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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Mission: Impossible
00:42 - 02:33
Mission: Impossible
Movie, Action, Adventure, Thriller
When U.S. government operative Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his mentor, Jim Phelps (Jon Voight), go on a covert assignment that takes a disastrous turn, Jim is killed, and Ethan becomes the prime murder suspect. Now a fugitive, Hunt recruits brilliant hacker Luther Stickell (Ving...
X-Men: First Class
02:33 - 04:45
X-Men: First Class
Movie, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science fiction
In the early 1960s, during the height of the Cold War, a mutant named Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) meets a fellow mutant named Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender). Despite their vastly different backgrounds -- Charles grew up with a wealthy family, while Erik lost his parents...
Get Him to the Greek
04:45 - 06:35
Get Him to the Greek
Movie, Comedy
An ambitious executive at a record company, Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) gets what looks like an easy assignment: He must escort British rock legend Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) to L.A.'s Greek Theatre for the first stop on a lucrative comeback-concert tour. Snow, however, has...
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
06:35 - 08:02
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Movie, Holiday, Horror, Thriller
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former babysitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But...
King's Ransom
08:02 - 09:40
King's Ransom
Movie, Comedy
When the rich and arrogant Malcolm King (Anthony Anderson) informs his wife, Renee (Kellita Smith), that he plans to divorce her, she becomes intent on taking as much of his money as possible in the settlement. Malcolm devises a way to keep his fortune, but it involves staging...
Scanners
09:40 - 11:24
Scanners
Movie, Science fiction, Horror, Thriller
Scanners are men and women born with incredible telepathic and telekinetic powers. There are many who exercise the benefits of their special gifts in a safe and judicious manner. However, there is a group of renegade scanners who plan to create a race that will rule the world.
The Firm
11:24 - 14:01
The Firm
Movie, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
A young lawyer joins a small but prestigious law firm only to find out that most of their clients are on the wrong side of the law. The company is helping to launder mob money, get clients off charges and even murder partners who threaten to blow their cover, but when the FBI...
Odd Jobs
14:01 - 15:30
Odd Jobs
Movie, Comedy
The summer job situation looks bleak for five college pals until they decide to start their own moving business.
Heaven Help Us
15:30 - 18:41
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.
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
18:41 - 20:26
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Movie, Comedy
Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a...
Just Friends
20:26 - 22:02
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...
Road House
22:02 - 23:57
Road House
Movie, Action, Thriller
The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable -- busting the heads of troublemakers and...
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
23:57 - 01:57
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
Movie, Romance, Drama
Baz Luhrmann helped adapt this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a post-modern city named Verona Beach. In this version, the Capulets and the Montagues are two rival gangs. Juliet is attending a costume ball thrown by her parents. Her...
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