Movies on TV this week: 'Taxi Driver' on Showtime and more

Ed Stockly
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Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver." AMC presents the network television premiere of the restored and digitally–mastered landmark film, approved by Scorsese, on Sunday, November 18 at 8 PM ET & PT / 7 PM CT. Nominated for three Academy Awards®, the film stars Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster and Albert Brooks.
Robert De Niro in director Martin Scorsese's 1976 classic"Taxi Driver" on Showtime. (AMC)

Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z

FOUR STAR FILMS

Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of April 18 - 24, 2021

American Graffiti (1973) Cinemax Tues. 3:42 a.m.

Annie Hall (1977) Encore Sun. 3:27 a.m.

Finding Nemo (2003) Freeform Sat. 9 a.m.

Forrest Gump (1994) MTV Mon. 1:30 p.m.

The Godfather, Part II (1974) Showtime Fri. 1:45 p.m.

The Godfather (1972) Showtime Fri. 10:45 a.m.

L.A. Confidential (1997) Encore Sun. 3:11 p.m.

National Velvet (1944) TCM Sun. 2:45 p.m.

Network (1976) TCM Sun. 7:15 p.m.

Ninotchka (1939) TCM Mon. 2 a.m.

Of Human Bondage (1934) TCM Mon. 10 a.m.

Of Mice and Men (1939) TCM Mon. 11:30 a.m.

Oliver! (1968) TCM Mon. 5 p.m.

On the Town (1949) TCM Mon. 7:45 p.m.

On the Waterfront (1954) TCM Mon. 9:30 p.m.

The Philadelphia Story (1940) TCM Wed. 1 p.m.

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) TCM Thur. 11 a.m.

Psycho (1960) TCM Thur. 6:45 p.m.

Pulp Fiction (1994) BBC America Tues. 8 p.m. BBC America Tues. 11 p.m.

Pygmalion (1938) TCM Fri. 12:30 p.m.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Paramount Fri. 7 p.m. Paramount Sat. 2:30 p.m. Paramount Sat. 10 p.m.

Rashomon (1950) TCM Fri. 9:15 a.m.

Rear Window (1954) TCM Fri. 1 p.m.

Red River (1948) TCM Fri. 5 p.m.

The Red Shoes (1948) TCM Fri. 7:30 p.m.

Rocky (1976) HBO Tues. 7 a.m. HBO Sat. 7:45 a.m.

The Search (1948) TCM Sat. 12:30 p.m.

Sergeant York (1941) TCM Sat. 5 p.m.

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) TCM Sat. 11:15 p.m.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) FX Sat. 11 a.m.

The Shining (1980) Sundance Wed. 11:30 a.m.

Taxi Driver (1976) Showtime Fri. 3:15 a.m.

The Terminator (1984) Ovation Sat. 7:30 p.m.

Terms of Endearment (1983) Encore Mon. 11:56 a.m. Encore Fri. 3:15 a.m.

Titanic (1997) Encore Tues. 11:27 p.m. Encore Wed. 1:16 p.m. Encore Sat. 5:42 p.m.

When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Showtime Tues. 4:35 a.m. Showtime Thur. 7:30 a.m.

Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z

BRAVO, IFC & SUNDANCE IN PRIMETIME

Bravo, IFC & Sundance in primetime, airing the week of the week of April 18 - 24, 2021

American Pie (1999) ★★★ IFC Tues. 6:30 p.m. IFC Tues. 11:15 p.m.

American Pie 2 (2001) ★★ IFC Tues. 8:45 p.m.

Animal House (1978) ★★★ IFC Tues. Noon IFC Wed. 3:30 a.m.

Another 48 HRS. (1990) ★★ IFC Sun. 3:15 p.m.

Bad News Bears (2005) ★★ IFC Sat. 3 a.m.

Bad Teacher (2011) ★★ IFC Sun. 9:45 p.m. IFC Mon. 1:45 a.m.

Bad Words (2014) ★★ IFC Fri. 1:30 a.m. IFC Fri. 1 p.m.

