True Movies Friday 5th/Sat 6th December
True Movies Friday 5th/Sat 6th December
06:00
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06:30
... First Do No Harm (Film)
Based on a true story. Oscar-winner Meryl Streep gives a magnificent performance as a mother fighting for her epileptic son's right to a possible cure.
Director: Jim Abrahams
Starring: Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Allison Janney, Margo Martindale, Oni Faida Lampley
(Made For TV, 1997, PG, 3 Star)
08:30
Switching Parents (Film)
12 year old makes legal history by becoming the first minor to file a case on his own behalf to be 'divorced' from his biological parents. True story with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Director: Linda Otto
Starring: Bill Smitrovich, Kathleen York, Robert Joy, Kristin Griffith, Joyce Reehling, Geoffrey Bowes
(1993, 12, 3 Star)
10:30
Deadly Whispers (Film)
Pretty, flirtatious Kathy Acton was a 19 year old who thought nothing of having an affair with a married man. Then one day she went missing...With Tony Danza.
Director: Bill L. Norton
Starring: Tony Danza, Pamela Reed, Ving Rhames, Heather Tom, Camryn Manheim, Sean Haberle
(1994, 15, 3 Star)
12:30
The People Next Door (Film)
Faye Dunaway gives a superb performance in this explosive drama about two con-artists who manipulate their way into the household of a struggling single mother.
Director: Tim Hunter
Starring: Dell Aldrich, Carrie Boren, Randall Brady, Karis Paige Bryant, Helen Cates, David Denny
(Made For TV, 1996, 15, 2 Star)
14:30
Cast the First Stone (Film)
When a young, unmarried teacher reveals she is pregnant, her seniors assume that it is as the result of an affair and so attempt to dismiss her. Jill Eikenberry stars.
Director: John Korty
Starring: Jill Eikenberry, Richard Masur, Elizabeth Ruscio, Joe Spano, Lew Ayres, Charles Kimbrough
(Made For TV, 1989, U, 3 Star)
16:30
Stolen Innocence (Film)
'Stolen Innocence' is the story of how a rebellious teenager's plan to assert her independence runs an explosively violent course - with dire consequences...
Director: Bill L. Norton
Starring: Tracey Gold, Thomas Calabro, Bess Armstrong, Nick Searcy, Terence Knox, Matt Letscher
(Made For TV, 1995, 3 Star)
18:30
Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story (Film)
Based on a true story. One careless moment of passion changed Alison Gertz's life forever. But she turned tragedy into a personal crusade. With Molly Ringwald and Martin Landau.
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Lee Grant, Perry King, Roxana Zal, George Coe, Christopher Meloni
(Made For TV, 1992, 3 Star)
20:30
Deep in My Heart (Film)
A trio of great actresses unite their talents for this powerful true story of an adopted woman's search for her roots. With Anne Bancroft, Lynn Whitfield and Gloria Reuben.
Director: Anita Addison
Starring: Gloria Reuben, Anne Bancroft, Lynn Whitfield, Alice Krige, Cara Buono, Olivia Kassardjian
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 4 Star)
22:30
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (Film)
A compelling portrait of a young black man who was determined to break out of the ghetto but who paid a terrible price for his dreams. With Curtis L. McClarin and Cuba Gooding Jnr.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Starring: Curtis McClarin, Anna Maria Horsford, Carla Gugino, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Taurean Blacque, Guy Killum
(Made For TV, 1992, 3 Star)
00:30
Seeds of Deception (Film)
Mary is grateful when a fertility expert helps her realise her dream of having a child. Her joy is destroyed as suspicions surface about the measures this 'miracle doctor' has taken to deceive her.
Director: Arlene Sanford
Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Shanna Reed, Tom Verica, Shannon Lawson, Geoffrey Bowes, James B. Douglas
(1994, PG, 2 Star)
02:30
The Jayne Mansfield Story (Film)
The rise and fall of the last great Hollywood blonde ****shell, Jayne Mansfield. A *** symbol of the 50s, her dream of being a star became a nightmare. With Arnold Schwarzenegger and Loni Anderson.
Director: Dick Lowry
Starring: Loni Anderson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ray Buktenica, Kathleen Lloyd, G.D. Spradlin, Dave Shelley
(Made For TV, 1980, U, 2 Star)
04:00
Hey, I'm Alive (Film)
In 1963, a pilot and his passenger survived a plane crash. They were stranded in the wilderness, and eventually found through a rescue mission that made headlines. With Edward Asner.
