Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
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
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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
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