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Monday, March 17

Finian’s Rainbow

An offbeat St. Paddy’s Day flight: Fred Astaire, in his last musical, stars as an Irishman trying to bury a stolen pot of gold. Strangely, Francis Ford Coppola was his director. (1968) 5:15 p.m., TCM

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Tuesday, March 18

Notting Hill

Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts strike up a charming, mismatched romance in one of London’s tonier enclaves. (1999) 4 p.m., Showtime

Wednesday, March 19

Working Girl

Oscar nominee Melanie Griffith plays a Wall Street secretary who achieves her ambitions while pretending to be her boss. (1988) 6:30 p.m., Sundance

Thursday, March 20

Enter the Dragon

The Citizen Kane of Hong Kong martial arts flicks stars Bruce Lee as a Shaolin master who enters a mysterious fighting tournament. (1973) 12:30 p.m., IFC

Friday, March 21

Gosford Park

Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, and Clive Owen lead an ensemble cast in a masterful whodunit set at an English manor, written by Downton Abbey’s creator, and directed by Robert Altman. (2001) 4 p.m., The Movie Channel

Saturday, March 22

Sexy Beast

Ben Kingsley is terrifically terrifying as a sociopathic criminal who tries to intimidate a safecracker into carrying out one last heist. (2000) 7 p.m., Sundance

Sunday, March 23

How to Marry a Millionaire

Any millionaire would count himself luck to snag one of the gold-digging women who rule this comedy: Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall.(1953) 6 p.m., TCM