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Thursday, September 12, 2024

SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS: M-NET | M-NET MOVIES

 


(These highlights are covered from September 15 to the end of the month. Please note that this line-up is subject to change)

 

SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIES

 

September 15, 2024

20h05 | The Holdovers | 16L | Drama

Alexander Payne teams up with Paul Giamatti to tell a warm-hearted holiday tale. A cranky New England school instructor is forced to babysit a handful of students during Christmas.

September 22, 2024

20h05 | Knox Goes Away | R | Thriller

Michael Keaton and James Marsden star in this crime thriller. A contract killer diagnosed with dementia vows to use his last days to save his estranged son and form a bond with him.

 

FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES

Friday, September 13, 2024

20h00 | Bob Marley: One Love | 13VL | Biography

A heartfelt and powerful film that follows the life of the late great reggae musician Bob Marley, from his struggles to his music and artistic endeavours.

Friday, September 20, 2024

20h00 | Strays | 16VSNL | Comedy

Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx lead a starry voice cast in this hilarious canine comedy. An abandoned dog teams up with other stray dogs to exact revenge on the owner who abandoned him.

Friday, September 27, 2024

20h00 | Jules | 13VL | Sci-Fi Comedy

Ben Kingsley is funny and compassionate in this sci-fi film. A widower gets an unexpected visitor that turns his life and that of his two neighbours into an exciting adventure.

 

SERIES PREMIERES

Friday, September 13, 2024

21h45 | Bupkis | S01 E01 | 18SL | Comedy

A premiere tinged with absurd comedy and drama. Pete moves back home only to learn that the family's been dealing with tragic news without him.

Sunday, September 15, 2024 [SPECIAL EVENT]

02h00 | 76th Emmy Awards 2024 | Special

Father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy host the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. The ceremony honours the best in US primetime and late-night programming. Who will be the winners this year?

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

19h00 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | S01 E01 | E16 | Crime

A mysterious series premiere. Graff and Bateman investigate the disappearance of a crypto investor when he vanishes on Lake Ontario.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

21h00 | CSI: Vegas | S03 E01 | E16 | Crime

A challenging season premiere. With their colleague Josh Folsom under arrest for the death of Kahn Schefter, the CSI team combs through every crumb of forensic evidence to determine his innocence or guilt.

Thursday, September 19, 2024

20h00 | The Penguin | S01 E01 | PG 13VL | Fantasy Crime Drama

Following the events of The Batman (2022), Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham.

 

SERIES FINALES

 

Wednesday, September 18 2024

16h00 | The Equalizer | S04 E10 | 16VL | Crime Drama  

An action-packed season finale. The team races against the clock after Mel is kidnapped by a member of her veteran support group and his older brother.

Wednesday, September 18 2024

23h00 | Dr Death | S02 E08 | 16SL | Crime Drama  

In this shocking finale, the Whistleblowers are summoned to defend their findings. Benita makes a final discovery that changes the course of their lives forever.

Monday, September 30 2024

21h00 | The Sympathizer | S01 E07 | 16SVL | Spy Adventure

A poignant and powerful finale to this limited series. Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story, and confront the decisions that haunt his past.

 

M-NET MOVIES

 

M-NET MOVIES 1 (DSTV CHANNEL 104)

Spring has Sprung

 

Sunday, September 15 2024

20h15 | Fool’s Paradise | PG17 | Comedy Satire

A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a former mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. He soon becomes an unlikely celebrity when he gets thrown into the bright lights and behind-the-scenes bustle of Hollywood.

Friday, September 20 2024

21h00 | Asteroid City | PG 13 | Sci-Fi Comedy

World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955.

Friday, September 27 2024

21h00 | Bob Marley: One Love | PG 13 | Musical Drama

Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.

Sunday, 29 September 2024

20h15 | The Holdovers | PG 13 | Comedy Drama  

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.

 

M-Net Movies 2 (DStv Channel 106)

Legends of Action

 

Saturday, September 14 2024

20h00 | Last Seen Alive | 17LV | Action Thriller | Trailer

After Will Spann's wife suddenly vanishes at a gas station, his desperate search to find her leads him down a dark path that forces him to run from authorities and take the law into his own hands.

Sunday, September 15 2024

17h50 | The Matrix Revolutions | 17LV | Action Sci-Fi

Neo, humanity's only hope of stopping the war and saving Zion, attempts to broker peace between the machines and humans. However, he must first confront his arch-nemesis, the rogue Agent Smith.

 

M-Net Movies 3 (DStv Channel 108)

Song and Dance Festival

Monday, September 16 2024

16h30 | Step Up 3D | PG13 | Dance Musical

A close group of street dancers from New York find themselves facing the challenge of their lives when they have to compete with the world's best hip-hop dancers.

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

16h25 | Dance with Me | PG13 | Romance Musical

On a trip to find his father, Rafael, a young man from Cuba, takes part in a dance competition in Las Vegas and becomes romantically involved with his dance partner Ruby.

 

M-Net Movies 4

Saturday, September 14 2024

13h15 | The Emoji Movie | PG | Family Comedy

Gene, a multi-expression emoji, gets sentenced to be deleted after he messes up a message his user Alex sends to his crush. Gene escapes the agents sent to destroy him and accepts his uniqueness.

16h25 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | PG13 | Comedy Drama

A successful talk show host visits his Southern family for his parents' 50th anniversary. But he is not looking forward to revisiting his past where he was nothing more than an awkward little boy.

 

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