1993, 15, 4 Star)
23:00
The Innocent (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
Conclusion of this drama about a woman who stands by her husband as he goes to trial over the rape of her best friend. Who should she believe? Caroline Quentin stars.
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Rossellini, Campbell Scott, Hart Bochner, Ronald Nitschke, James Grant
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, 1993, 15, 4 Star)
01:00
The Switch (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Based on a true story. Through sheer courage and determination, wheelchair user Larry McAfee turns his life into a personal triumph.
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Gary Cole, Craig T. Nelson, Kathleen Nolan, Chris Mulkey, L. Scott Caldwell, Max Gail
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
Frame Up (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Rocked by the death of his wife, ex-cop Jonathan Stone moves to Seattle to start a new life. He is then falsely accused of murder and forced to track down the real killer to clear his name.
Director: Michael Switzer
Starring: Richard Crenna, Beverly D'Angelo, Stephen McHattie, Robert Desiderio, James Handy, Alberta Watson
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 2 Star)
05:00
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Jason Gedrick stars in this true story of Andrew Luster, a convicted serial rapist and heir to the Max Factor fortune. It takes the powerful testimony of three women to finally bring him to justice.
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Jason Gedrick, Marla Sokoloff, Lisa Edelstein, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Stefanie von Pfetten, Winston Rekert
(Made For TV, 2003, PG, 3 Star)
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True Movies 1
05:00
Never Forget (Drama) PG certificate
1944. Inside a Nazi camp, Mel Mermelstein promises his father that if he survives he will tell the world what happened, that promise leads to the extraordinary, true chain of events.
(PG)
07:00
Ms. Scrooge (Film) Film icon PG certificate
A wealthy, miserly woman learns the meaning of Christmas in this urban update of 'A Christmas Carol'. A story everyone can believe in starring Cicely Tyson.
Director: John Korty
Starring: Michael Beach, Cicely Tyson, Katherine Helmond, John Bourgeois, Philip Akin, Arsinee Khanjian
(1997, PG)
09:00
Half a Dozen Babies (Film) Film icon PG certificate
After years of struggling to successfully become pregnant, a young couple is shocked to deliver sextuplets.
Director: Douglas Barr
Starring: Melissa Reeves, Scott Eastwood, Judith Ivey, Teri Garr, Kate McNeil, Bill MacDonald
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 2 Star)
11:00
Hit and Run (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
When a housewife commits a 'hit and run' and leaves a child gravely injured, there is no evidence and no witnesses. Can she escape the truth or her conscience.
Starring: Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Tom Arnold, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Rosenbaum, Jess Rowland
(2012, 12)
13:00
Marilyn and Me (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Susan Griffiths stars in this insightful and intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe during her rise to stardom and secret marriage to Bob Slatzer. A previously untold story offering a new perspective.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Susan Griffiths, Jesse Dabson, Terry Moore, Sandy McPeak, Kurt Fuller, Michael Kavanagh
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
The Stranger Beside Me (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Ann Rule Presents.
The terrifying true story of aspiring true-crime reporter Ann Rule, who was hired to cover a string of grisly unsolved murders.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Starring: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Kevin Dunn, Suki Kaiser, Brenda James, Jay Brazeau
(Made For TV, 2003, 15, 3 Star)
17:00
Under Suspicion (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
The only female detective in her squad, Rose deals with not only the pressure of detective work but the harsh reality of discrimination, her abilities and job performance are always Under Suspicion.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Monica Bellucci, Nydia Caro, Miguel Angel Suarez
(2000, 15, 3 Star)
19:00
Breach of Trust (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A woman's life is turned upside down when her husband is involved in a plane crash. She discovers he has been living another life...
Director: Larry Peerce
Starring: Roma Downey, William Russ, Neblis Francois, Penny Johnson, Kristina Malota, Christopher Robin Miller
(1999, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Marilyn and Me (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Susan Griffiths stars in this insightful and intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe during her rise to stardom and secret marriage to Bob Slatzer. A previously untold story offering a new perspective.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Susan Griffiths, Jesse Dabson, Terry Moore, Sandy McPeak, Kurt Fuller, Michael Kavanagh
(Made For TV, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
23:00
Coast to Coast (Sport) 15 certificate
An embattled married couple embarks across the country to attend their son's wedding. Revisiting their past, to discover what went wrong, and hopefully find their way back to love.
Starring: Selma Blair
(15)
01:00
Desperate Lives (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A young and idealistic counsellor finds she must battle both apathetic students and frightened school teachers to wage her own personal war on drugs by enlisting a young drug abuser in her crusade.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis
Starring: Diana Scarwid, Doug McKeon, Helen Hunt, William Windom, Art Hindle, Tom Atkins
(Made For TV, 1982, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
Gang in Blue (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
A group of white police officers allow their racist feelings to turn murderous in this thrilling drama.
