Turner Classic Movies TCM TV Guide

Browse the full Turner Classic Movies TCM TV guide for Saturday, 23 May 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

02:15 1h 45m

Pork Chop Hill

Drama, History, War Film ★ 6.3

American soldiers battle overwhelming hordes of Chinese Communist troops to reclaim a seemingly worthless hill during the Korean Conflict.

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04:00 1h 45m

The Purple Plain

from Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka Drama, Adventure, War Film ★ 6.5

from Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka

Three downed airmen struggle to survive a plane crash in Japanese-occupied Burma.

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05:45 1h 30m

Days of Glory

Drama, Romance, War Film ★ 5.7

Russian soldiers come face-to-face with Nazi troops and must fight for their lives and their country during a World War II battle.

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Morning

07:15 2h 15m

The Sea Wolves

War, Action, Thriller Film ★ 5.9

During the Second World War, a group of retired British officers form a volunteer special operations unit who carry out a mission for British Intelligence.

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09:30 2h 15m

Captain Newman, M.D.

Comedy, Drama, War Film ★ 6.7

The doctor of a veteran psychiatric hospital is busy due to the war but discovers that he must work with limited supplies.

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11:45 1h 15m

The Red Badge of Courage

Drama, War Film ★ 6.6

A young Civil War soldier sets out to redeem himself after an act of cowardice on the battlefield leads to a sense of personal disgrace.

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Daytime

13:00 2h

Skirts Ahoy!

Comedy Film ★ 5.0

Three young women join the Navy Reserve to escape their man troubles, but soon discover that boot camp and romance are in their immediate futures.

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15:00 1h 45m

The Steel Helmet

Action, Drama, War Film ★ 7.0

A hardnosed U.S. soldier and his young South Korean guide help an American patrol setup an observation post at an abandoned Buddhist temple.

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16:45 2h 15m

Darby's Rangers

War, Action, Drama Film ★ 5.4

During World War II, the US Army's First Ranger Battalion is led by Major Orlando Darby on covert operations in North Africa and Italy.

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Evening

19:00 2h

Take the High Ground!

Comedy, Drama, War Film ★ 6.2

During the Korean War, two drill sergeants prepare a group of raw recruits for combat duty, and off-base, they fall in love with the same woman.

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21:20 2h 10m

Draftee Daffy

Animation, Comedy Film ★ 6.8

Daffy Duck is a super patriot of the arm chair species. When the man from the draft board arrives, his efforts to escape the call are fast, furious, and futile.

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23:30 30m

Midway

Action, Drama, History, War Film ★ 6.6

The true story of the intelligent military strategy of the U.S. Naval forces in the Battle of Midway in 1942 is told as they destroyed a Japanese carrier force.

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