Movies on TV

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

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