Fridays at 8pm ET
Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz, TCM's newest franchise, Films on Film, is dedicated to the art, craft, history and preservation of movies. Airing every Friday night, Films on Film will feature a documentary followed by companion programming that provides a deeper exploration and celebration of the night's topic or theme.
Celebrating film as both an art form and a cultural record, Films on Film provides viewers with a deeper appreciation for the filmmakers, performers, composers, archivists and institutions that create, preserve and present the movies audiences adore.
Friday, September 4
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause (2025) |
Starring Charles Grodin
| 10:00 PM | Midnight Run (1988) |
| 12:15 AM | 11 Harrowhouse (1974) |
| 2:15 AM | Seems Like Old Times (1980) |
| 4:00 AM | The Woman in Red (1984) |
Friday, September 11
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | Ennio (2021) |
Scores by Ennio Morricone
| 11:00 PM | A Fistful of Dollars (1964) |
| 1:00 AM | The Great Silence (1968) |
| 3:00 AM | The Mission (1986) |
| 5:15 AM | The Battle of Algiers (1966) |
Friday, September 18
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood (2026) |
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
| 9:30 PM | Mi Familia (1995) |
| 12:00 AM | Giant (1956) |
| 3:30 AM | Bordertown (2007) |
Friday, September 25
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) |
Anti-Nazi Comedies
| 9:00 PM | The Great Dictator (1940) |
| 11:15 PM | To Be or Not to Be (1942) |
| 1:00 AM | The Producers (1967) |
| 2:45 AM | Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) |
| 4:45 AM | Which Way to the Front? (1970) |
Friday, October 2
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) |
The Man of a Thousand Faces
| 9:30 PM | Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) |
| 11:45 PM | The Phantom of the Opera (1925) |
| 1:30 AM | He Who Gets Slapped (1924) |
| 3:00 AM | Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) |
| 4:30 AM | The Blackbird (1926) |
Friday, October 9
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | Boorman and the Devil (2025) |
Directed by John Boorman
| 10:00 PM | Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) |
| 12:15 AM | Hope and Glory (1987) |
| 2:15 AM | Point Blank (1967) |
| 4:00 AM | In My Country (2004) |
Friday, October 16
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail (2024) |
Hitchcock Blondes
| 9:15 PM | Blackmail (1929) (sound version) (Anny Ondra) |
| 10:45 PM | The 39 Steps (1935) (Madeleine Carroll) |
| 12:30 AM | Dial M for Murder (1954) (Grace Kelly) |
| 2:30 AM | North by Northwest (1959) (Eva Marie Saint) |
| 5:00 AM | Eva Marie Saint: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2014) |
Friday, October 23
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | Carl Laemmle (2019) |
Expressionism in Hollywood
| 9:45 PM | Frankenstein (1931) |
| 11:00 PM | The Invisible Man (1933) |
| 12:15 AM | The Black Cat (1934) |
| 1:30 AM | Cat People (1942) |
| 2:45 AM | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) |
| 4:45 AM | The Beast with 5 Fingers (1946) |
Friday, October 30
Films on Film
| 8:00 PM | Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive (2026) |
Vincent Price Horror
| 9:45 PM | The Fly (1958) |
| 11:30 PM | House of Wax (1953) |
| 1:15 AM | House on Haunted Hill (1958) |
| 2:45 AM | The Mad Magician (1954) |
| 4:15 AM | The Tingler (1959) |
| 5:30 AM | The Bat (1959) |
