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Monday, Feb. 18

The Quiet American

Graham Greene’s novel about America’s role in 1950s Vietnam gets a solid adaptation. Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser star. (2002) 6:30 p.m., Sundance

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Tuesday, Feb. 19

My Favorite Year

Peter O’Toole plays a booze-soaked ex–screen idol who wreaks havoc on a TV variety show. Producer Mel Brooks famously based O’Toole’s character on Errol Flynn. (1982) 6 p.m., TCM

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Chocolat

Juliette Binoche plays a chocolatier whose confections work romantic magic on an uptight French village. With Johnny Depp and Judi Dench. (2000) 6 p.m., Sundance

Thursday, Feb. 21

Romancing the Stone

Adding romance to a Raiders of the Lost Ark adventure shouldn’t have worked, but the chemistry between Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner keeps this jungle tale steamy and fun. (1984) 11 a.m., AMC

Friday, Feb. 22

My Left Foot

Daniel Day-Lewis won his first Academy Award playing Irishman Christy Brown, who overcame cerebral palsy to become an artist and poet. (1989) 4:15 p.m., Showtime

Saturday, Feb. 23

The Muppets

Kermit and Miss Piggie made a triumphant return to the big screen in this well-reviewed film, which finds the gang trying to rescue their old theater. (2011) 5:30 p.m., Starz

Sunday, Feb. 24

The Last Detail

Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid give striking performances in a Hal Ashby film about two Navy men escorting a third sailor to prison. (1973) 4:30 a.m., TCM