5 StarMAX TV Schedule
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Time Show -
- 11:15pm
CasinoA gambler takes over the running of a Las Vegas casino in the 1970s. His success is threatened by the arrival of an unstable old friend, now a powerful and ambitious mobster, an investigation by the FBI and his own wife's tortured past. Martin Scorsese's crime drama, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone and James Woods
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Time Show -
- 2:15am
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Congo
An expedition sent into the jungles of Zaire in search of King Solomon's diamond mines disappears without trace. The tycoon behind the mission sends his assistant, a former CIA agent, to discover what became of them. Travelling with a tough explorer, a primatologist who has taught a gorilla to 'speak' using an electronic headset and a mysterious treasure hunter, she discovers the previous party have met with a grisly fate at the hands of a horde of intelligent bloodthirsty apes. Dismal thriller based on Michael Crichton's novel, starring Dylan Walsh, Tim Curry, Laura Linney and Ernie Hudson
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- 4:05am
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Recoil
A cop goes outside the law to avenge the murder of his family, but soon progresses from hunting those responsible to waging war on all criminals who escape justice. The vigilante meets his match in a cold-blooded killer, who has a vendetta of his own to pursue. Action thriller, starring Steve Austin, Danny Trejo and Serinda Swan
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- 5:40am
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U-571
American forces board a stricken Nazi submarine at the height of World War Two in the hope of seizing an Enigma coding machine, but German reinforcements arrive, forcing them to flee in the unfamiliar craft. Nerve-jangling drama which, in true Hollywood style, takes liberties with the small matter of historical fact in the name of a ripping yarn - a move which angered many British viewers and critics. Matthew McConaughey, Harvey Keitel, Bill Paxton and Jon Bon Jovi star
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- 7:40am
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The Tree of Life
A boy growing up in 1950s Texas grows up to become a disillusioned adult. On the anniversary of his brother's death, he questions his relationship with his stern father, his place in the modern world and the meaning of human existence. Terrence Malick's drama, starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken and Jessica Chastain
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- 10:00am
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LA Confidential
Guy Pearce stars as an ambitious but cowardly detective, who must team up with his arch-enemy, courageous and thuggish cop Russell Crowe, to solve a tough murder case which threatens to expose corruption in the highest echelons of LA's police force. Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and James Cromwell co-star in Curtis Hanson's acclaimed Fifties-set thriller, along with Kim Basinger, who won an Oscar for her role as a high-class hooker
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- 12:20pm
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The Matrix
Naive computer hacker Keanu Reeves discovers the world around him is nothing more than a virtual reality fantasy, and joins a team of freedom fighters risking their lives to bring the truth out into the open. The first of the ground-breaking sci-fi adventure trilogy from the Wachowski brothers, laden with breathtaking visuals and mind-bending ideas. Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving co-star.
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- 2:40pm
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The Matrix Reloaded
Sequel to the blockbusting 1999 movie, which sees Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue their battle to save mankind as the threat to Zion grows - but their quest is complicated by personal issues, not to mention the re-appearance of malevolent program Smith. Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving
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- 5:00pm
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The Descendants
A lawyer negotiating a land deal in Hawaii is forced to take a more active role in his two daughters' upbringing when a boating accident leaves his wife in a coma. He learns she was having an affair, a fact his friends and eldest child were keeping from him. With the two girls in tow, he sets off to find and confront her lover. Drama, with George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller
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- 7:00pm
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Mr & Mrs Smith
A couple struggle to keep their marriage interesting until they learn they have something in common - they are both deadly assassins. When their employers demand they target each other, their rocky relationship suddenly becomes more complicated. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie show off the on-screen chemistry which brought them together away from the cameras, while director Doug Liman balances the action with plenty of laughs. With Vince Vaughn and Adam Brody
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- 9:00pm
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The Beach
An idealistic traveller arrives in Bangkok, where a disturbing encounter provides him with the exact location of a remote paradise island. But when he finally makes it to the golden beaches, he discovers there's already a community in residence. All is not as it seems, and it's not long before the happy idyll turns sour. Slick and affecting drama from Danny Boyle, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Carlyle, Virginie Ledoyen and Tilda Swinton.
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- 11:00pm
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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Six years after their last adventure, the infamous stoners reunite on Christmas Eve to find a replacement tree for the one Harold sent up in smoke.