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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
To Hell And Back: The Kane Hodder Story
First Man
Sunday 21 July, 8.00pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Drama: From Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling, First Man is the riveting and triumphant story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the events leading to the extraordinary Apollo 11 flight—one of the most dangerous missions in history.
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The Grinch
Friday 19 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Animated: Each year at Christmas the Whos disrupt the Grinch’s tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter and louder celebrations. When they declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, he realizes there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas. Based on Dr. Seuss’ beloved holiday classic.
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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Wednesday 17 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Family: Follow the Quinn family into an entirely new set of spooky adventures! Sonny and schoolmate Sam are best friends with a side job as the "Junk Brothers," collecting discarded stuff other people don’t want. But it’s a gig that unfortunately leads them right into the path of Slappy, the mischievous ventriloquist dummy from an unpublished Goosebumps book.
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Smallfoot
Monday 15 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Animated: A myth is turned upside down when a bright young yeti finds something he thought didn’t exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all new story about friendship, courage and the joy of discovery.
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To Hell And Back: The Kane Hodder Story
Tuesday 16 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Documentary: The harrowing story of a stuntman overcoming a dehumanizing childhood filled with torment. After surviving a near-death burn accident, he worked his way up through Hollywood, leading to his ultimate rise as Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th series. To Hell And Back peels off the mask of Kane Hodder, cinema's most prolific killer.
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Family Life
Thursday 18 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Drama: A young man spends a few weeks housekeeping for a relatively distant relative and enjoys taking over the comfort of their lives in Santiago. Soon, he meets a cute neighbour and starts pretending for his personal benefit.
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Teen Titans GO! To The Movies
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
The House With A Clock In Its Walls
Smallfoot
Monday 15 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Animated: A myth is turned upside down when a bright young yeti finds something he thought didn’t exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all new story about friendship, courage and the joy of discovery.
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Teen Titans GO! To The Movies
Monday 8 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Animated: It seems to the Teens that all the major superheroes out there are starring in their own movies—everyone but the Teen Titans, that is! But de facto leader Robin is determined to be seen as a star instead of a sidekick. With a few madcap ideas and a song in their heart, the Teen Titans head to Tinsel Town, certain to pull off their dream. Featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Jimmy Kimmel
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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Wednesday 17 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Family: Follow the Quinn family into an entirely new set of spooky adventures! Sonny and schoolmate Sam are best friends with a side job as the "Junk Brothers," collecting discarded stuff other people don’t want. But it’s a gig that unfortunately leads them right into the path of Slappy, the mischievous ventriloquist dummy from an unpublished Goosebumps book.
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Despicable Me 2
Thursday 18 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Animated: Once Gru leaves behind a life of super crime to raise Margo, Edith and Agnes, he and the Minions have some free time on their hands. But just as he starts to adjust to his role as a suburban family man, an ultra-secret organization dedicated to fighting evil on a global scale comes knocking. Now, it's up to Gru and his new partner, Lucy, to find out who is responsible for a series of spectacular crimes.
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The Grinch
Friday 19 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Animated: Each year at Christmas the Whos disrupt the Grinch’s tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter and louder celebrations. When they declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, he realizes there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas. Based on Dr. Seuss’ beloved holiday classic.
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The House With A Clock In Its Walls
Wednesday 10 July, 7pm
SKY Movies Family POP-UP
Channel 036
Family: 10-year-old orphan Lewis sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky old house. But his new home is far from ordinary and soon reveals a secret world of warlocks and witches. The house is enchanted, and Lewis must join his uncle on a quest to discover the source of a mysterious ticking within its walls. Starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro
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The Princess And The Frog
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
The Princess And The Frog
Friday 19 July, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: A modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
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Beauty And The Beast
Sunday 7 July, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman is taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle’s enchanted staff - a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others - and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast’s exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Saturday 6 July, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: The beautiful and kind-hearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one - her jealous stepmother, the Queen. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest, where she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs - Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy, and Dopey.
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Peter Pan
Saturday 13 July, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: Wendy and her brothers embark on a fantastic adventure with the hero of their bedtime stories...Peter Pan! With faith, trust, and Tinker Bell's pixie dust, Peter teaches them how to fly to Never Land to see mermaids, Indians, and pirates with the Lost Boys and never grow up.
