Turner Classic Movies TCM TV Guide — Thursday, 17 September 2026

Browse the full Turner Classic Movies TCM TV guide for Thursday, 17 September 2026. 15 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

01:00 2h

The Pumpkin Eater

Drama Film ★ 6.7

The long-suffering mother of eight children comes to suspect her third husband is having an affair.

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03:00 2h

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Comedy Film ★ 6.8

After losing his job, a New York advertiser tries to find a way to go on, but his unemployed status takes a toll on his emotions as he leans on his wife.

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05:00 2h

The Sunshine Boys

Comedy Film ★ 6.8

Two crotchety former vaudeville partners are persuaded to put aside their long-standing 20-year-old feud and reunite for a television special.

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Morning

07:00 1h 30m

Arena

Western, Drama Film ★ 4.1

An arrogant rodeo star loses his wife and turns to a beautiful fan for revenge as an old friend makes the ultimate sacrifice to save the cowboy.

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08:30 1h 15m

Banjo

Family, Drama Film ★ 7.7

A young Southern orphan is forced to leave her beloved dog behind when she is sent to Boston to live with her dead mother's wealthy sister.

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09:45 1h 15m

Child of Divorce

Drama Film ★ 6.5

A girl who is an averse witness of her parent's confrontations deals with the mental and physical effects of altered living conditions when her parents divorce.

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11:00 1h 15m

Bodyguard

Thriller, Crime Film ★ 6.1

A homicide detective reluctantly takes a bodyguard position after losing his job, but he is soon involved in a conspiracy that threatens his very life.

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Daytime

12:15 1h 30m

Trapped

Crime, Thriller, Mystery Film ★ 6.1

The Treasury Department allows a counterfeiter to escape from custody in order to track his movements and gather the evidence needed to arrest other forgers.

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13:45 1h 15m

Follow Me Quietly

Crime, Mystery, Thriller Film ★ 6.2

A lieutenant tries a different approach, although failing in the past, in catching a psychotic killer terrorizing the city for months only on rainy nights.

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15:00 1h 15m

Armored Car Robbery

Thriller, Crime, Action Film ★ 6.5

Members of a gang accidentally murder a police officer during an armored heist, leading the deceased cop's determined partner to investigate the crime.

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16:15 1h 15m

The Narrow Margin

Thriller, Crime Film ★ 7.3

A tough cop escorts a gangster's wife on a cross-country train journey to testify against her husband, but mob killers are on board as well.

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17:30 1h 45m

The Last Run

Drama, Crime, Thriller Film ★ 6.7

A retired getaway driver leaves his fishing village home to complete one last job of escorting a wanted criminal and his girlfriend to France.

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Evening

19:15 1h 45m

Soylent Green

Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery Film ★ 6.9

A police detective investigates the murder of a company president and discovers the ugly secret behind the country's most popular brand of synthetic food.

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21:00 2h 30m

2001: A Space Odyssey

Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure Film ★ 8.0

A mystery object on the Moon sends a group of astronauts on a quest to Jupiter, but they are put in jeopardy when the ship's computer goes murderously insane.

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23:30 2h 30m

A Clockwork Orange

Science Fiction, Crime Film ★ 8.2

In the future, a sadistic delinquent commits murder and rape, sending him to prison, where he is placed in an experimental behavior modification program.

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