AFN Movie Friday, May 3 Find out what's on TV.
- 5:00am
Avatar: The Way of Water
ActionJake Sully, Neytiri and their children explore the mysterious lands of Pandora. When a familiar threat resurfaces, they must fight a difficult war to protect their planet.
- 8:30am
The Marsh King's Daughter
ThrillerFrom the producer of The Revenant. Based on the bestselling novel. Fear the past or face it.
- 10:30am
Dual
Science fictionUpon receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to decommission her clone fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death. Now, she has one year to train her mind and body for the fight of her life.
- 12:30pm
The Brothers Grimsby
Action (2016)Dimwitted Nobby (Sacha Baron Cohen) lives in an English fishing town with his loving girlfriend (Rebel Wilson) and nine children. For the last 28 years, he's been searching for his long-lost brother Sebastian (Mark Strong). When the two finally reunite, Nobby finds out that his sibling is a top MI6 agent who's just uncovered a sinister plot. Wrongfully accused and on the run, Sebastian now realizes that he needs Nobby's help to save the world and prove his innocence.
6.2IMDb - 2:00pm
The Marsh King's Daughter
ThrillerFrom the producer of The Revenant. Based on the bestselling novel. Fear the past or face it.
- 4:00pm
I Hate Kids
ComedyNick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding, he is surprised to find he has a 13-year-old son who located him through the help of a psychic. Nick can't stand kids and would happily send the boy back to live with his biological mother, but nobody knows who the woman might be. Having nowhere to turn, Nick must hit the road with the boy and the neurotic psychic to locate dozens of his ex-flings and ask one very awkward question to all of them.
5.0IMDb - 5:30pm
Hollywood's Best Film Directors
Rob ReinerFilm director Rob Reiner discusses his work.
- 6:00pm
Access
Segments focus on celebrities' entertainment projects.
- 6:30pm
Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace
Action (1999)Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is a young apprentice Jedi knight under the tutelage of Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) ; Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), who will later father Luke Skywalker and become known as Darth Vader, is just a 9-year-old boy. When the Trade Federation cuts off all routes to the planet Naboo, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are assigned to settle the matter.
- 9:00pm
Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith
Action (2005)It has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grievous, the commander of the droid armies, but Grievous escapes. Suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council concerning Chancellor Palpatine, with whom Anakin has formed a bond. Asked to spy on the chancellor, and full of bitterness toward the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the Dark Side.
- 11:30pm
Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens
Action (2015)Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. When a defector named Finn crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tough scavenger whose droid contains a top-secret map. Together, the young duo joins forces with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to make sure the Resistance receives the intelligence concerning the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the last of the Jedi Knights.
7.8IMDb - 2:00am
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Action (2017)Luke Skywalker's peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a decision that changes their lives forever. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren and General Hux lead the First Order in an all-out assault against Leia and the Resistance for supremacy of the galaxy.
6.9IMDb - 5:00am
Gran Turismo
ActionBased on a true story.