This February on The Movie Network: The Series Finale of the IFC Comedy THE SPOILS OF BABYLON,

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• Star-studded IFC comedy miniseries THE SPOILS OF BABYLON airs its series finale Thursday, Feb. 6 at 10 p.m. ET with two back-to-back episodes
• Canadian feature film MOLLY MAXWELL, the story of a Toronto high school student (Lola Tash, REPUBLIC OF DOYLE) who starts an affair with a teacher (Charlie Carrick, CEDAR COVE) premieres Thursday, Feb. 27 at 9 p.m. ET
• TMN movie premieres this February include: THE ICEMAN, STUCK IN LOVE, 42, SCARY MOVIE 5, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, I GIVE IT A YEAR, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, GROWN UPS 2, PLANES, and ONLY GOD FORGIVES

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Below is a chronological listing of The Movie Network programming highlights for February. All programming is subject to change (all times ET; visit themovienetwork.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

Saturday, Feb. 1

9 p.m. – THE ICEMAN (2012) – *Premiere*

THE ICEMAN follows the true story of notorious contract killer and family man, Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon, BOARDWALK EMPIRE). When he’s finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife (Winona Ryder, Black Swan) nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.

Sunday, Feb. 2

9 p.m. – SHAMELESS – Season 4, Episode 4 of 12

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Thursday, Feb. 6

10 p.m. – THE SPOILS OF BABYLON – Season 1, Episode 5 of 6

10:30 p.m. – THE SPOILS OF BABYLON – Season 1 – *Series Finale*

Friday, Feb. 7

9 p.m. – STUCK IN LOVE (2012) – *Premiere*

An acclaimed writer (Greg Kinnear, RAKE), his ex-wife (Jennifer Connelly, He’s Just Not That Into You), and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.

Saturday, Feb. 8

9 p.m. – 42 (2013) – *Premiere*

In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) decided to sign the first black Major League player, Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman, The Kill Hole). 42 is the story of Robinson, and the historic 1947 baseball season.

Sunday, Feb. 9

9 p.m. – SHAMELESS – Season 4, Episode 5 of 12

10 p.m. – HOUSE OF LIES – Season 3, Episode 5 of 12

10:30 p.m. – EPISODES – Season 3, Episode 5 of 9

The future of PUCKS! hangs in the balance as the network hosts its annual party for the Television Press. Sean (Stephen Mangan, Rush) and Beverly Lincoln’s (Tamsin Greig, Tamara Drew) romantic future is looking equally tenuous. A visit to a sex therapist may only make things worse. Meanwhile, Merc Lapidus (John Pankow, Morning Glory) has stolen all of his blind ex-wife’s artwork, and Matt is forced to come to her rescue.

Friday, Feb. 14

9 p.m. – SCARY MOVIE 5 (2013) – *Premiere*

In the fifth installment of the fun-and-frightening Scary Movie franchise, Jody (Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical) and her husband Dan (Simon Rex, JACK & JILL) experience a host of familiar horror movie clichés.

Saturday, Feb. 15

7:10 p.m. – MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (2013) – *Premiere*

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY is an animated comedy film that takes a trip down memory lane to when Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal, When Harry Met Sally) and James P. ‘Sulley’ Sullivan (John Goodman, ALPHA HOUSE) were two young students at Monsters University. At first not the best of friends, the pair learns to overcome their differences.  

9 p.m. – I GIVE IT A YEAR (2013) – *Premiere*

Newlyweds Nat (Rose Byrne, The Internship) and Josh (Rafe Spall, Prometheus) are a deliriously happy couple despite their differences, though friends and family aren’t convinced that they can last.

Sunday, Feb. 16

9 p.m. – SHAMELESS – Season 4, Episode 6 of 12

10 p.m. – HOUSE OF LIES – Season 3, Episode 6 of 12

10:30 p.m. – EPISODES – Season 3, Episode 6 of 9

PUCKS! is finally pulled from the schedule. Although not officially cancelled, the writing is clearly on the wall for the doomed hockey comedy. Everyone reacts in different ways: Sean is in denial, Beverly is mentally packing her bags, while Matt finds solace in the arms of a 19 year old super-fan.

Friday, Feb. 21

9 p.m. – WHITE HOUSE DOWN (2013) – *Premiere*

A devoted father, Capital Policeman John Cale (Channing Tatum, 21 Jump Street) springs into action to save his child and protect President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained) from a ruthless paramilitary group that has seized control of the White House.

Saturday, Feb. 22

9 p.m. – GROWN UPS 2 (2013) – *Premiere*

After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny (Adam Sandler, Hotel Transylvania) finds out that sometimes crazy follows you.

Sunday, Feb. 23

9 p.m. – SHAMELESS – Season 4, Episode 7 of 12

10 p.m. – HOUSE OF LIES – Season 3, Episode 7 of 12

10:30 p.m. – EPISODES – Season 3, Episode 7 of 9

Beverly prepares to return to England, while Sean hangs onto hopes of keeping his Hollywood dream alive. Matt is crushed to learn that his former stalker is no longer obsessed with him. Carol (Kathleen Rose Perkins, The Pact) is equally despondent when her dreams for a future with Castor (Chris Diamantopoulos, The Three Stooges) are dashed. 

Thursday, Feb. 27

9 p.m. – MOLLY MAXWELL (2013) – *Canadian Feature Film Premiere*

Molly Maxwell (Lola Tash, REPUBLIC OF DOYLE), a 16-year-old girl in alternative school, is on a mission to figure out what makes her extraordinary. This leads to an intimate relationship with her English teacher Ben Carter (Charlie Carrick, CEDAR COVE).

Friday, Feb. 28

7:25 p.m. – PLANES (2013) – *Premiere*

In this computer-animated film, a crop-dusting plane (Dane Cook, Mr. Brooks) with a fear of heights lives his dream of competing in a famous around-the-world aerial race.

9 p.m. – ONLY GOD FORGIVES (2013) – *Premiere*

Julian (Ryan Gosling, The Place Beyond The Pines), a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok’s criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen) compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother’s recent death.

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