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Monday, Feb. 17

The Prince of Tides

Nick Nolte portrays an unhappily married football coach who develops feelings for an unhappily married psychiatrist—played by director Barbra Streisand. (1991) 9 p.m., Sundance

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Tuesday, Feb. 18

Ben-Hur

Charlton Heston stars as a Jewish prince who becomes a Roman slave in a Bible-times epic that garnered a record 11 Oscars, including Best Picture. (1959) 8 p.m., TCM

Wednesday, Feb. 19

The Aviator

Leonardo DiCaprio is Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed biopic about the film mogul and aviation pioneer debilitated by mental illness.(2004) 2:30 p.m., IFC

Thursday, Feb. 20

Children of Men

In his excellent first foray into science fiction, director Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) imagined a near future in which humans have lost the ability to procreate. (2006) Noon, AMC

Friday, Feb. 21

Margin Call

Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, and Jeremy Irons headline an ensemble cast that brings to chilling life the Wall Street culture that sowed a global financial crisis. (2011) 9 p.m., Sundance

Saturday, Feb. 22

The Red Shoes

The Technicolor process hit its zenith with this beautiful, surreal film about a dancer who joins a prominent company for the staging of a ballet based on a fairy tale. (1948) 8 p.m., TCM

Sunday, Feb. 23

Beowulf

Ray Winstone and Angelina Jolie star in a hair-raising, CGI-heavy interpretation of the Old English tale about a monster-slaying warrior. (2007) 4:30 p.m., AMC