Director: Lawrence Schiller
Starring: Edward Asner, Sally Struthers, Milton Selzer, Hagan Beggs, Maria Hernandes, Claudine Melgrave
(Made For TV, 1975, 12, 2 Star)
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06:00
Shattering The Silence (Drama)
A searing drama based on a true story about one woman's battle to expose a dark and very personal secret. With Joanna Kerns.
(1992, 3 Star)
08:00
Behind The Mask (Film)
Can a doctor who neglected his own family help a disturbed young man find his place in society? Donald Sutherland stars in Behind The Mask.
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Matthew Fox, Mary McDonnell, Bradley Whitford, Sheila Larken, Lorena Gale
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 2 Star)
10:00
She Said No (Film)
Veronica Hamel and Judd Hirsch star in the true story of a successful career woman's fight for justice after a brutal assault by a predatory attorney.
Director: John Patterson
Starring: Veronica Hamel, Lee Grant, Ray Baker, Judd Hirsch, Mariclare Costello, Arthur Rosenberg
(Made For TV, 1990, 12, 3 Star)
12:00
...And Then She Was Gone (Film)
A couple find themselves in a frightening world of seedy street life, murder and a vile trade in child stealing. With Megan Gallagher.
Director: David Green
Starring: Robert Urich, Megan Gallagher, Brett Cullen, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Dakin Matthews, Alan Rosenberg
(Made For TV, 1991, 3 Star)
14:00
Windmills of the Gods (Film)
..of the Gods. The new ambassador to Romania finds she is part of a plot to sabotage US/Communist relations and soon her life and peace plans are in danger. Robert Wagner, Sir Ian McKellen.
Director: Lee Philips
Starring: Jaclyn Smith, Robert Wagner, Ian McKellen, Michael Moriarty
(Part 2 of 2, Last In Series, Made For TV, 1988, PG, 2 Star)
16:00
Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (Film)
Falsely accused, a woman must survive the primitive world of a women's prison. With Cheryl Ladd and Angela Bassett.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Jean Smart, Dean Norris, Ariana Richards, Angela Bassett, Kimberly Scott
(Made For TV, 1991, 15, 3 Star)
18:00
The Other Woman (Adult Entertainment)
Tessa Bryan hates her ex-husband's new wife, Carolyn, a young and beautiful model. But all this must change the day that Tessa discovers that she has a terminal illness.
(18)
20:00
On the Beach (Film)
Director: Stanley Kramer
Starring: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson, John Tate
(Part 2, Black and White, 1959, PG, 4 Star)
22:00
Dead Before Dawn (Film)
Based on a true story. After years of abuse from her husband, Linda finds the strength to file for divorce. But does he want to be rid of her permanently? With Cheryl Ladd.
Director: Charles Correll
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Jameson Parker, G.W. Bailey, Kim Coates, Matt Clark, Keone Young
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 2 Star)
00:00
Against Their Will: Women in Prison (Film)
Welcome to Penitentiary 19, where inmates are abused and the only pardon is death - until one woman vows to expose the prison. Based on a true story. With Judith Light and Stacey Keach.
Director: Karen Arthur
Starring: Judith Light, Stacy Keach, Chelcie Ross, Tonya Pinkins, Michael Jeffrey Woods, Giuliana Santini
(Made For TV, 1994, 15, 3 Star)
02:00
Last Wish (Film)
Patty Duke and Maureen Stapleton star in this award-winning account of how a stricken mother sought a daughter's help in fulfilling her last wish: to die with dignity. With Dwight Schultz.
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Starring: Patty Duke, Maureen Stapleton, Dwight Schultz, Lee Wallace, Tresa Hughes, Patricia Englund
(1991, PG, 3 Star)
04:00
Hitched (Film)
Thanks to a hidden basement 'prison', a wife comes up with an ingenious method for curbing her husband's philandering ways in this drama starring Anthony Michael Hall and Sheryl Lee.
