Movies on TV
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Monday, Jan. 27
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
Returning to sketch comedy after a couple of hit narrative films, the Monty Python troupe made vulgar fun of the path from cradle to grave. (1983) 9 p.m., Sundance
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Tuesday, Jan. 28
To Be or Not to Be
A group of Polish actors infiltrate the local Nazi command in a comedy from Ernst Lubitsch that was very daring for its time.(1942) 5:30 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, Jan. 29
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Patrick O’Brian’s classic Jack Aubrey maritime novels get a well-made adaptation, with a commanding Russell Crowe playing the Royal Navy captain. (2003) 2:45 p.m., IFC
Thursday, Jan. 30
Elizabeth
Cate Blanchett delivers a tour de force performance as Queen Elizabeth I in this exceptional period drama. (1998) 10:10 p.m., The Movie Channel
Friday, Jan. 31
The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio plays reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes in a biopic that won Martin Scorsese his fifth Best Director nomination. (2004) 10:15 p.m., IFC
Saturday, Feb. 1
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ll conquer your urge to play with your mashed potatoes after viewing Steven Spielberg’s classic about a visit from extra-terrestrials. (1977) 2:30 p.m., IFC
Sunday, Feb. 2
The Lost Weekend
Ray Milland captures the torment of alcoholism in Billy Wilder’s Oscar-winning drama about the self-destruction of a New York writer. (1945) 8 p.m., TCM
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