Isn’t it a bummer when you see your favorite movie already playing halfway through when you turn on the TV? Fret not! From rom-com and action to horror and thriller, we’re giving you a heads up on all the must-watch movies on TV from August 16 to 22, 2021.
August 16, Monday
Alone/Together
(5pm, Cinema One)College sweethearts Christine and Raf meet again for the first time eight years after their breakup. Once an overachieving art student, Christine has become a failure, whereas Raf, a guy nobody thought, would be great.
No Other Woman
(7:15pm, PBO)
A woman discovers that her husband is having an affair with a customer’s daughter.
Battleship
(7:50pm, HBO)
An international fleet of ships encounters an alien armada and discovers their destructive goals. To defeat their enemies, they are forced to fight an intense battle on sea, land, and air.
Gone Girl
(10pm, Cinemax)
Nick Dunne discovers that the entire media focus has shifted on him when his wife, Amy Dunne, mysteriously disappears on the day of their fifth wedding anniversary.
August 17, Tuesday
Siargao
(5pm, Cinema One)
A love triangle plays out between a rock singer and two women on the island of Siargao.
Men In Black: International
(6:20pm, Cinemax)
Agent M, a probationary member of the MIB, teams up with Agent H and uncovers a sinister plot that reveals a traitor in the organization aiding an alien invasion.
The Equalizer 2
(9pm, HBO)
Robert McCall’s close friend, Susan Plummer, is murdered while investigating a murder-suicide. As a former spy, he leverages his skills and resources to find the culprit and avenge her death.
August 18, Wednesday
Crazy Beautiful You
(5pm, Cinema One)
Jackie is taken on a medical mission to calm her rebellious spirit. When she arrives she meets Kiko, and the two discover something crazy and beautiful together.
Till I Met You
(7:30pm, PBO)
Manuel, an elderly gentleman, falls in love with Luisa, a con artist posing as a wealthy socialite. Manuel’s trusted assistant becomes suspicious of Luisa and does everything he can to expose her.
Oblivion
(8pm, HBO)
Jack Harper, a drone repairman stationed on Earth that has been ravaged by war with extraterrestrials, questions his identity after rescuing the woman who keeps appearing in his dreams.
Paranormal Activity 4
(11:50pm, Cinemax)
Alex experiences strange events after she meets her neighbor’s son Robbie. Her life turns into a nightmare when one by one all her dear ones are murdered.
August 19, Thursday
Julie & Julia
(5:05pm, HBO)
Julie Powell, a young blogger, is determined to emulate Julia Child’s cooking techniques. Though separated by time, the two women share a common passion for food that intertwines their lives.
Catch Me If You Can
(5:50pm, Cinemax)
Notorious con artist Frank Abagnale has duped people worth millions of dollars with his masterful art of deception. With his scams getting bolder, he is soon pursued by FBI agent Carl Hanratty.
Through Night and Day
(7:30pm, PBO)
It is about Ben and his fiancé Jen’s tour in Iceland that made them knew each other more.
August 20, Friday
Open
(5pm, Cinema One)
When a couple begins to feel that their relationship has gone stale, they explore the idea of an open relationship.
1917
(7:05pm, HBO)
During World War I, two British soldiers — Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake — receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades — including Blake’s own brother.
August 21, Saturday
Babe, I Love You
(5pm, PBO)
A wealthy architecture professor falls in love with a working-class woman who works as a promo girl.
The Mistress
(7pm, Cinema One)
The mistress of a wealthy businessman is torn between her loyalty to him and her love for a young architect connected to her in unexpected ways.
Red
(7:10pm, HBO)
Frank Moses, a former black-ops agent, learns that his life is under threat from an assassin. In a bid to protect himself, he reunites with his old team to nab the man who has vowed to kill him.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
(8:25pm, Cinemax)
When Matthew discovers that his girlfriend Jennifer possesses superpowers, he breaks up with her. Enraged Jennifer uses her powers to wreak havoc in his life.
August 22, Sunday
BuyBust
(1:30pm, PBO)
After surviving the slaughter of her entire squad in a drug raid compromised by dirty cops, anti-narcotics special operative Nina Manigan is eager to go head-to-head with the drug cartels that hold a bloody grip on Manila.
My Ex and Whys
(5pm, Cinema One)
Popular blogger Cali is hired to work on a marketing campaign alongside another viral sensation, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Former playboy Gio is intent on proving he has changed and winning Cali back.
Tenet
(9pm, HBO)
A secret agent is given a single word as his weapon and sent to prevent the onset of World War III. He must travel through time and bend the laws of nature in order to be successful in his mission.
