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 June 22 to 28, 2020.
June 22, MONDAY
1. Mary Poppins Returns
(1:05pm, FOX Movies)
Mary Poppins, a magical nanny, returns to the Banks and helps the family evade grave dangers by taking them all on various magical adventures.
2. Spider-Man 3
(1:50pm, HBO)
Peter Parker becomes one with a symbiotic alien that bolsters his Spider-Man avatar and affects his psyche. He also has to deal with Sandman and maintain a fragmented relationship with Mary Jane.
3. Fool’s Gold
(4pm, Cinemax)
Finn and Tess, an estranged husband and wife, rediscover their passion and love for each other when they embark on a quest to find a long-lost treasure.
4. A Second Chance
(9pm, Cinema One)
After their storybook wedding, Popoy and Basha find married life, and starting a business, more challenging than they ever imagined.
June 23, TUESDAY
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)
(9:55am, HBO)
After consummating her marriage with Edward, Bella realizes that she has become pregnant with a child that is half-human, half-vampire. Further, the unborn child has many enemies in the outside world.
2. World War Z
(2:50pm, FOX Movies)
Gerry, a former United Nations employee, unexpectedly finds himself in a race against time as he investigates a threatening virus that turns humans into zombies.
3. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
(6:05pm, HBO)
In 1979 young Donna, Tanya and Rosie graduate from Oxford University — leaving Donna free to embark on a series of adventures throughout Europe.
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
(6:40pm, FOX Movies)
Peter Parker, an outcast high school student, gets bitten by a radioactive spider and attains superpowers. While unraveling his parents’ disappearance, he must fight against the Lizard.
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
(9pm, FOX Movies)
Spider-Man embarks on a mission to protect his loved ones when OsCorp, owned by his childhood friend Harry Osborn, unleashes a slew of genetically modified villains against him.
6. Crazy Rich Asians
(7:55pm, HBO)
Rachel, a professor, dates a man named Nick and looks forward to meeting his family. However, she is shaken up when she learns that Nick belongs to one of the richest families in the country.
June 24, WEDNESDAY
1. In Time
(12:40pm, Cinemax)
In a future where people stop aging after 25 and need to buy time to live, the rich become immortal while others cease to exist. So, Will is on the run with a hostage in a desperate bid to survive.
2. The Social Network
(12:40pm, HBO)
Mark Zuckerberg creates a social networking site, Facebook, with the help of his friend Eduardo Saverin. But soon, a string of lies tears their relationship apart even as Facebook connects people.
3. I Love You, Hater
(3pm, Cinema One)
A boy tries to help his family survive while a girl hopes to prove herself.
4. Finding Nemo
(4:40pm, HBO)
After his son gets abducted from the Great Barrier Reef and is dispatched to Sydney, Marlin, a meek clownfish, enlists the help of a forgetful fish and embarks on a journey to bring him home.
5. Mano Po 2: My Home
(9pm, Cinema One)
A prominent businessman, juggling three women and three families, has his world turned upside down.
June 25, THURSDAY
1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
(6:40am, Cinemax)
Gustave H, a concierge, is wrongly framed for murder at the Grand Budapest Hotel. In the process of proving his innocence, he befriends a lobby boy.
2. Taken 2
(1:50pm, HBO)
Bryan Mills, a former CIA agent, and his ex-wife, Lenore, are taken hostage by a ruthless gang in Albania. However, his daughter Kim helps Bryan break free and rescue Lenore.
3. The Grinch
(3:20pm, HBO)
The Grinch grows increasingly annoyed with the ever-growing festive cheer that engulfs the village of Whoville. So, he teams up with his dog to ruin the festive spirit by being a spoilsport.
4. Karate Kid
(4:40pm, FOX Movies)
Daniel moves to a new town where he is harassed by boys adept in karate. He decides to learn karate. When Mr Miyagi starts his training, he learns that there is more to the art form than fighting.
5. It Takes A Man and A Woman
(7pm, Cinema One)
The relationship between Miggy and Laida didn’t last, and neither did Miggy’s business success. When Laida returns to help with a presentation to MET, old feelings come to the surface.
June 26, FRIDAY
1. Kung Fu Panda 2
(4pm, HBO)
Dragon Warrior Po takes it upon himself to foil the plans of murderous peacock Shen who intends to conquer China and destroy kung fu. For this, Po has to unveil the mystery of his own past.
2. Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil
(5:15pm, FOX Movies)
Maleficent travels to a grand old castle to celebrate young Aurora’s upcoming wedding to Prince Phillip.
3. Miss You Like Crazy
(7pm, Cinema One)
Mia Samonte works as a front desk officer in a hotel in Malaysia. She and Alan have their fateful meeting on board the Pasig River Ferry. Mia is a breath of fresh air in Alan’s otherwise stale and stifling existence.
4. X-Men: Dark Phoenix
(11:05pm, FOX Movies)
After a mishap, Jean Grey is struck by a powerful ray of energy that she absorbs into her body, turning her into an uncontrollable liability for the X-Men.
June 27, SATURDAY
1. X-Men
(9am, HBO)
Magneto kidnaps Marie, a young mutant, with the intention of using her powers to destroy humanity. However, the X-Men and Wolverine team up to save her and stop Magneto.
2. X2: X-Men United
(10:45am, HBO)
Nightcrawler, a mutant, tries to murder the president of the United States. Meanwhile, when William Stryker attacks Professor X’s school, his mutant students team up to thwart his evil plans.
3. X-Men: First Class
(12:55pm, HBO)
During the Cold War, fellow mutants Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr join forces with other mutants to save humanity from a nuclear attack and a possible world war.
4. Ready Or Not
(9pm, FOX Movies)
Grace couldn’t be happier after she marries the man of her dreams at his family’s luxurious estate. There’s just one catch — she must now hide from midnight until dawn while her new in-laws hunt her down with guns, crossbows and other weapons.
June 28, SUNDAY
1. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
(1pm, HBO)
After a successful mission, Quill and his team of galactic defenders meet Ego, a man claiming to be Quill’s father. However, they soon learn some disturbing truths about Ego.
2. Mission Impossible
(3:10pm, HBO)
Ethan Hunt, an American special agent, struggles to prove his innocence and catch the real culprit when he is falsely accused of murdering his entire team.
3. Mission Impossible 2
(4:55pm, HBO)
Ethan Hunt, a member of the Impossible Missions Force, is dispatched to Sydney to stop a terrorist organization from laying their hands on a genetically-engineered virus created in a lab.
4. Finally Found Someone
(5pm, CinemaOne)
When a woman is left at the alter, the video goes viral online and a PR rep is hired to help her. In the end, they realise that they have fallen for each other.
5. Mission Impossible 3
(6:55pm, HBO)
IMF agent Ethan Hunt is called out of retirement to rescue one of his students and confront Owen Davian, a ruthless arms dealer, who has kidnapped Julia Meade, Ethan’s wife.
6. Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
(9pm, HBO)
When the IMF is wrongly accused of bombing the Kremlin, Ethan and his team race against time to find the real culprits and clear the reputation of their organization.
7. In My Life
(9pm, CinemaOne)
A headstrong woman moves to New York and must come to terms with her gay son and his lover.
8. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
(11:20pm, FOX Movies)
Spider-Man embarks on a mission to protect his loved ones when OsCorp, owned by his childhood friend Harry Osborn, unleashes a slew of genetically modified villains against him.
