Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Jan. 13
The Wrestler
Playing a pro grappler who refuses to leave the ring, Mickey Rourke garnered the first Oscar nomination of his long career. (2008) 8 p.m., IFC
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Tuesday, Jan. 14
Bad Day at Black Rock
Spencer Tracy gets a hostile reception in a desert town when he drops in looking for the family of a Japanese-American war hero. (1955) 10 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, Jan. 15
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Ed Wood
Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton notched the best of their collaborations with this semicomic biopic about a legendary maker of schlock films. (1994) 3:50 p.m., Showtime
Thursday, Jan. 16
The Women
Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford, and Norma Shearer headline an all-female cast of more than 130 in this high-society comedy adapted from a Clare Boothe Luce play. (1939) 8 p.m., TCM
Friday, Jan. 17
Argo
Ben Affleck’s Oscar winner casts the star as a CIA operative who engineered the rescue of several U.S. diplomats during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. (2012) 2:20 p.m., Cinemax
Saturday, Jan. 18
Iron Man 3
Last year’s top-grossing movie was elevated by the performance of star Robert Downey Jr., who turned a flashy superhero sequel into a study in growing up.(2013) 6:45 p.m., Starz
Sunday, Jan. 19
Glory
Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, and Matthew Broderick honor the heroism of an all-black infantry regiment in this excellent Civil War drama. (1989) 6:30 p.m., Sundance
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