The Movie Channel Xtra TV Guide — Thursday, 8 October 2026

Browse the full The Movie Channel Xtra TV guide for Thursday, 8 October 2026. 13 programmes listed , including 3 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

1. 01:30 1h 40m

   Tommy Boy

   Comedy Film ★ 6.8

   

   After his auto-parts tycoon father dies, the overweight, underachieving son teams up with a snide accountant to try and save the family business.

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2. 03:10 1h 40m

   Soul Men

   Comedy, Music Film ★ 6.1

   

   Two soul singers reluctantly agree to perform at a tribute concert at the Apollo Theater, but they struggle to set aside their differences on the way there.

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3. 04:50 1h 35m

   Planes, Trains and Automobiles

   Comedy Film ★ 7.3

   

   A businessman who is trying to get home for the holidays is paired up with a loutish salesman who turns his journey into a three-day stretch of errors.

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Morning

1. 06:25 1h 35m

   Comet

   Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance Film ★ 6.7

   

   When a cynic falls for a bright woman, their relationship over the course of six years grows more turbulent as a series of events reveal their incompatibility.

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2. 08:00 1h 45m

   The First Wives Club

   Comedy Film ★ 6.7

   

   Three women who, have been betrayed by their husbands, band together to make their unfaithful ex-spouses pay for their deceit and chicanery.

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3. 09:45 1h 50m

   Wakefield

   Drama Film ★ 6.1

   

   A suburbanite apparently vanished, but has actually begun hiding in the attic of his garage, scavenging to survive and spying on his family and neighbors.

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4. 11:35 2h 20m

   The Lovely Bones

   Fantasy, Drama Film ★ 7.1

   

   The teenage victim of a serial killer watches her grieving family from Heaven as the police fail to arrest her killer and her parents go through a divorce.

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Daytime

1. 13:55 1h 55m

   Jacob's Ladder

   Drama, Mystery, Horror Film ★ 7.4

   

   A Vietnam vet is haunted by flashbacks and nightmarish visions until he becomes unable to separate reality from the horrific world into which he lapses.

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2. 15:50 1h 45m

   The Violent Heart

   Drama, Thriller, Romance Film ★ 5.3

   

   A young man falls for a high schooler while still reeling from the murder of his sister, which occurred years before, and long-buried secrets come to light.

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3. 17:35 2h

   The King's Speech

   Drama, History Film ★ 7.7

   

   After being forced into the crown and on the radio, George VI seeks the help of an unorthodox speech therapist, who helps him overcome his speech impairment.

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Evening

1. 19:35 2h 25m

   For Greater Glory

   History, Drama, Action, War Film ★ 6.8

   

   In the latter years of the 1920s, the Mexican government begins persecuting Roman Catholics, resulting in war to preserve the religious heritage of the country.

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2. 22:00 1h 45m

   Welcome to Sarajevo

   War, Drama, History Film ★ 6.4

   

   A British reporter covering the Bosnian war in Sarajevo promises to help an orphaned girl escape to safety and then tries to make good on that promise.

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3. 23:45 1h 55m

   Escape from Alcatraz

   Drama, Thriller Film ★ 7.5

   

   A new inmate who is told that no one can escape from Alcatraz Prison takes it as a challenge, improvising tools and stealing raincoats to build a raft.

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