Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Dec. 10
Miracle
Kurt Russell’s sincere performance highlights this inspiring saga based on the true story of the U.S. victory over the U.S.S.R. in men’s hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics. (2004) 5 p.m., AMC
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Tuesday, Dec. 11
Another Earth
A remorseful young woman bonds with a man who doesn’t know she was the driver who killed his family. With Brit Marling and William Mapother. (2011) 9:45 a.m., HBO
Wednesday, Dec. 12
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The Lady Eve
This superb Preston Sturges comedy stars Henry Fonda as a bookish heir who strays into the crosshairs of a con woman. With Barbara Stanwyck, at her best. (1941) 11:30 p.m., TCM
Thursday, Dec. 13
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Scarlett Johansson portrays a servant girl who inspired a famed Vermeer portrait in this biodrama, which was Oscar-nominated for art direction and cinematography. Colin Firth co-stars. (2003) 9:45 a.m., HBO
Friday, Dec. 14
Trouble in Paradise
This sophisticated Ernst Lubitsch comedy stars Miriam Hopkins and Herbert Marshall as Parisian thieves whose latest scheme is sidetracked by romance. (1932) 8 p.m., TCM
Saturday, Dec. 15
21 Jump Street
The 1980s TV series about young undercover cops becomes a coarse but funny action comedy. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum star. (2012) 9 p.m., Starz
Sunday, Dec. 16
Wordplay
This entertaining look at crossword puzzle subculture follows competitive puzzlers to a Connecticut tournament. (2006) 2:15 p.m., Sundance
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