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Monday, Feb. 3

The Last King of Scotland

Forest Whitaker garnered an Oscar for his menacing portrayal of Idi Amin in this fictionalized account of a friendship that develops between the Ugandan strongman and a Scottish expat. (2006) 11:15 p.m., Sundance

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Tuesday, Feb. 4

The Battle of Algiers

The line between fact and fiction is brilliantly blurred in this landmark film about Algeria’s bloody eight-year battle for independence from France.(1966) 1:45 p.m., TCM

Wednesday, Feb. 5

Jackie Brown

Quentin Tarantino paid homage to blaxploitation movies of the 1970s in this pitch-perfect adaptation of an Elmore Leonard crime novel. Pam Grier aces the title role. (1997) 8 p.m., IFC

Thursday, Feb. 6

Wait Until Dark

Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman trapped in her apartment with drug smugglers who are hunting for a stash of heroin. (1967) 6 p.m., TCM

Friday, Feb. 7

Dave

Kevin Kline plays an earnest everyman recruited to impersonate the president in a delightful Capra-esque comedy-drama. (1993) 11:30 a.m., AMC

Saturday, Feb. 8

Frozen River

An Oscar-nominated Melissa Leo plays a hard-up housewife who starts smuggling immigrants across the Canadian border. (2008) 9 p.m., Sundance

Sunday, Feb. 9

Prefontaine

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) flashed early star charisma in this underrated biopic about U.S. distance runner Steve Prefontaine. (1997) 9 a.m., Showtime