Director: Wesley Strick
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Sheryl Lee, Alex Carter, Brenda Devine, Matt Cooke, Damon D'Oliveira
(2001, 15, 2 Star)
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The Woman He Loved (Film)
One of the most famous romances of all-time, starring Jane Seymour as Wallis Simpson and Anthony Andrews as King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne to be with her.
Director: Charles Jarrott
Starring: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Olivia de Havilland, Lucy Gutteridge, Tom Wilkinson, Julie Harris
(Made For TV, 1988, 2 Star)
08:30
Alex: The Life Of A Child (Film)
Based on the real life events of Sports Illustrated writer Frank Delford. When his daughter Alex is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, Frank and his family's lives are shattered. Stars Frank T Nelson.
Director: Robert Markowitz
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Lindsey Amelio, Gennie James, Barbara Barnes, Brenda Bazinet
(Made For TV, 1986, PG, 4 Star)
10:30
Empty Cradle (Film)
An unstable woman devastates a mother's life when she goes to desperate lengths to 'have' a baby in this chilling drama starring Kate Jackson, Lori Loughlin and Eriq La Selle.
Director: Paul Schneider
Starring: Kate Jackson, Lori Loughlin, Eriq La Salle, David Lansbury, Jonah Blechman, Karmin Murcelo
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 3 Star)
12:30
For the Love of a Child (Film)
This award-winning drama tells the story of two exceptional women whose lives were transformed by their world-wide work with abused, neglected and abandoned children. With Peri Gilpen.
Director: Douglas Barr
Starring: Peri Gilpin, Teri Polo, Maria Del Mar, John Pyper-Ferguson, Matthew Knight, Emily Hirst
(2006, PG, 3 Star)
14:30
Inside the Osmonds (Film)
Drama about the meteoric rise and subsequent troubled times of the musically gifted Osmond family, do***enting the family's devotion to religion and their manipulation at the hands of television and recording executives. Donny and Marie start to outshine their siblings and creative their differences threaten to split the family apart.
Director: Neill Fearnley
Starring: Bruce McGill, Veronica Cartwright, Joel Berti, Ryan Kirkpatrick, Jason Knight, Miklos Perlus
(Made For TV, 2001, U, 2 Star)
16:30
The Whereabouts of Jenny (Film)
A divorced father is desperate to get access to his young daughter after she and his ex wife are whisked into hiding under a witness protection act. Mike Farrell and Eve Gordon star.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Debrah Farentino, Eve Gordon, David Graf, Dakin Matthews, Lee Garlington
(Made For TV, 1991, 3 Star)
18:30
...And Then She Was Gone (Film)
A couple find themselves in a frightening world of seedy street life, murder and a vile trade in child stealing. With Megan Gallagher.
Director: David Green
Starring: Robert Urich, Megan Gallagher, Brett Cullen, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Dakin Matthews, Alan Rosenberg
(Made For TV, 1991, 3 Star)
20:30
The Whereabouts of Jenny (Film)
A divorced father is desperate to get access to his young daughter after she and his ex wife are whisked into hiding under a witness protection act. Mike Farrell and Eve Gordon star.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Debrah Farentino, Eve Gordon, David Graf, Dakin Matthews, Lee Garlington
(Made For TV, 1991, 3 Star)
22:30
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (Film)
In the early 1980s a serial killer struck again and again in Atlanta. His victims were always children. This tragic story seeks to find out the truth and details the huge manhunt which followed.
Director: Charles Robert Carner
Starring: James Belushi, Gregory Hines, Sean McCann, Shawn Doyle, Kenneth Welsh, Eugene Clark
(Made For TV, 2000, 15, 2 Star)
00:30
Too Young To Die? (Film)
Based on a true story. Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis star in this hard hitting film that confronts the question of whether teenaged killers should be executed for their crimes.
Director: Robert Markowitz
Starring: Michael Tucker, Juliette Lewis, Brad Pitt, Alan Fudge, Emily Longstreth, Laurie O'Brien
(Made For TV, 1990, 18, 3 Star)
02:30
Soul of the Game (Film)
During the American Revolution, two generals became prominent; George Washington and Benedict Arnold. This is the true story of Arnold's life, loves and bitter rivalry with Washington.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Starring: Delroy Lindo, Mykelti Williamson, Edward Herrmann, Blair Underwood, R. Lee Ermey, Salli Richardson
(Made For TV, 1996, 12, 4 Star)
04:00
Livin For Love: The Natalie Cole Story (Film)
Natalie Cole stars in the riches-to-rags-to-riches story of her unforgettable life, from her childhood with her famous father to her current success as a singer and actress.
