Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Oct. 28
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Warren Beatty and Julie Christie star, in one of Robert Altman’s best films, as a gambler and a prostitute who become bigwigs in a Western mining town. (1971) 11:15 p.m., TCM
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Tuesday, Oct. 29
Badlands
Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek both gave breakout performances in this Terrence Malick thriller about two South Dakota kids on a crime spree.(1973) 8 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, Oct. 30
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Broken Flowers
Bill Murray is quietly brilliant in this Jim Jarmusch film about a former Don Juan who embarks on a cross-country trip to learn if he long ago fathered a son. (2005) 8 p.m., Sundance
Thursday, Oct. 31
Halloween
A knife-wielding psychopath chases Jamie Lee Curtis in a film that started a horror franchise. (1978) Midnight, AMC
Friday, Nov. 1
Out of Sight
George Clooney began his transition from TV idol to movie star in this pitch-perfect take on an Elmore Leonard crime comedy. Jennifer Lopez co-stars. (1998) 5:55 p.m., Showtime
Saturday, Nov. 2
Sense and Sensibility
Director Ang Lee did right by Jane Austen’s novel, with help from an all-star cast that includes Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Tom Wilkinson. (1995) 10:10 a.m., Movieplex
Sunday, Nov. 3
The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke resurrected his film career with his performance as a washed-up showman who refuses to leave the ring. (2008) 8:45 p.m., IFC
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