Saturday, August 22nd TV listings for Showtime Next - Eastern
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
A grease monkey's (Eric Stoltz) tomboy friend (Mary Stuart Masterson) helps him woo a popular girl (Lea Thompson) in their Los Angeles high school.
Bran Nue Dae (2009)
A rebellious young man runs away from home but returns after experiencing an amazing journey.
On the Line (2001)
A shy man (Lance Bass) scours the streets of Chicago in search of a vivacious woman (Emmanuelle Chriqui) he met on a train.
Failure to Launch (2006)
The parents of a young man (Matthew McConaughey) who still lives at home hire a beautiful woman (Sarah Jessica Parker) to entice him to finally leave the nest.
The Wedding Banquet (2025)
Hoping to stay in the country, a gay man proposes a green card marriage to a female friend in exchange for paying for her IVF treatment. However, things get complicated when his grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.
Hustle & Flow (2005)
A pimp (Terrence Howard) in Memphis, Tenn., sees rap music as the way to escape his dead-end existence and achieve something meaningful.
Vacation (2015)
Following in his father's footsteps, Rusty Griswold takes his wife and two sons on a cross-country road trip to America's favorite fun park, Walley World.
Fight or Flight (2024)
A mercenary takes on the job of tracking a high-value asset known only as "The Ghost" on an international flight. Realizing the plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both, the pair must work together in a fight for their lives.
Not Without Hope (2025)
Four friends face disaster when their boat capsizes in the Gulf of Mexico. Battling massive waves, sharks, dehydration and hypothermia, they cling to hope as the Coast Guard launches a daring rescue through a raging storm to save them.
The Friend (2024)
Iris finds her comfortable New York City life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past.
The Doors (1991)
UCLA film student Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer) finds a girlfriend (Meg Ryan), forms a band and turns tragic 1960s rock star.
Almost Famous (2000)
An aspiring teenage rock journalist gets his big break when he follows an up-and-coming band on its tour.
The Lovely Bones (2009)
A 14-year-old murder victim watches from heaven, as her family tries to heal and her killer continues on his own dark path.
War Pony (2022)
The interlocking stories of two young Oglala Lakota men grappling with a world built against them as they navigate their unique paths to manhood.