Battle: Los Angeles (2011) ★★ AMC Thur. 12:15 p.m. IFC Sat. 1 p.m. IFC Sun. 12:30 p.m.

The Breakfast Club (1985) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 1 p.m. Bravo Sun. 1:45 a.m.

Bring It On (2000) ★★ Bravo Fri. 8 p.m. Bravo Fri. 10 p.m.

Bring It On Again (2004) ★ Bravo Sat. 2:02 a.m.

Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006) ★★ Bravo Sat. 12:01 p.m.

Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 4:01 a.m.

Conan the Barbarian (1982) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 5:30 p.m.

Conan the Destroyer (1984) ★★ Sundance Sun. 2:45 a.m.

Focus (2015) ★★ IFC Fri. 3 p.m. IFC Sat. 10:30 a.m.

Fool's Gold (2008) ★ Sundance Mon. 9 p.m.

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) ★★★ E! Sun. 7:30 a.m. Bravo Fri. 5:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 3 p.m.

48 HRS. (1982) ★★★ IFC Sun. 1 p.m.

Gangster Squad (2013) ★★ IFC Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Get Hard (2015) ★★ IFC Sun. 5:30 p.m.

Grease (1978) ★★★ Sundance Mon. 6:30 p.m.

The Heartbreak Kid (2007) ★★ Sundance Sun. 10:15 a.m. IFC Fri. 3:30 a.m. IFC Fri. 10:30 a.m.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) ★★ Bravo Thur. 10:30 p.m. Bravo Fri. 3 p.m. E! Sat. 1:30 p.m.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) ★★ AMC Wed. 10:45 p.m. AMC Thur. 2:45 p.m. IFC Fri. 10 p.m. IFC Sat. 8 p.m.

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) ★★ Sundance Sun. 3:15 p.m. AMC Wed. 10:01 a.m.

The Karate Kid Part II (1986) ★★ AMC Sun. 10:16 a.m. Sundance Sun. 11 p.m. Sundance Mon. 1 p.m. AMC Fri. 9:45 a.m. AMC Sat. 6 a.m.

The Karate Kid (1984) ★★★ AMC Sun. 7:16 a.m. Sundance Sun. 8 p.m. Sundance Mon. 1:30 a.m. Sundance Mon. 3:30 p.m.

The LEGO Movie (2014) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 5:45 p.m.

Me Before You (2016) ★★ Bravo Thur. 12:30 p.m.

Pet Sematary (1989) ★★ Sundance Wed. 9:30 a.m.

Road Trip (2000) ★★ IFC Sun. 7:45 p.m. IFC Sun. 11:45 p.m.

The Shining (1980) ★★★★ Sundance Wed. 11:30 a.m.

Sixteen Candles (1984) ★★ Sundance Mon. 11:30 p.m.

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) ★★★ Sundance Tues. 1:30 a.m. Sundance Thur. 10:30 a.m.

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 8 p.m.

Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) ★★ Sundance Sat. 10:15 p.m.

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) ★ Sundance Sun. 12:45 p.m.

Taken 2 (2012) ★★ IFC Fri. 8 p.m. IFC Sat. 6 p.m.

The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) ★★ BBC America Sun. 2 p.m. BBC America Mon. 2:30 a.m. IFC Fri. 5:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 12:30 p.m.

Transporter 2 (2005) ★★ IFC Sat. 10:30 p.m. IFC Sun. 3 a.m.

Twins (1988) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 12:45 p.m.

Up in Smoke (1978) ★★ IFC Tues. 10 a.m.

The Waterboy (1998) ★ E! Sun. 5:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 7:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 11:40 p.m.

Wayne's World (1992) ★★ IFC Tues. 2:30 p.m.

Wayne's World 2 (1993) ★★ IFC Tues. 4:30 p.m. IFC Wed. 1:30 a.m.

The Wedding Singer (1998) ★★★ E! Sun. 3:15 p.m. Bravo Sat. 5:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 9:35 p.m.

Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z

BOX OFFICE HITS

Movies that scored big at the box office, airing the week of the week of April 18 - 24, 2021

Air Force One (1997) ★★★ Ovation Sun. 4 p.m. Ovation Tues. 6:30 p.m. Ovation Wed. 4 p.m.

American Graffiti (1973) ★★★★ Cinemax Tues. 3:42 a.m.

American Pie (1999) ★★★ IFC Tues. 6:30 p.m. IFC Tues. 11:15 p.m.

American Pie 2 (2001) ★★ IFC Tues. 8:45 p.m.

Another 48 HRS. (1990) ★★ IFC Sun. 3:15 p.m.

Armageddon (1998) ★★ Paramount Tues. 9:30 p.m.

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) ★★ Comedy Central Sat. 6 p.m.

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) ★★★ Comedy Central Sat. 4 p.m.

Bad Boys II (2003) ★★ AMC Sat. 11 p.m.

Big Daddy (1999) ★ CMT Sun. 2:15 p.m. CMT Sun. 9 p.m. CMT Sat. 5:15 p.m. CMT Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Black Hawk Down (2001) ★★★ Encore Tues. 1:59 a.m.

Born on the Fourth of July (1989) ★★★ Encore Tues. 9:17 a.m.

The Bourne Identity (2002) ★★★ AMC Mon. 5 p.m. AMC Tues. 3 p.m.

The Bourne Supremacy (2004) ★★★ AMC Mon. 7:30 p.m. AMC Tues. 5:30 p.m.

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) ★★★ AMC Tues. 8 p.m. AMC Wed. 5:30 p.m.

The Breakfast Club (1985) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 1 p.m. Bravo Sun. 1:45 a.m.

Bridesmaids (2011) ★★★ E! Fri. 9:30 p.m. E! Sat. 6:30 p.m.

Bruce Almighty (2003) ★★ CMT Sun. 4:15 p.m. CMT Sun. 11 p.m.

Cars (2006) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 11:25 p.m.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) ★★★ Freeform Mon. 5:50 p.m.

Cocktail (1988) ★★ EPIX Thur. 8 p.m.

Coming to America (1988) ★★★ Paramount Wed. 7 p.m. Paramount Wed. 9:30 p.m. VH1 Sat. 10:30 p.m.

Conan the Barbarian (1982) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 5:30 p.m.

Contact (1997) ★★★ AMC Mon. 11 a.m.

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ★★★ HBO Sun. 6:06 p.m. HBO Tues. 7:15 p.m.

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) ★★ UNIMAS Sun. 4 p.m. KFTR Sun. 7 p.m.

Deep Impact (1998) ★★ AMC Fri. 10 p.m. AMC Sat. 1:30 p.m.

Demolition Man (1993) ★★ AMC Thur. 8 p.m. AMC Fri. 4:30 p.m.

Dirty Dancing (1987) ★★★ HBO Wed. 8:45 a.m.

Dressed to Kill (1980) ★★★ Cinemax Mon. 12:24 p.m.

8 Mile (2002) ★★★ Cinemax Sat. 2:15 p.m.

Elf (2003) ★★★ Starz Thur. 1:08 p.m.

Fast & Furious 6 (2013) ★★ TNT Sun. 5:30 p.m. KVEA Sat. 8:30 p.m.

The Fast and the Furious (2001) ★★ HBO Fri. 2:15 p.m.

Fatal Attraction (1987) ★★★ KDOC Sun. 8 p.m.

Field of Dreams (1989) ★★★ MLB Sun. 5 p.m.

Finding Nemo (2003) ★★★★ Freeform Sat. 9 a.m.

The Firm (1993) ★★★ KCOP Sat. 5 p.m.

First Blood (1982) ★★★ TMC Mon. 8 p.m.

The First Wives Club (1996) ★★★ Encore Sat. 9 p.m.

Forrest Gump (1994) ★★★★ MTV Mon. 1:30 p.m.

48 HRS. (1982) ★★★ IFC Sun. 1 p.m.

The Godfather (1972) ★★★★ Showtime Fri. 10:45 a.m.