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Sunday 14 July, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: At the urging of his hilarious gargoyle pals, Quasimodo defies his evil guardian and ventures from his tower to the joyous Festival of Fools in the city streets below. But when the crowd turns on him because of the way he looks, he is rescued by another outcast, the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda.
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Pocahontas
Sunday 28 July, 6.30pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Animated: A group of British adventurers led by the greedy governor of the Virginia Company have set sail for the new world seeking gold and other treasures. Meanwhile, a beautiful young Native American woman named Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan, ponders her path in life and dreams about what lies "just around the riverbend."
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Haywire
Monday 8 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Action: Mallory Kane is a highly trained operative for a government security contractor. Her missions take her to the world's most dangerous areas. After Mallory successfully frees a hostage journalist, she's betrayed and left for dead by someone in her own agency. Knowing her survival depends on learning the truth behind the double-cross, Mallory uses her black-ops training to set a trap. But when things go awry, Mallory knows she'll die unless she can turn the tables on her adversary.
Need For Speed
Tuesday 9 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Action: Tobey Marshall, a mechanic, races muscle cars in an underground circuit. Struggling to keep his business afloat, he reluctantly partners with the wealthy but treacherous Dino Brewster. When Dino frames Tobey for a crime that sends him to prison, he vows revenge. Released two years later; Tobey’s only chance to take down Dino is to beat him in a high-stakes race. But to get there in time, he must successfully evade an army of cops and bounty hunters.
The 51st State
Wednesday 17 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Action: Elmo McElroy, a streetwise American master chemist, heads to England to set up his last big deal - to introduce a new designer drug to the European market. McElroy soon becomes embroiled in a web of double-dealing as he's escorted around Liverpool's underworld and rave scene by rabid local hood Felix De Souza, who hates all things American.
Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones
Blood Diamond
Saturday 20 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Drama: Danny Archer is a mercenary smuggler searching for a priceless diamond amid the chaos of Sierra Leone's civil war; Hounsou, as a desperate father searching for his lost son; and Connelly, as a reporter searching for the truth behind the trade in 'conflict diamonds.' Forced to confront the brutal human cost of the diamond trade, Archer changes his search for financial reward to a quest for redemption.
Space Cowboys
Sunday 14 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Comedy: A group of pilots’ time has come to serve their country and fulfil their dream of going to space. In 1958, the members of Team Daedalus, a group of top Air Force test pilots, were ready to serve their country as the first Americans in space. When NASA replaced the Air Force for outer atmospheric testing, they were pushed aside for a chimpanzee. The team retired, but the dream of going into space never died.
Derailed
Sunday 28 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Drama: Despite the fact that Charles (Clive Owen) and Lucinda (Jennifer Aniston) each are married with children, their attraction to one another is magnetic. Lunch dates quickly become cocktails after work, and before long, Charles and Lucinda’s infatuation leads them to a hotel room. Their seemingly perfect affair goes terribly awry when LaRoche (Vincent Cassel), a brutal stranger, breaks into their room and holds them at gunpoint. This once illicit liaison turns into a nightmare more dangerous and violent than either could have ever imagined.
Captain Phillips
Monday 8 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Drama: In April 2009, the U.S. containership Maersk Alabama sails toward its destination on a day that seems like any other. Suddenly, Somali pirates race toward the vessel, climb aboard and take everyone hostage. The captain of the ship, Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), looks to protect his crew from the hostile invaders, and their leader, Muse (Barkhad Abdi). The pirates are after millions of dollars, and Phillips must use his wits to make sure everyone survives and returns home safely.
Olympus Has Fallen
Wednesday 3 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Action: Mike Banning, the head of the President’s detail for the Secret Service, is disgraced during an accident which involves the death of First Lady Margaret Asher. Blaming himself, Banning resigns his position to work at the US Treasury. Months later an unidentified aircraft approaches the White House. The Secret Service rushes Asher, his Cabinet, and Minister Lee to the President’s Bunker. An aerial and ground attack destroys the White House and Kang, head of security for Minister Lee, steps up as the leader of the operation. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart.