Director: Robert Townsend
Starring: Theresa Randle, Natalie Cole, James McDaniel, Diahann Carroll, Randy J. Goodwin, Clé Bennett
(Made For TV, 2000, 3 Star)
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06:00
Stranger Who Looks Like Me (Film)
With the help of a tracing agency, two adult adoptees seek a reunion with the 'strangers' who are their birth parents, but neither knows if this emotional odyssey will end in joy or heartbreak.
Director: Larry Peerce
Starring: Walter Brooke, Neva Patterson, Whitney Blake, Woody Chambliss, Ford Rainey, Maxine Stuart
(1974, 3 Star)
08:00
Betrayal of Silence (Film)
A lawyer takes on the emotionally charged case of a young girl who has been abused at a religious establishment. But is there more going on than meets the eye? With Meg Foster.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Starring: Meg Foster, Joanne Vannicola, Alex Carter, Marc Strange, Michael J. Reynolds, Laura Press
(Made For TV, 1989, 3 Star)
10:00
Diana: Model Princess (Do***entary)
Beautiful, charismatic and inspiring. She truly was a model princess, so where did it all go wrong for Diana?
12:00
Will There really be a Morning? (Film)
The portrait of '40s actress Frances Farmer traces her fast and frantic life from childhood, her early success to her mental and physical breakdown. With Susan Blakely.
Director: Fielder Cook
Starring: Susan Blakely, Lee Grant, Royal Dano, Joe Lambie, John Heard, Melanie Mayron
(Made For TV, 1983)
14:00
Submerged (Film)
Thriller about the real-life 1938 rescue of the highly advanced submarine USS Squalus, in which a heroic lieutenant commander strove to save the 59 members of the vessel's crew.
Director: James Keach
Starring: Sam Neill, Shea Whigham, Emily Procter, Hugh O'Conor, Matthew Wait, Vincent Riotta
(Made For TV, 2001, PG, 3 Star)
16:00
Leave of Absence (Film)
A successful architect's long and idyllic marriage is threatened by his affair with the beautiful Nell. But Nell has shattering news that looms over the relationship.
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Jacqueline Bisset, Blythe Danner, Polly Bergen, Noelle Parker, Tim Lounibos
(Made For TV, 1994, 12, 2 Star)
18:00
Poldark (Film)
This romantic saga follows the famous 1970s UK series. Ross Poldark is an MP in London while his wife struggles to keep their Cornish mine alive.
Director: Richard Laxton
Starring: John Bowe, Mel Martin, Michael Attwell, Ioan Gruffudd, Kelly Reilly, Nicholas Gleaves
(Made For TV, 1996, PG, 3 Star)
20:00
Jilly Cooper: The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (Drama)
Women adore Lysander Hawkley, especially rich married women. But the young stud has a lot to learn, especially when he gets lured into a scheme to punish wayward husbands.
22:00
Jilly Cooper: The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (Drama)
Women adore Lysander Hawkley, especially rich married women. But the young stud has a lot to learn, especially when he gets lured into a scheme to punish wayward husbands.
00:00
Riders (Film)
Michael Praed and Stephanie Beacham star in this glossy adaptation of Jilly Cooper's tale of *** and saddles set in the glamorous world of show jumping.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Starring: Marcus Gilbert, Michael Praed, Arabella Tjye, Caroline Harker, Anthony Calf, Belinda Mayne
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 4 Star)
02:00
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (Film)
Detective drama in which unconventional Chicago cop Jack Reed's investigation into the murder of a young mother is hampered by a government cover-up. Reed closes in on his prime suspect but is put on the wrong trail by government sources. Despite being pulled off the case by his superiors, he vows to bring the killer to justice for the sake of the victim's young son.
Director: Kevin Connor
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Susan Ruttan, Alice Krige, R.D. Call, Amy Aquino, Jo Anderson
(Made For TV, 1993, 15, 3 Star)
04:00
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (Entertainment)
A series of tremors in the city of LA provokes a scientist to investigate the ongoing threat of an earthquake, however, she discovers that the threat is more real than she ever imagined.
(PG)
05:30
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