Cinemax Classics

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Cinemax Classics draws on decades of theatrical releases and studio catalogues to present films from earlier eras, with a focus on Hollywood productions from the 1930s through the 1990s. Programming leans toward genre staples such as film noir, westerns, musicals, and mid-century dramas, alongside occasional silent-era features and foreign-language titles that have entered the public domain or are held under license. Commercial breaks are limited, and the channel does not air news, sports, or reality content. In the United States, it is carried by several cable and satellite providers as part of a premium-tier movie package, though availability varies by region.

Viewers can access the channel through a standard TV guide listing or via the provider’s on-demand portal, where select films are rotated monthly. The schedule follows a fixed daily structure, with themed blocks such as late-night horror or Sunday matinees, but no original programming or live events are produced. Online streaming is not offered as a standalone service; the channel remains tied to traditional linear broadcast and is not available through major streaming platforms without a cable login.

Schedule
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Just Friends
00:05 - 01:41
Just Friends
Movie, Romantic comedy
High school student Chris Brander (Ryan Reynolds) loves his best friend, Jamie Palamino (Amy Smart). He finally confesses his feelings, but she tells him that she just wants to be friends, and he leaves town in shame. Ten years later, Chris is a successful record executive and...
Wedding Crashers
01:41 - 03:40
Wedding Crashers
Movie, Romantic comedy
Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) and John (Owen Wilson) are divorce mediators who spend their free time crashing wedding receptions. For the irrepressible duo, there are few better ways to drink for free and bed vulnerable women. So when Secretary of the Treasury William Cleary...
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
03:40 - 05:23
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Movie, Science fiction
Time-travelers' efforts to prevent a dinosaur's mutation result in the creation of a three-headed dragon that terrorizes Japan.
The Usual Suspects
05:23 - 07:10
The Usual Suspects
Movie, Thriller, Crime drama
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist," says con man Kint, drawing a comparison to the most enigmatic criminal of all time, Keyser Söze. Kint attempts to convince the feds that the mythic crime lord not only exists, but is also...
Working Girls
07:10 - 08:44
Working Girls
Movie, Drama
College graduate Molly (Louise Smith), trying to bankroll her own business, works as a high-priced New York City escort. As a lesbian, she's able to keep her emotional distance from the clients, who range from cynically exploitative to desperately needy. But her open ambition to...
Heaven Help Us
08:44 - 10:28
Heaven Help Us
Movie, Comedy drama
In the 1960s, a group of teen pranksters finds it difficult to toe the line in a strictly disciplined Catholic school.
Dim Sum Funeral
10:28 - 12:07
Dim Sum Funeral
Movie, Comedy drama
In the wake of her death, the embittered children of Chinese-American matriarch Mrs. Xiao (Lisa Lu) begrudgingly return to their childhood home for a bristly -- and brief, they hope -- reunion. But after Xiao's maid and sole confidant, Viola (Talia Shire), reveals her wish to...
Full Metal Jacket
12:07 - 14:04
Full Metal Jacket
Movie, War, Historical drama
Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis (Matthew Modine), quickly christened "Joker" by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey), and pudgy Private Lawrence (Vincent D'Onofrio), nicknamed "Gomer Pyle," as they endure the rigors of basic...
A Clockwork Orange
14:04 - 16:21
A Clockwork Orange
Movie, Dark comedy
In an England of the future, Alex and his "Droogs" spend their nights getting high at the Korova Milkbar before embarking on "a little of the old ultraviolence," while jauntily warbling "Singin' in the Rain." After he's jailed for bludgeoning the Cat Lady to death, Alex submits...
A History of Violence
16:21 - 17:57
A History of Violence
Movie, Drama, Thriller
When a pair of petty criminals attempt to rob his small-town diner, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) quickly and easily kills them both. In the flush of news coverage of Tom's seemingly heroic actions, a threatening stranger named Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris) comes to town, fingering the...
The Player
17:57 - 20:02
The Player
Movie, Comedy
Certain that the anonymous threats he's been receiving are the work of David Kahane (Vincent D'Onofrio), producer Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) tries to fix things over cocktails. Instead, Griffin ends up murdering the screenwriter and courting the dead man's girlfriend (Greta...
Carrie
20:02 - 21:41
Carrie
Movie, Horror, Mystery
In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around...
Open Water
21:41 - 23:01
Open Water
Movie, Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Horror
Daniel (Daniel Travis) and Susan (Blanchard Ryan) embark on a tropical vacation with their scuba-diving certifications in tow. During a group dive, the two separate themselves from the others to dive a little deeper. An incorrect head-count suggests the entire group has...
The Blair Witch Project
23:01 - 00:23
The Blair Witch Project
Movie, Horror, Thriller
Found video footage tells the tale of three film students (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams) who've traveled to a small town to collect documentary footage about the Blair Witch, a legendary local murderer. Over the course of several days, the students...
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