The Movie Channel Xtra TV Guide — Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Browse the full The Movie Channel Xtra TV guide for Wednesday, 5 August 2026. 13 programmes listed , including 4 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

01:45 1h 30m

Monstrous

Horror, Mystery, Thriller Film ★ 6.2

A traumatized woman runs away from her abusive ex-husband with her seven-year-old son, but there appears to be a more frightening monster for them to handle.

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03:15 1h 45m

The Running Man

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller Film ★ 6.5

A cop in the future is convicted of a murder he did not commit and fights for survival on a game show where the stakes are life or death.

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05:00 2h

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Adventure, Action Film ★ 7.3

Archaeologist and relic hunter Dr. Indiana Jones sets out in search of the legendary Ankara stone and discovers a blood-thirsty cult in the Orient.

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Morning

07:00 2h 5m

Shakespeare in Love

Romance, History, Comedy Film ★ 6.9

The daughter of a wealthy merchant disguises herself as a man in an attempt to be cast in young playwright William Shakespeare's newest production.

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09:05 1h 40m

Winchester

Horror, Thriller Film ★ 5.9

The widow of a famed gun manufacturer uses her inheritance to build a mansion for the ghosts of people who have been killed by her husband's firearms.

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10:45 1h 35m

Love Me

Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Animation Film ★ 6.5

After the end of mankind, a buoy and a satellite meet via the internet and take on a human form where they question their existence and the meaning of life.

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Daytime

12:20 2h

Nine

Drama, Music, Romance Film ★ 5.5

An Italian film director struggles to overcome his lack of inspiration and a series of box-office flops as he prepares for his next theatrical venture.

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14:20 2h 10m

Dead Man Walking

Drama Film ★ 7.3

A man on death row in a Louisiana prison for rape and murder forms a friendship with a nun, who tries to help the condemned man find acceptance and salvation.

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16:30 1h 35m

Young Adult

Comedy, Drama Film ★ 5.7

After being divorced, a teen fiction writer returns home to Minnesota where she attempts to rekindle the spark with her old high school sweetheart.

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Evening

18:05 2h 5m

Everybody Wants Some!!

Comedy Film ★ 6.4

A hotshot pitcher becomes a member of a successful college team in the fall of 1980, where he and his team mates will have to maneuver a minefield of pitfalls.

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20:10 1h 50m

She's the Man

Comedy, Drama, Romance Film ★ 6.8

With her twin brother skipping school, a teenage girl attends a prestigious boarding school disguised as him and falls for one of her soccer teammates.

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22:00 1h 30m

Hot Rod

Comedy, Action, Drama Film ★ 6.4

A slacker/inept stuntman creates a plan to help his step-father obtain an operation by trying to break the school-bus jumping record on his bike to raise money.

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23:30 2h

Cheech and Chong's Last Movie

Documentary, Comedy Film ★ 7.2

Comics Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong reflect on their upbringing, their love of comedy, becoming famous, their popular films and more.

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