Grease (1978) ★★★ Sundance Mon. 6:30 p.m.

The Green Mile (1999) ★★★ AMC Sat. 7 p.m.

Groundhog Day (1993) ★★★ Encore Sun. 9 p.m.

Grown Ups (2010) ★ VH1 Fri. 5:30 p.m. VH1 Sat. 3 p.m. Comedy Central Sat. 8 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ★★★ Syfy Fri. 3:25 p.m. Syfy Sat. 11:25 a.m.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 6 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 9:30 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ★★★ Syfy Fri. 6:59 p.m. Syfy Sat. 3 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ★★★ Syfy Fri. Noon Syfy Sat. 8 a.m.

Hitch (2005) ★★★ TBS Fri. 8 p.m. TBS Sat. 1:15 a.m.

Indecent Proposal (1993) ★★ Starz Wed. 4:11 a.m. Starz Wed. 3:49 p.m.

Independence Day (1996) ★★★ HBO Thur. 1:15 a.m.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) ★★ Paramount Sat. 9 a.m.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) ★★★ Paramount Fri. 11:50 p.m. Paramount Sat. 11:45 a.m. Paramount Sat. 7:30 p.m.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) ★★★ Paramount Fri. 9:25 p.m. Paramount Sat. 5 p.m. Paramount Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Jumanji (1995) ★★ Freeform Sun. Noon Freeform Mon. 8:30 p.m. Freeform Tues. 4 p.m.

Jurassic Park (1993) ★★★ Paramount Thur. 7 p.m. Paramount Fri. 1 a.m.

The Karate Kid Part II (1986) ★★ AMC Sun. 10:16 a.m. Sundance Sun. 11 p.m. Sundance Mon. 1 p.m. AMC Fri. 9:45 a.m. AMC Sat. 6 a.m.

The Karate Kid (2010) ★★ Freeform Fri. 11 a.m.

The Karate Kid (1984) ★★★ AMC Sun. 7:16 a.m. Sundance Sun. 8 p.m. Sundance Mon. 1:30 a.m. Sundance Mon. 3:30 p.m.

Kung Fu Panda (2008) ★★★ Nickelodeon Sat. 2 p.m.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) ★★ Starz Sun. 6:42 a.m. Starz Sun. 5:19 p.m.

The LEGO Movie (2014) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 5:45 p.m.

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) ★★★ TMC Tues. 6 a.m. TMC Sat. Noon Showtime Sat. 12:20 p.m.

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) ★★★ TMC Mon. 6:05 p.m. TMC Fri. 10 p.m. Showtime Sat. 10:25 a.m.

Lilo & Stitch (2002) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 7 a.m.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) ★★★ FX Fri. 4 p.m. FX Fri. 10:30 p.m.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) ★★ Paramount Thur. 10 p.m.

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) ★★ KVEA Sat. 7 p.m. Disney Sun. 6 p.m.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) ★★★ Nickelodeon Sat. 4 a.m.

The Martian (2015) ★★★ FX Sat. 5 p.m.

Misery (1990) ★★★ HBO Thur. 3:40 a.m.

Mission: Impossible (1996) ★★ FX Sun. 7:30 a.m.

Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) ★★★ FX Sun. 10 a.m.

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) ★★★ MTV Mon. 10:30 a.m. MTV Mon. 5 p.m. CMT Sat. Noon CMT Sat. 7:15 p.m.

Pearl Harbor (2001) ★★ Cinemax Mon. 7:02 a.m.

Philadelphia (1993) ★★★ Encore Thur. 9:28 a.m.

Places in the Heart (1984) ★★★ TCM Wed. 9 p.m.

Planet of the Apes (2001) ★★ Cinemax Fri. 10:15 p.m.

Poltergeist (1982) ★★★ TCM Wed. 11 p.m.

Psycho (1960) ★★★★ TCM Thur. 6:45 p.m.

Pulp Fiction (1994) ★★★★ BBC America Tues. 8 p.m. BBC America Tues. 11 p.m.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ★★★★ Paramount Fri. 7 p.m. Paramount Sat. 2:30 p.m. Paramount Sat. 10 p.m.

