5 StarMAX TV Schedule
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Time Show -
- 3:50pm
JawsSteven Spielberg's classic blockbusting thriller, which was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 1976, about a New England seaside town where the holiday season is turned into a bloody nightmare by a giant killer shark. Roy Scheider stars as the local police chief who teams up with grizzled fisherman Robert Shaw and marine expert Richard Dreyfuss to hunt and kill the monster predator, while John Williams provides the familiar and foreboding soundtrack. The model shark used in the production of the film was nicknamed Bruce by Spielberg - in honour of his lawyer.
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- 6:00pm
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The Change-Up
Laidback ladies man Mitch secretly envies best friend Dave's life as a husband and father, while Dave in turn longs for Mitch's lack of responsibility. During a drunken night out, they confess their desire to switch places - but when the wish is magically granted, they each find the other's routine is not as simple as it looks. Comedy, starring Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds
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- 8:00pm
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Major League II
The Cleveland Indians baseball team has enjoyed a successful run, but now the players are starting to become complacent and are losing their edge. Financial problems result in the team being sold back to its grudge-bearing former owner - who plans to deliberately sabotage the side's chances of regaining a winning streak. Comedy sequel, starring Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger
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- 9:45pm
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Conviction
A single mother stands by her brother when he is convicted of a murder he swears he did not commit. Despite having little education, she works hard to fund putting herself through law school so she can use her skills to overturn the conviction, ultimately attracting the attention of a high-profile attorney. Fact-based drama, starring Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell and Minnie Driver
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- 11:35pm
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Fargo
A downtrodden car dealer arranges to have his wife abducted, hoping her father will pay the ransom. But the plan unravels badly as his two bungling kidnappers leave a trail of seemingly motiveless murders in their wake, and soon have a determined pregnant police chief on their trail. Black comedy thriller from the Coen brothers, starring Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare and William H Macy