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Monday, March 31

On the Waterfront

Marlon Brando stands up to mob corruption on the docks of Hoboken, N.J., in an Elia Kazan classic that was showered with Oscars. (1954) 9 p.m., TCM

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Tuesday, April 1

Syriana

Oil contracts, stolen missiles, and Islamic militants provide the backdrop for an edge-of-your-seat geopolitical thriller starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. (2005) 1:30 p.m., Cinemax

Wednesday, April 2

Light Sleeper

Willem Dafoe plays a high-end drug dealer who loses his taste for the job in an overlooked film from writer-director Paul Schrader. Susan Sarandon co-stars. (1992) 6:30 p.m., Sundance

Thursday, April 3

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Bill Murray channels Jacques Cousteau in Wes Anderson’s stylized tale about a red-capped, aging marine adventurer who’s hunting a killer shark. (2004) 4:05 p.m., Encore

Friday, April 4

Goodfellas

Ray Liotta delivers the performance of his career in Martin Scorsese’s juicy epic about the long career of an Irish-Italian New York mobster. (1990) 8 p.m., IFC

Saturday, April 5

Time Bandits

Time-traveling dwarves befriend a boy and lead him on a humorous journey though history’s big moments. Terry Gilliam directs. (1981) 6:30 p.m., Sundance

Sunday, April 6

Mogambo

Clark Gable stars alongside Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly in a remake of a 1932 romance adventure that featured a much younger Gable. (1953) 8 p.m., TCM