Rambo III (1988) ★★ TMC Mon. 11:15 p.m.

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) ★★ TMC Mon. 9:35 p.m. TMC Tues. 4:15 a.m.

Ratatouille (2007) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 4:10 p.m.

Rear Window (1954) ★★★★ TCM Fri. 1 p.m.

RoboCop (1987) ★★★ Showtime Tues. 4:30 p.m.

Rocky (1976) ★★★★ HBO Tues. 7 a.m. HBO Sat. 7:45 a.m.

Rush Hour (1998) ★★★ BET Mon. 6:30 p.m. BET Tues. 2 p.m.

Rush Hour 2 (2001) ★★ BET Mon. 8:57 p.m. BET Tues. 4:30 p.m.

Saturday Night Fever (1977) ★★★ TMC Sun. 11:40 p.m. TMC Wed. 3:55 p.m. TMC Sat. 3 p.m.

Scary Movie (2000) ★★★ VH1 Thur. 3 p.m. VH1 Thur. 11:30 p.m.

Sergeant York (1941) ★★★★ TCM Sat. 5 p.m.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) ★★ HBO Mon. 3:25 p.m. HBO Fri. 4:05 p.m.

The Shining (1980) ★★★★ Sundance Wed. 11:30 a.m.

Shrek Forever After (2010) ★★ Freeform Wed. 8 p.m. Freeform Thur. 6 p.m.

Shrek 2 (2004) ★★★ Freeform Wed. 6 p.m. Freeform Thur. 4 p.m.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) ★★ Freeform Sun. 7 a.m.

Skyfall (2012) ★★★ BBC America Wed. 8 p.m. BBC America Wed. 11 p.m.

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) ★★★ Sundance Tues. 1:30 a.m. Sundance Thur. 10:30 a.m.

Speed (1994) ★★★ HBO Sun. 12:55 p.m.

Star Trek (2009) ★★★ TNT Fri. 10:45 p.m.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) ★★★ EPIX Sat. 6:05 p.m.

Ted (2012) ★★★ HBO Mon. 7:10 p.m.

The Terminator (1984) ★★★★ Ovation Sat. 7:30 p.m.

Terms of Endearment (1983) ★★★★ Encore Mon. 11:56 a.m. Encore Fri. 3:15 a.m.

Titanic (1997) ★★★★ Encore Tues. 11:27 p.m. Encore Wed. 1:16 p.m. Encore Sat. 5:42 p.m.

Top Gun (1986) ★★★ TMC Sun. 4 p.m. TMC Sat. 5 p.m.

Total Recall (1990) ★★★ KCOP Sun. 5 p.m. Ovation Mon. 9 p.m. Ovation Tues. 4 p.m. Ovation Sat. 5 p.m.

True Lies (1994) ★★★ AMC Fri. 7 p.m. AMC Sat. 4 p.m.

Twilight (2008) ★★ TMC Tues. 3:35 p.m.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) ★★ TMC Wed. 12:30 p.m. TMC Fri. 10 a.m.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) ★★ TMC Wed. 5:55 p.m.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) ★★ TMC Tues. 5:45 p.m.

Twins (1988) ★★★ Sundance Sun. 12:45 p.m.

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) ★★ HBO Thur. 1:40 p.m.

Up (2009) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 11:30 a.m.

Vanilla Sky (2001) ★★ EPIX Wed. 3:40 p.m.

The Waterboy (1998) ★ E! Sun. 5:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 7:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 11:40 p.m.

Wayne's World (1992) ★★ IFC Tues. 2:30 p.m.

When Harry Met Sally... (1989) ★★★★ Showtime Tues. 4:35 a.m. Showtime Thur. 7:30 a.m.

Wild Wild West (1999) ★ TRU Sat. Noon

Wreck-It Ralph (2012) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 9:20 p.m.

XXX (2002) ★★ Showtime Mon. 6:35 a.m.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.