Kick-Ass 2
Thursday 4 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Action: After Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes, our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist - reborn as The Mother F****r - only the blade-wielding Hit Girl can prevent their annihilation. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz
Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones
Thursday 11 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Adventure: When her mom is attacked and taken from their home in New York City by a demon, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl, Clary Fray, finds out truths about her past and bloodline on her quest to get her back, that changes her entire life. Starring Lily Collins, Jaime Campbell Bower.
Prometheus
Friday 12 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Science Fiction: The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the universe. Two brilliant young scientists lead the expedition. Shaw hopes that they will meet a race of benevolent, godlike beings who will in some way verify her religious beliefs, while Holloway is out to debunk any spiritual notions.
The World’s End
Wednesday 31 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Action: Five childhood friends reunite twenty years after attempting an epic pub crawl. Gary King becomes hellbent on reliving this drinking marathon and drags his reluctant pals to their hometown in an attempt to reach the fabled pub - The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realise that the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but all mankind. Suddenly, reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.
Bring Me The Head Of Mavis Davis
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Bring Me The Head Of Mavis Davis
Sunday 21 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Comedy: Record-company owner Marty Starr concludes that singer Marla Dorland, aka Mavis Davis is fading. Meanwhile, he has to meet alimony payments to his ex while he's forced to promote the untalented son of a mobster, Rathbone. To get out from under, Marty decides that the death of Mavis could jolt record sales by turning her into a legend. He hires hitman Clint, but eliminating Mavis turns out to be more difficult than they thought.
Stargate
Sunday 28 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Sci-Fi: Military man Colonel Jack O'Neil and brilliant Egyptologist Daniel Jackson lead a reconnaissance team through a StarGate, a portal which transports them millions of light years from Earth and strands them on an alien planet. When the ruler of this extraordinary world, Ra, discovers the power of the StarGate, he devises a deadly plot. Racing against time, O'Neil and Jackson must overcome Ra if they are to save Earth and find a way back home.
To End All Wars
Friday 19 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Drama: In 1942, in the jungles of Burma, allied prisoners of war in the hands of the Imperial Japanese Army fought a daily struggle to stay alive whilst constructing the infamous Death Railway. Cut off from the hope of rescue or the prospect of escape, this is the compelling true story of the ability of the human spirit to survive all obstacles and triumph. Starring Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Strong.
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Sunday 14 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Drama: Set in the fictional working class small town of Endora. After his Father’s death Gilbert is left to care for his mentally diasabled brother Arnie and his morbidly obese mother. He doesn’t have much left to left to look forward and looking after his family is the one thing which keeps him sane. But then the worldly Becky shows up in town and the two form a bond, and she teaches him to consider his own happiness for a change.
Local Hero
Monday 1 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Comedy: Texas oil baron Felix Happer sends employee MacIntyre as an emissary to a Scottish fishing village to negotiate for the rights to the town's oil reserves, but to do so he will need to buy the entire town. Surprisingly, the Scots are more than anxious to sell, and MacIntyre's trip becomes progressively stranger. Starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert.
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday 6 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Drama: Tony Manero has an unsatisfying job at a paint store but on weekends he's the king of the dance floor at the local disco. There he finds Stephanie, who represents what he is looking for: Something better, and a way out of Brooklyn. He begins training with her for the dance club’s upcoming competition. Starring John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney.
Revolution
Friday 12 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Drama: After his young son Ned is captured and brutalised by a British officer, Tom Dobb sets out to find him. He soon becomes convinced that he must take a stand and is compelled to join the fight against the British in the American Revolutionary war. Starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski.
No Way Home
Thursday 18 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Drama: Joey gets out of prison after serving time for murder. Trying to find a new life he returns to his childhood home to stay with his older brother Tommy and new sister-in-law Lorraine. Life back on the outside however can be as dangerous as life on the inside, particularly after Tommy leads Joey into a reckless world of drug dealing and double crossing. All of their worlds come crashing down when a long-buried family secret leads to violence and tragedy.
