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Monday, July 1

Cold Mountain

A Confederate Army deserter walks for months to reunite with the woman he loves in this drama starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and an Oscar-winning Renée Zell-weger. (2003) 5:20 p.m., Starz

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Tuesday, July 2

Ran

Akira Kurosawa’s Oscar-nominated epic sets the story of King Lear among warring Japanese samurai clans. (1985) 11 a.m., Sundance

Wednesday, July 3

Rudy

If you want to see a grown man cry, show him this movie about Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, who didn’t let anything get in the way of his dream of playing football for Notre Dame. (1993) 1:30 p.m., AMC

Thursday, July 4

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Celebrate the Fourth with Jimmy Cagney, who gives a star performance in this musical about song-and-dance man George M. Cohan. (1942) 5:30 p.m., TCM

Friday, July 5

The 400 Blows

A night honoring French director François Truffaut begins with this French New Wave classic about an incorrigible 12-year-old thief. (1959) 8 p.m., TCM

Saturday, July 6

The Blues Brothers

John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and countless great R&B and blues performers star in this very funny love letter to the city of Chicago. (1980) 11:30 a.m., Cinemax

Sunday, July 7

In America

This touching film follows an Irish immigrant family as they try to make a new start in 1980s New York City. With Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton. (2002) 12:45 p.m., Sundance