Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
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
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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
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