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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
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