Absolute Beginners
Saturday 20 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Musical: A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes’ renowned novel. Follows the turbulent relationship between two teenagers; aspiring photographer Colin and future fashion model Crepe Suzette. Achieving success in the teen scene of late 1950s Britain, Colin and Suzette drift apart, while watching the country drift towards social upheaval. Starring Patsy Kensit, Eddie O’Connell, David Bowie.
Loophole
Thursday 25 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Thriller: Unlikely partners Mike Daniels, an expert safe cracker and failed architect Stephen Booker, prepare to extract a fortune in cash and jewels from the vault of one of London’s largest holding banks. After months of painstaking planning, it seems their plan cannot fail. Disaster, however, can come in the strangest of places and an unexpected thunderstorm alters both of their plans. Starring Albert Finney, Martin Sheen.
The Masque Of The Red Death
Sisters
Wednesday 3 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Thriller: From legendary director Brian De Palma - Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbour, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
Champion
Sunday 7 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Drama: Scrappy Michael "Midge" Kelly, on the run from a shotgun marriage and needing to help support his handicapped brother, angles his way into a short-term job as a boxer. His life of hard knocks has given Midge a fiery temper and a will to win that quickly makes him one of the most popular fighters on the circuit. But when he gets instructed to take a dive in a championship bout, his bosses learn that no one tells Midge Kelly what to do.
The Haunted Palace
Monday 15 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Horror: Condemned warlock Joseph Curwen curses a New England village just before being burned alive. More than a century later, Curwen's kindly great-great grandson Charles Ward arrives in town and moves into Curwen's old mansion. Caretaker Simon Orne helps Charles and his wife Ann adjust to their new home. The ancient curse, however, takes hold of Joseph, awakening inside him a long-dormant evil passed on through blood.
The Tomb Of Ligeia
Monday 29 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Horror: Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery - learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.
The Tell-Tale Heart
Monday 1 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Horror: Based on the classic short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe - A man has murdered an old man in his bed and hidden the remains below the floorboards. Just as it looks as if he will get away with his crime, he betrays himself with his obsession of hearing the beating of the old man's heart. Starring Stanley Baker.
Funny Face
Tuesday 2 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Comedy: Dispatched on an assignment, New York City-based fashion photographer Dick Avery is struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton, a shy bookstore employee he's photographed by accident, who he believes has the potential to become a successful model. He gets Jo to go with him to France, where he snaps more pictures of her against iconic Parisian backdrops. In the process, they fall for one another, only to find hurdles in their way. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson.
Dakota
Friday 5 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Western: In the 1870s, Sandy Poli, the daughter of a railroad magnate, marries professional gambler John Devlin against her father's wishes. From Chicago, the couple head west, intending to buy land in Dakota that will increase in value once the railroad arrives. Along the way, they meet Jim Bender, a saloon keeper who reveals his intention to force out farmers in the territories in order to claim their land. The Devlins realise they must make a stand. Starring John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan.
Tales Of Terror
Monday 8 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Horror: An anthology of four Edgar Allan Poe stories – Mourning his late wife, Locke’s resentment toward his daughter manifests itself in terrible ways; Fortunato Luchresi is challenged to a wine tasting by his rival, Montresor, who has deadly fantasies about Fortunato's wife; and Ernest Valdemar is dying and, with the help of a duplicitous hypnotist, finds a way to cheat death. Starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone.
Ace In The Hole
Sunday 14 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Drama: From legendary director Billy Wilder - With flaws that outweigh his talent, reporter Chuck Tatum has bounced across the country from job to job. Winding up in New Mexico, Tatum gets work from the local newspaper, but finds that there's not much in the way of pressing news. However, when Tatum catches wind of a treasure hunter trapped in a mineshaft, he turns the story into a media sensation. Soon Tatum is using unscrupulous tactics to draw out the situation, an approach that comes back to haunt him. Starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur.
The Masque Of The Red Death
Monday 22 July, 8pm
SKY Movies Vintage
Channel 035
Mystery: Detective Sam Spade gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by the beautiful but secretive Ruth Wonderly. Trouble follows as Sam's partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, Sam soon realises he must find the one thing they all seem to want - the bejeweled Maltese falcon. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George.
