Your TV Guide to the Week - December 25th, 2020

Kung Fu Panda

Length: 1hr 32min
Mood: Animation, Action, Adventure
Directors: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Starring: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie

Po, a plump slacker panda and the most nonathletic inhabitant in the serene Valley of Peace is selected as the village's defender. Now as the Dragon Warrior, Po and his fierce team of kung-fu aces, Monkey, Tigress, Mantis, Viper, and Crane, must protect the village from the vindictive snow-leopard, Tai Lung. Can the Furious Five and the most improbable of all heroes, Po, fulfill the prophecy?

Escape From Planet Earth

Length: 1hr 29min
Mood: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Cal Brunker
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba

The story takes place on planet Baab where admired astronaut, Scorch Supernova, is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet.

Killers

Length: 1hr 40min
Mood: Action, Comedy, Romance
Director: Robert Luketic
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck

Jen Kornfeldt meets her ideal man, Spencer Aimes, which leads to a swift marriage. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple.

Reasonable Doubt

Length: 1hr 31min
Mood: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Peter Howitt
Starring: Dominic Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson, Gloria Reuben

Up-and-coming District Attorney, Mitch Brockton is involved in a fatal hit-and-run, but Clinton Davis, is found with the body and charged with murder. Believing that Davis is innocent, Brockton is compelled to throw the trial. Soon after, Brocton's perfect life begins to unravel as he realizes that the man he set free is hiding a secret that will destroy him.

Gravity

Length: 1hr 31min
Mood: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris

Dr. Ryan Stone is a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission. Her commander is veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky, helming his last flight before retirement. Then, during a routine space walk by the pair, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Ryan and Matt stranded in deep space with no link to Earth and no hope of rescue. As fear turns to panic, they realize that the only way home may be to venture further into space.

Spanglish

Length: 2hr 11min
Mood: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: James L. Brooks
Starring: Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega

Flor Moreno, an single mother of one, emigrates to Los Angeles from Mexico in high hopes of creating a better life for her twelve-year-old daughter, Cristina. However, after landing a job as a housekeeper for the laid-back gourmet chef, John Clasky, and his well-to-do family, Flor will find herself up against a daunting language barrier, and Deborah, John's troubled wife. As Flor struggles to start afresh and learn English, an inevitable cultural collision is at hand; plus a romantic affection starts to take over.

Let's Get Physical

Length: 30mins
Mood: Comedy
Creators: Ben Newmark, Dan Newmark, Connor Pritchard
Starring: Matt Jones, AnnaLynne McCord, Chris Diamantopoulos

After his dad, Colonel Tom Force, aka the “Godfather of Aerobics,” dies unexpectedly, Joe Force learns the old man left him his gym. Unfortunately, dear old dad also attached some bizarre provisions to his will. With the help of his former beauty queen mom, Joe must win back the Competitive Aerobics champion title from his old rival, Barry Cross, the husband of Claudia, Joe’s childhood sweetheart.