Director: Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Josh Brolin, Cynda Williams, J.T. Walsh, Stephen Lang, Sean McCann
(1996, 15, 2 Star)
05:00
Hard Evidence (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Based on a true story. A civil servant puts herself and her family in danger when she testifies against corruption. Kate Jackson, John Shea and Dean Stockwell star.
Director: Jan Egleson
Starring: Kate Jackson, John Shea, Terry O'Quinn, Beth Broderick, Jennifer Guthrie, Megan Gallacher
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 2 Star)
True Movies 2
05:00
Last Call (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
The final days of legendary novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald are recalled by his trusted young confidante instrumental in the publishing of Fitzgerald's final literary masterwork.
Director: Christine Lucas
Starring: Peter Coyote, Eric Michael Cole, Lorene Prieto, Elizabeth Rossa, Bastian Bodenhofer, Elizabeth Berkley
(1999, 15, 3 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Heartbreaker. Series 5, episode 21.
Jason Walton learns that love can be one of life's most painful experiences.
(1977, U)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama) U certificate
The Long Night. Series 5, episode 22.
With Grandma in the hospital, Grandpa feels alone and unneeded but builds a friendship with Aimee Goodsey which helps him.
(1977, U)
09:00
Within These Walls (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
A group of female prisoners are given one more chance to prove themselves when they're enrolled in a life-changing program to train dogs to assist disabled people.
Director: Mike Robe
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Laura Dern, LaTanya Richardson, Maria Herrera, Lucinda Davis, Karen Glave
(Made For TV, 2001, 12)
11:00
Danielle Steel's No Greater Love (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
In 1912, one fateful night during the maiden voyage of the Titanic, the sea shatters the lives of all aboard. Edwina instantly becomes a woman, mourning the death of her parents and the man she loved.
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Starring: Kelly Rutherford, Chris Sarandon, Nicholas Campbell, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Michael Landes, Gina Philips
(1996, 12, 1 Star)
13:00
Danielle Steel's Once in a Lifetime (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Lynsey Wagner plays an American novelist who struggles with life's challenges when a tragic fire takes the lives of her husband and daughter, leaving Daphne to raise her deaf child alone.
Director: Mike Miller
Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Barry Bostwick, Duncan Regehr, Amy Aquino, Rex Smith, Darrell Thomas Utley
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama) 3 star rating PG certificate
Blind Man's Buff.
Laura Ingalls is horrified to witness the fall from a tree that blinds her friend, Jordan Harrison, while he's performing a circus stunt.
(Part 1 of 2, 1974, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Road to Avonlea (Drama) PG certificate
Ah... Sweet Mystery of Life.
Hetty and Tremayne surprise everyone with their marriage plans, but when Clive Pettibone brings the district superintendent to Avonlea, Hetty becomes distracted.
(Part 8, PG)
17:00
Danielle Steel's Heartbeat (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
A weepie love story in which Polly Draper stars as a deserted pregnant screen writer who is faced with the prospect of becoming a single mother.
Director: Mike Miller
Starring: John Ritter, Polly Draper, Nancy Morgan, Kevin Kilner, Michael Lembeck, Steven Gilborn
(1993, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
Danielle Steel's Secrets (Film) Film icon 15 certificate
When a Hollywood producer casts his glossy new TV series, he unwittingly assembles a group whose private lives and individual secrets are often more intriguing than anyone on television.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Linda Purl, Gary Collins, Ben Browder, Josie Bissett, John Bennett Perry
(Made For TV, 1992, 15, 2 Star)
21:00
The Innocent (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
Gripping British drama about a happily married housewife who is devastated when her husband is accused of rape by her best friend - but who is telling the truth.
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Rossellini, Campbell Scott, Hart Bochner, Ronald Nitschke, James Grant
(1993, 15, 4 Star)
23:00
The Innocent (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
Conclusion of this drama about a woman who stands by her husband as he goes to trial over the rape of her best friend. Who should she believe? Caroline Quentin stars.
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Rossellini, Campbell Scott, Hart Bochner, Ronald Nitschke, James Grant
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, 1993, 15, 4 Star)
01:00
The Switch (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Based on a true story. Through sheer courage and determination, wheelchair user Larry McAfee turns his life into a personal triumph.
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Gary Cole, Craig T. Nelson, Kathleen Nolan, Chris Mulkey, L. Scott Caldwell, Max Gail
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
03:00
Frame Up (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Rocked by the death of his wife, ex-cop Jonathan Stone moves to Seattle to start a new life. He is then falsely accused of murder and forced to track down the real killer to clear his name.
Director: Michael Switzer
Starring: Richard Crenna, Beverly D'Angelo, Stephen McHattie, Robert Desiderio, James Handy, Alberta Watson
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 2 Star)
05:00
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Jason Gedrick stars in this true story of Andrew Luster, a convicted serial rapist and heir to the Max Factor fortune. It takes the powerful testimony of three women to finally bring him to justice.
Director: Bobby Roth
Starring: Jason Gedrick, Marla Sokoloff, Lisa Edelstein, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Stefanie von Pfetten, Winston Rekert
(Made For TV, 2003, PG, 3 Star)