Movies on TV

Monday, March 10

The Far Country

James Stewart stars as a go-it-alone cowboy who clashes with a corrupt Alaska sheriff while driving a herd of cattle to the Yukon. (1955) 6 p.m., TCM

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Tuesday, March 11

Ray

Jamie Foxx takes mimicry to great heights in an amazing portrayal of R&B legend Ray Charles that won Foxx a Best Actor Oscar. (2004) 3 p.m., HBO

Wednesday, March 12

In the Name of the Father

Daniel Day-Lewis plays an Irish petty criminal framed for committing an IRA bombing that kills four British soldiers. (1993) 10:45 a.m., Showtime

Thursday, March 13

National Lampoon’s Vacation

Revisit Walley World with the Griswold family in this goofball classic written by John Hughes and directed by the late Harold Ramis. Chevy Chase stars. (1983) 7:45 p.m., IFC

Friday, March 14

Machete

After a long career in film as a tough-guy side character, former San Quentin inmate Danny Trejo finally gets marquee billing in this violent Robert Rodriguez action-comedy. (2010) 5:30 p.m., AMC

Saturday, March 15

The Sugarland Express

Steven Spielberg’s first feature was more Bonnie and Clyde than Jaws. Goldie Hawn stars as the prettier half of an outlaw couple trying to kidnap their own kid. (1974) 8 p.m., TCM

Sunday, March 16

Ordinary People

Robert Redford was behind the camera for the first time when he directed this Oscar winner about a family dealing with the death of a son. (1980) 10 p.m., Sundance