Big screen

Opening Wednesday

Hit and Run (R) Dax Shepard co-wrote and co-directed this road comedy about a retired getaway driver (Shepard) who busts out of the Witness Protection Program to drive his girlfriend (Kristen Bell) to Los Angeles for a job interview.

Opening Friday

The Apparition (PG-13) This horror movie about a pair of college students (Ashley Greene and Sebastian Stan) followed home by a ghostly presence they conjure in a school lab is apparently so scary it’s not being screened for critics.

Cosmopolis (R) David Cronenberg directs this adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel about a tycoon (Robert Pattinson) who takes a limo ride across New York City to get a haircut.

Premium Rush (PG-13) Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a Manhattan bicycle messenger trying to deliver a package that has drawn the attention of a murderous cop (Michael Shannon).

Celeste and Jesse Forever (R) A couple (Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg) heading toward an amicable divorce vow to keep their friendship going no matter what.

Rene Rodriguez

Small screen

Copper (10 p.m. Sunday, BBC America) A police drama with a twist: It’s set in the New York City of 1864, when professional law enforcement was just emerging. But don’t worry, the Brits hired a certified colonist — Barry Levinson of Good Morning Vietnam and Rain Man fame — to produce.

Abandoned (9 p.m. Wednesday, National Geographic) Scavengers sift through the rubble of old buildings! They find stuff! Like, two chairs that were once in a beer commercial! A really big flagpole! Look, what do you want from me? It’s August.

The American Bible Challenge (8 p.m. Thursday, GSN) Jeff Foxworthy emcees a Bible quiz show. Finally, something without gratuitous sex or violence. Though I’m less sure about a proposed spin-off, The Real Housewives of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Fatal Honeymoon (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime) This cute young couple from Alabama goes on a honeymoon in Australia, and then, you’d never guess — whoops, don’t want to spoil the surprise. But note that the name of the show is not Really Sweet Honeymoon Where Everybody Lives Happily Ever After.

Glenn Garvin

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